Music Lessons in Hollis, NY. It's your time.

I have over 17 years of training as an opera singer and experience true joy and fulfillment in teaching classical and opera to my students! From my wide-ranging experiences with baroque to classical to romantic and contemporary opera, I will help you grow your voice toward a technically advanced, highly artistic level!

For those who already have experience with operatic singing, I can help you polish your repertoire and address your specific needs and goals. My teaching is based in the Bel Canto tradition of classical singing, where we will focus on solid vocal functioning: posture and alignment, breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation, registration, and much more. Contact me today, I would love to work with you!

I emphasize a physically relaxed and technically accurate approach to cello playing so that students are free to create music without limitations or physical discomfort.
Though playing an instrument takes hard work, it should be a fun and enjoyable experience too! We will work together to ensure that you are learning pieces that interest you and inspire you to reach the next level. By the end of each lesson you will know what to work on for the week and exactly how to practice in order to achieve the most effective results.

Students will learn the fundamentals of music theory and history while focusing on improving their technical facility on the cello. Students also work towards building their comfort with the instrument by practicing increasingly complex exercises and repertoire.

Lessons will be highly interactive and geared towards your personal goals as an aspiring cellist.

We will address fundamentals of technique to secure the basics, and then I like to let the student lead the way! I can instruct based on your interests in either classical or pop repertoire, and we can talk theory and composition, too, if you're interested. I like to take a "playing-forward" approach, that is, learning the mechanics of the piano thru playing music you enjoy or are curious about. Specialize in adult beginners but also interested in students of all ages!

Meter changes, score analysis, phrasing, Alexander technique

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Hi! I'm Rachel! Teaching people how to sing with ease is my passion. I teach in Orange County, Los Angeles, and online.

In year 2008 I became the single youngest person to be accepted into the world renowned Speech Level Singing International teacher training and certification program. I took vocal master classes and was trained and certified as a vocal coach directly by Seth Riggs, the international authority on vocal instruction who trained artists like Michael Jackson, Josh Groban, Stevie Wonder and hundreds of other Grammy Award winning singers.

I work with all styles. My goal with my voice students is to teach them how to use their voice in a healthy and natural way while maintaining the ...