

Lance R.


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About Lance R.
Dr. Lance Russell is a Professor of Music offering private lessons online and in the Dallas area. He received his B.M. and M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of South Florida, and a Ph. D in Music Theory, with a related field in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of North Texas.
His greatest expertise are as a vocal coach for all styles, and in training general musicianship skills. He also offers lessons and coaching for saxophone, piano, songwriting, and voice therapy.
Lance offers a comfortable learning environment for students of all levels, from those who have never sung, picked up a saxophone, or touched a piano in their lives, to active performers looking to reach that next level.
*** Specialties ***
Musicianship Skills and Ear-Training
Lance has years of experience teaching students how to become fluent music readers and to easily navigate difficult musical passages.
Vocal Technique Development
Lance has specialized training to detect and correct anything that may be getting in the way of a healthy, musical singing sound.
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Great first lesson!

Lance is very well prepared to help a beginner sax player like me to learn the fundamentals. He has plenty of drills, songs to learn, and other resources for any question I have. He's also happy to share his very deep knowledge of singing and music theory. Definitely would recommend!

Lance is very patient and has a beautiful voice; his instruction was quite easy to follow even though I was very nervous.... I am so excited to go on this singing journey and find my voice! Thank you Lance!

My personal lessons with Lance have been extremely productive and in 2 months I have already greatly improved my singing. The creative space in my lessons have aloud me to feel more excited and confident about my singing. I have tried my fair share of voice teachers and Lance is by far my favorite and would strongly recommend. Personally I have never had an encouraging experience with voice lessons and Lance has helped me go so far out of my comfort zone and I am very happy with How much my singing has improved.

Lance is an amazing instructor. He extremely patient with beginners and has an amazing capability of teaching at a comfortable but fun speed for the student. I highly recommend Dr. Lance Russell.

He is very nice, patient to my 8 years son. The lesson are going very good.

Lance is my first voice teacher. I decided to take lessons in preparation for reading poetry and short stories. Lance encouraged me to keep singing because he believes that I have a great voice. After practicing his exercises, reading his simplified approach to music theory and singing a few songs, I heard a marked difference in my voice and feel compelled to continue this journey.
Above all, I've benefited from Lance's pleasant, encouraging approach and am very excited about where this new journey can take me.

I see improvement already in my vocal abilities with my first lesson. I enjoyed the lesson much. Now, I have got to do my homework to be my best.

Lance gave a great, professional lesson. Awesome advice and a fun atmosphere.


Very patient and kind!! 100% recommend!

Lance has the aura of a true teacher. I was able to feel comfortable around him immediately. After only a few lessons he has provided me with numerous tips and tricks to improve my singing voice, and tailored the class to keep it fun and incorporate music that students select personally. Highly recommend!

Lance is a master teacher across a range of skills. He's just as good teaching you to sing an interval as he is suggesting chord progressions or analyzing song structure. At every step of the way, he is patient and enthusiastic, and has concrete, useful ideas about how to get you from A to B.

My granddaughter Selita is 8 years old and eally enjoy learning basic piano theory and practices from Dr. Lance. It's been over a month and I see a tremendous difference in Selita's style with playing the piano. Selita knows beginner music practices as harmony. Dr. L.Russell is great with teaching Elementary Children. I look forward to bringing Selita's sister Ariana aboard in the couple of months.
Ms. Small

awseomest teacher ever

He was very straight forward instruction.

he is the best teacher ever

Lance was great, very helpful and knowledgable. Can’t wait for next week!

Great first lesson. Looking forward to the next ones.


What I appreciate the most about coach Lance is his ability to explain the science behind our voices and how we can control or manipulate our airway to hit certain notes/pitch. Although I am just a beginner, I am super excited to see how far I can go with Lance as my coach!

Helped ease my nerves and was able to play a G scale. Feel much more comfortable about practicing now

Lance really opens your eyes to different techniques that you would’ve never thought of that make a HUGE difference. Lesson was amazing and I can’t wait to continue working with him. Very comfortable atmosphere also. Loved it!

Lance has been teaching my 8 year old piano for the last few months, and we love having him in our home. He has a wonderful personality, is punctual, communicative, & great with kids. My daughter told me recently that she wanted to be a music teacher- it’s obvious what a positive impact he’s made with her in such a short amount of time. We are all a big fan and I highly recommend his lessons!

Lance is a remarkably effective teacher. I am a beginner at singing and found lessons with him to be very valuable. He does a great job of intently listening to your current abilities and knowing exactly what drills and exercises will be most helpful to you in order to improve quickly. He is very invested in you meeting your goals. I would highly recommend taking lessons with Lance!

I came in with no background knowledge of singing, and Lance provided me with a great foundation to get started. He took time to print me off practice sheets, and even would send me videos to help my understanding. I would strongly recommend Lance to anyone that has a desire to improve their singing.

I have to say that Michael is the best music teacher I ever had. and I have studied music for a long time. He is patient, thoughtful and his music skills are outstanding I recommended him as the best.

I am very pleased taking class of saxophone with Michael. This was my third lesson with him. Guess what! I can play a Happy Birth song by memory. He takes seriously to teach me how to read the music and how to recognize major scales. I look forward to learning more from him. I recommend if someone wants to take saxophone lesson, please pick Mike.
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Adjuct Faculty
Aug 2019 - PresentDallas College
Professor of Music at Dallas College
Teaching Fellow
Aug 2013 - May 2016University of North Texas
As the instructor of record, I managed two undergraduate classes in Aural Skills, courses dealing in sight-singing, ear-training, and musical dictation.
Education
Ph. D in Music Theory
Aug 2012 - PresentUniversity of North Texas
Masters in Music
Aug 2011 - May 2012University of South Florida
Bachelors in Music
Aug 2007 - May 2011University of South Florida
Languages
English
Fluent / Native Proficiency
Affiliations
Society for Music Theory
Aug 2012Barbershop Harmony Society
Aug 2008Let Our Student Counselors Help You
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