Top Singing & Voice Lessons in Fort Lee, NJ

Everything I know about singing is breathing

Learn proper and healthy vocal technique, and have your lesson catered to your goals. Many voice students come with various goals and interests in music. As a seasoned and versatile singer and educator, I ensure that all my students' goals are met and that their joy for music increases through each lesson.

Whether you are interested to sing in a belt, mix, head, chest voice or all of the above, I can help you! By using well-thought scaffolding methods, based on research, experience, and clinical training my students are given the opportunity to project their voice in a healthy manner and with an extensive vocal range up to five octaves. I train students and professionals for all types of auditions and performances.

Here we will focus on exactly what music you love! Have a favorite artist? Favorite musical genre? Bring in your ideas and we will work together so you can perform as you've always wanted to.

I teach all styles, voice types and ages. Whatever type of music you like to sing, I can teach you how to sing it correctly and healthily. We will pick material appropriate for you and apply the technique to it. I focus on general knowledge of vocal registers, breath control, phrasing and style.

Having sung leads on Broadway in shows including "1776" and "Annie" and studied with two very prominent voice teachers, I place a lot of emphasis on support and placement and being each lesson with a series of exercises designed to teach vocal technique. When coaching a song , as I am an acting as well as voice teacher, I work on dramatic interpretation as well. The song is not just the music, but the words and the emotions as well. I want my students to leave their lessons feeling they have accomplished something and loving singing as much as I do.

Learn to Sing The Correct Way.......By learning from a music school-trained singer-musician who makes a living every weekend working a stage & singing many styles in various venues (large & small) for a wide range of ages/ethnicities~!!!

I Put Your WHOLE Singing 'Package' Together that's all about YOU (correct technique, the right songs, increased repertoire, working a stage/audience, placing tunes in set, using your 'ears' magically, singing or playing with musicians/accompanist, personality-'attitude'-style, blazing a vocal track in the studio/mic technique...& more).

Styles: Pop/R&B/Rock/Jazz/Club-Dance-House/Funk/Blues/Caribbean/Gospel

Artist Development Also Available

I firmly believe that experiencing music and being inquisitive are invaluable to learning how to play music. Studying music is not just about learning the material and regurgitating it, but discovering why a moment of music is cool and examining what about that moment makes it hit you in the right spot. I will be the guide that the student needs when he or she does not know where to go with his or her studies, but I want to encourage students to bring in music they want to learn, or discuss music that they think is cool and use that as a jumping off point into our lessons.

Jerry Jean's voice clients include recording artists, Broadway singers, and people who simply want to explore their passion for singing. Adept with the art and science of the voice, Jerry has guided his clients to healthy vocal production, higher artistry, and performance success. Jerry can accompany singers on the piano, and also produces award winning music from his studio.

"I cannot express enough how much Jerry has been a part of my artistic growth and success over the many years we have worked together. It is people like him who help raw talents like myself shape a long lasting career in the music field. He helped me stretch my range and showed me how to not be afraid of my voice. This is a tricky thing to do with a self-conscious recent grad who was taught to sing only legit soprano in a belter's world. Jerry helped me finesse and control my mix and my belt before I really knew what those things were. Now I have taken that knowledge and have sung all over the world." - ...

I am a GRAMMY-winning choral singer and composer in the BMI Musical Theater Writing Workshop with a Masters Degree and Artist Diploma in Opera Performance from University of Cincinnati- CCM. I have also worked as a studio pianist for Marilyn Horne, Ron Raines, Deric Rosenblatt, Bill Neill, and several other NYC voice teachers.

As a teacher, I bring all of my diverse experiences together to teach classical singing technique as a means for effectively communicating and storytelling. Much of my technique involves identifying and releasing tension through proper breath management. We all tend to get in our own ways by trying to achieve a specific result, so I work with singers to find what their voices naturally sound like.

In addition, I offer coaching on musical style, acting, diction, and many other aspects of performing.