
Young, Fun, Friendly and with over a decade of teaching experience.
About Me
Lesson Details
Francesca has been a San Diego private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2009. Francesca is a certified local music teacher.
Subjects Taught
Piano Guitar Singing Classical Guitar Opera Voice Theatrical Broadway Singing Speaking Voice Music Performance Music Theory Songwriting Ukulele
My Specialties
My educational background is in classical performance, but on a day to day basis I perform rock and roll. I take pride in helping foster a well-rounded music experience for my students. I offer them opportunities to perform in traditional recitals and rock band camp, and am looking to branch into other performance opportunities such as jam sessions in the park. I can also teach bass, flamenco guitar, banjo and mandolin at a beginner level.
My Education
Cornelia Connelly - - 1996-2000 (High School diploma received)
California State University Los Angeles - Guitar/Voice Performance - 2000-2005

Student Feedback for Francesca V.
Average Rating (14 Reviews)








Garry Major
We are dong well. Too soon to know if she help me in the long run, but I like what she has shown me so far.
– Garry M. November 05, 2011



My teacher is Awesome! I'm already feeling a lot more confident and have already written my first song after only 4 lessons!! Love love love the piano
– Vanessa B. August 15, 2011



WONDERFUL!
My daughter has gone to her for piano and singing, as well as music performance (those pesky microphones!) and we love Francesca. She's spontaneous and she really knows what she's talking about. She always ask, "Does that make sense?" because she really wants my daughter to grasp what she's teaching. I've seen several positive changes in my daughter due to Francesca's lessons on confidence, too.
– Laura G. July 26, 2011



Francesca is a gifted teacher. She has a unique method of teaching. She explains her philosophy of teaching before she begins so the students understand what she is trying to accomplish.
– James M. June 23, 2011



feedback
Francesca is absolutely amazing. No one could ask for a better vocal coach. She has a vast collection of musical knowledge and is very intelligent.
– Ian C. March 02, 2011



Love working with Francesca. She is super. I love singing with her. She is brilliant.
– Connie M. August 05, 2010



Grammom
Bought 3 lessons as a trial for my grandson. Francesca was great and he enjoyed the lessons BUT he is not focused enough at 7 to practice and make further lessons practical.
Teacher A+
Student A for fun and D for followup!
Thanks for the experience!




Student's Mom
Francesca is a superb instructor. My daughter loves her time with her and she is progressing very well. We couldn't be happier with her.
– Jamie K. June 16, 2010



student's father
Francesca has been great. She is inspiring to my daughter's studies, and keeps kids interested in possibilities!
– steve e. March 08, 2010



Francesa V. is wonderful in her teaching of my greand-daughter age 13 years. Taryn looks forward to each lesson and loves the praise she is given however, is also able to hear the coaching words as encouragement. Francesca is her teacher and her friend. 5 stars!!
– Carol P. February 10, 2010



If you like impromptu...fly by the seat of your pants....
Her location was too far for me to travel with my schedule. I completed a lot of the pre work to describe what I was looking for and the first session just seemed to jump into a generic intro that wasn't personalized. Sure, I was interested in learning about some technique like breathing but the first lesson was not focused enough towards my goals. The lesson felt unprepared, wasn't well thought out and didn't take into consideration what I completed in my file that I wanted to focus on. I want to complete 5 lessons by learning how to improve my singing so I can sing 1-2 songs well. I'm not continuing with Francesca for the following reasons: 1. She is too far, 2. Lack of personalization to the lesson: I'm not so sure she prepared properly for my session, as if she didn't read any of my info. Perhaps she's busy, she mentioned she has 64 students and seemed to have a packed schedule. A mix-up cut my lesson short to 40 min as opposed to an hour, which also deflated the impression. 3. I wanted feedback on my singing, she had very little to offer, I think she wrote 2 sentences on my site which gave indication she either didn't have anything else to say, or the time to say it. I'm looking for lessons to give me up front feedback to get a sense of where I am starting from and what I need to do to be able to sing 2 particular songs in front of a live audience (wedding). I will try another instructor...that is less than a mile away...hope it works out! Thanks for the opportunity!
– Jeff W. January 18, 2010



Francesca is AMAZING
I had taken voice lessons before and they were a total bust. This time around, I found Francesca and it has been awesome! She strikes the difficult balance between choral teacher and vocal coach with ease. Francesca realizes that all voices are different and everyone has different goals and does nothing but support both your vocal style and your personal goals with expert advice and instruction. Absolutely outstanding!!
– David G. January 12, 2010



Francesca is very straightforward which I enjoy.
– Julie R. January 06, 2010



An Awesome Experience
I was only able to work with Francesca a short time, but each lesson was extremely helpful to me in many ways. I would definitely highly recommend her to everyone. Francesca is very knowledgable and talented, she is a real pleasure to work with and learn from. Many thanks to her for all her help!
– Lisa S. December 07, 2009
Francesca's Audio Clips
Francesca's Videos
Francesca goofing around on Tenor UkeCategory: Music
Type: Promotional
Length: 07:06
Rating: NOT RATED
Francesca Valle- Behind The Band featuring Dave GutierrezCategory: Music
Type: Promotional
Length: 04:14
Rating: NOT RATED

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