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Singing with Shellen L.

New York, New York

5.0
(8)
Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Teaching since 1974
M.I.L.S.

    About Shellen L.

    5.0
    (8)
    Shellen L. teaches voice, acting, musical theatre, and song performance to professionals and aspiring professionals for stage, screen, and recordings, and has taught and performed at a number of colleges and professional and private schools, most notably Bennington College, her alma mater, where she was a guest artist in the Black Music Division for Bill Dixon. She has coached actors in starring roles in theatre and on television, and for auditions in all media. As a teaching artist, she has not only developed and taught programs for schools, but worked as a consultant and professional developer for a number of institutions, including Teachers College, Marymount Manhattan College, Lincoln Center Institute, and Nashville Institute for the Arts.

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    Claremont Avenue
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    11 AM-3 PM
    Tuesday
    11 AM-4 PM
    Wednesday
    9 AM-3 PM
    Thursday
    11 AM-5 PM
    Friday
    9 AM-11 AM
    Saturday
    12 PM-3 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $60
    45 minutes
    $90
    60 minutes
    $120
    90 minutes
    $150
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    5.0
    8 Reviews
    Donna Schilke
    Teacher's studio
    Studying with Shellen Lubin is a holistic experience and definitely not just about the voice. Each lesson was a life lesson for me and even though I have not had a face-to-face lesson for several years now, I continue to learn from Shellen. My experience is that she is the gift that keeps on giving. Shellen provided me with the necessary tools to improve vocally in music, in speaking and in presentation and as I have continued to practice with those tools, I find my voice getting stronger and more flexible than when I was studying with her in person. Additionally, I find I am becoming more of the person/performer she was endeavoring to expose in our sessions. I would encourage anyone who is willing to be open and receptive to indeed study with Shellen. You will find there is more in you to bring to the stage (and the world) than you ever thought possible, and you will receive “food” that will nourish and enrich your life for years to come.
    Posted Mar 17, 2015
    Judy Chesnutt
    Teacher's studio
    Shellen Lubin is the strongest vocal teacher it has ever been my pleasure to work with. Her years of successful teaching and volume of satisfied students are a testament to her abilities and professionalism. She is wonderful at diagnosing vocal issues and then consistently supportively working through them, without a hint of judgment or impatience. I would highly recommend her to anyone at any stage of training who is seeking to improve their technique in a friendly safe environment. She is also a terrific coach, directing character, text, subtext, and story in song so well. When I have taken her workshops, I have been so impressed how well all her students present their material, professionals, aspiring professionals, and non-professionals.
    Posted Mar 10, 2015
    Frances McGarry
    Teacher's studio
    After only two lessons with Shellen Lubin, I have realized the benefits of professional vocal training. She provides practical exercises that can be done any where at any time; in addition, she is extremely supportive and prepares meticulous individualized exercises to do between lessons. I highly recommend Shellen to anyone who’s been singing professionally and also to those fearful vocalists (like me) out there who want to overcome that obstacle. Shellen’s knowledgeable, supportive, super-warm style puts you at ease and gives you the confidence to sing with joy! Thank you, Shellen, for all your help!
    Posted Mar 10, 2015
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    Experience

    Co-Secretary and Co-Chair of the Mentoring Committee

    Jun, 2012 - Present

    League of Professional Theatre Women

    On the Executive Board of this prestigious organization of women in theatre and in charge of Mentoring and Apprentices for the organization.

    Co-President

    Jun, 2009 - Present

    Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc.

    Advocating for the advancement of women in the arts and media and mentoring young women in their careers.

    Teaching Artist

    Sep, 2008 - Present

    Private

    Teaching artist work in the classroom in New York and New Jersey, and developmental workshops for teachers and teaching artists.

    Voice Teacher, Vocal Coach, and Acting Coach

    Jan, 1980 - Present

    Private Studio

    Have been teaching and coaching singers and actors for 35 years.

    Guest Artist

    Sep, 1978 - Jun, 1981

    Bennington College

    Working with singers in the Black Music Department developing their vocal technique, their song performance skills, and their vocal improvisation skills.

    Education

    Freshman Theater Arts Corp

    Sep, 1970 - Jun, 1971

    Hofstra University

    M.I.L.S.

    Jan, 2002 - Jun, 2004

    Syracuse University

    B.A. Music, Drama, Dance

    Sep, 1971 - Jun, 1974

    Bennington College

    Awards

    Muriel J. Rossman Scholarship

    Apr, 2004

    Syracuse University

    Affiliations

    Broadcast Music Inc.

    Jun, 1974

    One of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In FY 2013, BMI collected more than $944 million in licensing fees and distributed $814 million in royalties.

    Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

    Feb, 2013

    SDC is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional Stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. Our mission is to foster a national community of professional stage Directors and Choreographers by protecting the rights, health and livelihoods of all our Members; to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and opportunities, while educating the current and future generations about the role of Directors and Choreographers and providing effective administration, negotiations and contractual support.

    New York Singing Teachers Association

    Nov, 1984

    NYSTA strives to provide voice professionals, both locally and globally, with the tools and inspiration needed for an increasingly informed and creative pedagogy. Immense advances in voice science, neurology, psychology, education theory, medicine, and mind/body healing offer new information and techniques from which voice teachers can draw. By making these resources accessible to our members, we foster twenty-first-century pedagogy, rooted in the great traditions of the past, incorporating the new knowledge of our time.

    Actors' Equity Association

    Nov, 1983

    Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

    Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

    Jan, 1980

    An American labor union representing over 160,000 film and television principal and background performers, journalists, and radio personalities worldwide.

    Dramatists Guild, The

    Sep, 1978

    The Dramatists Guild of America was established over eighty years ago, and is the only professional association which advances the interests of playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists writing for the living stage. The Guild has over 6,000 members nationwide, from beginning writers to the most prominent authors represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theaters.

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