
Emilia L.

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About Emilia L.
I have been teaching private voice and oboe lessons since 2012. From pop to classical, I believe that as long as you maintain a healthy foundation, you can sing and play any style of music you want! Throughout my career, I have been featured as a vocalist and oboist on Billboard-charting and award-winning albums that vary in genre and style, and have learned that you can conquer any style you wish with the right fundamentals. I have been playing and singing since I was 8 years old, and recently graduated from the University of Southern California with my Masters in Oboe Performance, having graduated from Chapman University with my Bachelors in Music Performance with a double emphasis in Vocal and Oboe Performance in 2016.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Piano, electric keyboard, acoustic guitar, oboe, english horn, video camera with professional-level sound, iMAC, speakers.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Portable keyboard, music stand, laptop, iPad, recording devices that can have recordings sent to students after or during lessons!
*** Specialties ***
I trained classically but personally enjoy singing Pop and Musical Theatre. Because of my background, I like to make sure that my students have good technique that carries through to singing any style they like so that they can accomplish all of their goals without damaging their voices and affecting their health. I have extensive experience with singing in languages including Spanish, French, German, and Italian and like my students to experience different languages as well.
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My daughter is a little shy in front of strangers. Emilia does such a great job making my 8 year old daughter feel comfortable and look forward to her lessons. Today, she even spent a little extra time past the lesson time. My daughter wishes she had more lessons per week.

A great teacher


Fantastic lesson

She is nice and polite.

Emilia has been awesome! I am a 24 year old male with absolutely no prior singing experience. I've been taking lessons for about 3 months and I'm so happy with the progress that I've made already. She does a great job of helping me focus on the right things to build a foundation. She also is always able to pull out different cues to get me to explore new places with my voice, if that makes sense. Definitely recommend!

Thank you this was amazing and fun!

Emilia is such a great person to work with! She's warm and kind, but also quick to pick up on areas for improvement and practice. Fantastic educator!

Emilia is an amazing teacher! She genuinely cares about your progress and makes the lessons fun. Highly recommend!

Emilia is great! She’s so patient and kind. My daughter already loves her!

Emilia has a great sense of what needs to be done in terms of practice and skill work which makes for a very productive session every time. She is well versed on technique and is an incredibly attentive teacher who has given great consideration to my development as a singer, especially while catering to my need and learning style for tactical and methodical instruction.

TOTALLY connected with my daughter right off the bat! Very encouraging and motivating and used fun examples to connect and get our daughter singing right away - no shyness, which was a concern of ours. Our daughter is now even more excited about singing, and we didn't think that was possible! Thank you, Emilia!

Awesome!

Emilia is a natural teacher and continues to do an amazing job teaching my 6 year old to sing. She is extremely patient and effective. My daughter cannot wait for the next class!




Before I started to work with Emilia, singing was my hugest anxiety. I felt I had to be a certain way or I was all wrong. My first lesson with her I already had a great feeling about the skill I always wanted to do. First of all she has a very positive attitude that really made me understand its ok not to be perfect at first. She helped me understand the technique and just to be myself. I realized in less than 5 lessons I was seeing improvement my confidence like I never seen it. I HIGHLY recommend Emilia.

Emilia is a wonderful, attentive teacher.

Emilia is a great teacher and she made my nervous 9 year old feel completely comfortable for her first lesson. She thought it was really fun and can’t wait to do it again!

My lesson was great. Emilia spent a lot of time before our official lesson to learn about my goals, and tailored our lesson for that. She had a lot of techniques to help me understand how to do things. It was so much fun I completely lost track of time.


My daughter had a great first lesson! She had a big smile at the end!


I just had my very first lesson with Emilia and it was awesome! I was super nervous and she made me feel amazing. She spent time explaining the fundamentals of singing (breathing, posture and relaxation) and built my confidence throughout the lesson. I am so glad that I decided to put my nerves aside, embark on this journey and I am Very very happy to have the wonderful Emilia as my teacher.


Emilia is a fun, positive and fantastic instructor! All four of my girls love her!


