Top Singing & Voice Lessons in Vernon Hills, IL

Singing lessons are completely customized. Sight singing, theory, performance, pitch recognition, breathing, and posture are all elements within the preferred genre. Understanding the body and voice are also main topics.

Auditioning for a solo at church or school? Trying out for a cover band? Want to be a better karaoke performer? Looking to try out for a reality singing show? I've helped students with these goals and many more. Whether you're into pop, rock, opera, or music theater, I can help.

I sing in a more classic pop/rock style, but I also have a background in opera/musical theater and have been the vocalist of a death metal band for almost a decade. Pretty much anything you want to learn or try, we can figure out a way for you to get there without damaging your voice. I believe in strengthening the voice as a muscle so that it can come through for us consistently and beautifully. Learning how to execute vocal runs strictly by ear without paying attention to proper or safe technique is not my approach. I love tailoring warmups for each of my students so that they can work on problem areas and get to the maximum potential of their range each lesson. I'm interested in YOUR unique voice, but I can also help you emulate singers you admire by teaching you how they attain their sound.

My name is Anastasiia and I am a Russian mezzo-soprano pursuing a masters degree at the Curtis Institute of Music.
I believe that everyone has the ability to discover the full potential of their voice. I will teach you the foundations of vocal technique to achieve full freedom of your sound to get the most natural vibration and color of your personal voice. We will focus on exercises that will prioritize and preserve the health of your voice through core training, breath exercises and vowel placement.Let’s build you a healthy instrument so you can enjoy singing as much as I do!

With beginners I will also focus on ear training and ways to learn music more efficiently.

I've been teaching voice lessons for over ten years. I begin with a Berklee College of Music book as a foundation and then I flourish the student with techniques, theory, and inspiration from many sources. Past students have been nominated for Grammys and excepted to prestigious schools.

I would like nothing better than to help you discover and develop your voice's greatest potential. Singing embodies many elements including proper tone production, rhythmic accuracy, proper diction and connecting to and sharing the emotional content of a song. It is a personal journey for singers to learn how to integrate all those elements into their own instruments and I will act as your trusted and supportive guide throughout the process. I have a master's degree in classical vocal performance from the renowned Manhattan School of Music and performed with opera companies in New York City. Currently, in New Orleans, I sing with the joyous Shades of Praise interracial gospel choir. I have had the privilege of studying with some of the finest voice teachers, conductors and coaches that America has to offer and I would love to share that combined knowledge with others. I have also had the agonizing and humbling experience of losing and rebuilding my voice after medical difficulties, ...