Alameda, CA Classical Voice Lessons

highly structured instruction in vocal technique—personalized for your individual needs—for measurable long term results

I love the art of singing classically and I am trained in the bel canto style.

All lessons are tailored to the needs of each individual student. I work on a very technical basis but at the end of the day, singing should be fun. Work we do will help you expand your vocal range and your technical chops.

As a professional opera singer with international career I have performed with opera companies and in opera houses all over a world, gained a lot of singing and acting experience and successfully share my experience with my students.
I enjoy helping beginners to make first steps in singing, but also work with emerging professionals who need little correction, professional advise and an honest opinion to rely on.

Spend your time with the most beautiful art songs and arias ever composed. And me!

A foundation of good vocal technic addressing tone, range, strength, breath, and pitch is taught through engaging and age-appropriate exercises and applied while learning repertoire chosen to fit the goals and needs of each student.

Ms Allen guides students at every level to attain confidence in singing - while growing in musicality, artistry, and stage presence.

Voice lessons can also be a great fit for students working in speech therapy.

Singing has been my passion since the age of 4. The voice is very special - it empowers us to live the lives we desire, communicate with others, and express ourselves. It is my mission to help others discover and develop their voices, thereby freeing them to use it as they choose.

Beyond the functional voice, I teach performance skills, musicianship, music reading, foreign language diction, phonetics, and so much more! I have a Bachelors in Music Education, a Masters in Performance, and a performance resume ranging from jazz to opera.

I love working with singers of all ages and experience levels. I know how to engage with children and adults alike for a productive, enriching musical experience, so whether you are a sings-all-the-time 2nd grader, a recreational karaoke buff, a devoted choral singer, or an operatic baritone, you have a place in my studio.

I access singing and speaking through movement and resonance. We discover the way your body moves freely, opening up the breath and getting it to flow freely. Then we discover how to access your resonance with that freely flowing breath. Singing and speaking comes easily from there. Lessons with me are a combination of yoga class, anatomy lesson, and actually making sound. I find that if we see our voices as another part of the body that we're training, we see that singing is a movement technique, and looking at it that way actually gives us the freedom to make art with it.

I approach my teaching by finding every singer's true and honest voice, and then exploring ways to make that voice as free and beautiful as possible. In the course of our lessons I will utilize techniques to explore breath control, resonance, range and freedom of not only the voice, but the body's ability to express while performing.

Every person that is capable of speech is capable of singing beautifully, and I fully embrace that mantra as a teacher. With that approach, I teach a wide variety of styles, ranging from Music Theater to classically informed Operatic Singing. Let's make some music!

Hello and congratulations on your decision to find the RIGHT voice teacher for your unique needs. I have been teaching voice for 27 years, both locally and internationally, and have studied voice for 40 years. I teach all styles, ranging from classical to musical theater, R&B to pop and jazz. I can help you cross-train and learn to sing multiple styles authentically. I also still study voice and perform frequently (again, classical to classic rock), so I understand the needs of all types of singers. I challenge all of my students at their own particular levels by prescribing vocal exercises for quick and longer term solutions, then applying it to their chosen songs. Our lessons are always fun! I treat all of my students like they are going to be on the big stage, regardless of experience, and also provide regular performance opportunities for them.