Emilia is a very caring and patient instructor for my daughters who are 8 and 6 years of age!

What an amazing first lesson! Emilia managed to get my 10y/o who has never held her oboe let alone played it to make sounds really close to beautiful oboe notes in 40 minutes. Even better, she wants to practice over the weekend and is enthusiastically sharing lots of facts about the oboe. All of this through distance learning. Wow! All of this to say that Emilia is a wonderful teacher!

My nine year old daughter has really enjoyed her lessons with Emilia! After her lesson today, she shared that Emilia has helped her open up her voice to new levels. She never thought she could sound like that. She is excited for her next lesson.

excellent teacher

It was only the first lesson, but my daughter learned a lot and had a lot of fun too!



My daughter has had a wonderful experience with Emilia so far, and is excited to continue learning and growing with her as her coach.


On a scale of 1 to 10, Emilia is a perfect 10! She is not only a musical genius and very knowledgeable, she is also a great teacher. She is patient, understanding, personable, and encouraging... THANK YOU!




I truly enjoyed my first vocal lesson with Emilia. She makes you feel comfortable and is fun to work! She’s amazing. Highly recommended.

very easy to work with. seems to really know her stuff and felt comfortable especially for a first timer!

She is so sweet and I feel very comfortable for my first time having a lesson!

I'm an adult that wanted to come back to the oboe world after I stopped in highschool and Emilia has been wonderful. She's given me the direction that I need to get back on my feet and she's open to discussing any music questions that I have. She's laid back so it's easy to make a schedule that works for both of us. I highly recommend her.

Highly recommended! Emilia has been very helpful for building up my own voice and improving my singing. Her lessons are engaging, fun, and informative!

My daughter really enjoyed her first lesson.


Really knowledgeable and very fun to work with.


Emilia is simply amazing. Not only is she sweet, patient, caring, and kind, but she's also incredibly knowledgeable and talented. In just a few weeks, I was able to see a vast improvement in my singing. I couldn't be happier to have her as my teacher!

very good but a lot cancellations and inflexibility

Emilia is fantastic! Will be returning on a regular basis.

Emilia is a patient and knowledgeable voice teache. She put my shy daughter at ease immediately and encouraged her to sing music of her choosing, keeping her invested and interested in the process. Thank you, Emilia!

Very knowledgeable and kind. Definitely enjoyed our session. Can't wait until the next one.

Very patience and brings out the best- thank you!


Loved it. Aca Amazing

Amazing! Hands down best instructor I've had and most probably best in takelessons aswell.

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She's a great teacher. She's really understanding and helps you understand how your voice works. From just a few classes that I took with her I learned more than I had known before and she's just a really great teacher including for people beginning how to learn to sing.

Emilia is an absolute delight to work with. She is kind, positive, and very talented at her craft. Her musicianship and singing are top notch. I highly recommend working with her!

I have had the opportunity to both study voice with Emilia, and observe her direct the children's choir at a local church I work at. Emilia is like a ray of sunshine and children just seem to gravitate towards her. She is very patient and encouraging and is able to connect well with her students. Having studied voice myself many years ago I decided to refresh my skills by studying with Emilia. She was able to pin- point some bad habits of mine right away and help me to overcome several obstacles I had been having with my voice. I highly recommend Emilia Lopez-Yanez to any prospective student, she is a delight to work with.
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Music Instructor
Jan 2017 - PresentPLAY Los Angeles
Lead group music and movement classes to infants and toddlers with their relatives/caregivers.
Private Music Instructor
Sep 2016 - PresentBeverly Hills Music School
Private voice and oboe instructor.
Private Music Instructor
Jan 2014 - May 2016Orange County Music Academy
Private instructor for students ages 5 - 40. Taught voice, oboe, and introductory piano.
Education
Masters of Music in Oboe Performance
Aug 2016 - May 2018University of Southern California
Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance and Oboe Performance
Aug 2012 - May 2016Chapman University
Languages
Spanish
Fluent / Native Proficiency
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