Singing with Sue Anne G.

Sue Anne offers classical structural work on the elements of the voice combined with a holistic approach to the individual needs of each student. The goal is a natural unaffected sound for effortless vocal communication in any singing arena. Ms. Gershenzon. has 35 years of experience in Broadway and Opera, and can help you with any aspect of vocal performance and technical mastery. Singers who are committed to vocal development on any and all levels are welcome. There is nothing more exhilarating than beautiful sound soaring fully and freely out of your body. This achievement is a process! I try to guide each student to the essence of his or her unique sound, and that is accessed through a clear and open instrument. This requires fundamental work on the elements of the voice. There are many technical steps to this process. Freeing the head and neck of constriction Balancing and integrating the head and chest registers Vowel purification Addressing Resonance and the 6 areas of relaxation Coordination of and strengthening of the breathing body Body awareness and relaxation Mind Body Spirit integration Each individual has unique challenges that can block the voice on many levels. My approach is a holistic one. When your instrument is in a healthy balance you can sing in any forum. The goal is effortless voice AEA SAG AFTRA BROADWAY SUNDAY IN THE PARK W/GEORGE Frieda Booth Theatre LA VIE PARISIENNE Gabrielle Circle in the Square OFF-BROADWAY THE ROTHCHILDS Gutele Circle in the Square STREET SCENE Rose Maurrant ELT CARNIVAL Lili ELT THE MIKADO Yum Yum Amas Rep A SONG AT LAST Solo Act NYC &Tour REGIONAL AMARANTHA Amarantha The Kennedy Center ADVENTURES OF FRIAR TUCK Maid Marian Lake George Opera THE IMMIGRANT Leah Sacramento Theatre Company DRAGONS Elsa Eugene O’Neill Theatre Conference GIFT OF THE MAGI Della Actor’s Theatre of Louisville TARANTARA Sybil Grey Actor’s Theatre of Louisville THE FANTASTICKS Luisa John Drew Theatre, LI Tom Jones dir. SOMETHING’S AFOOT Hope Langdon Alaska Repertory FEATHERTOP Polly Penn Stage, Allentown, PA OKLAHOMA Laurie Theatre by the Sea, Portsmouth, NH GUYS AND DOLLS Sarah Brown Theatre by the Sea, Portsmouth, NH STOCK AND DINNER THEATRE CARNIVAL Lili Pittsburgh Civic Lt. Opera Heinz Hall THE MUSIC MAN Marian Saddleback Theatre, Laguna Beach, CA GIGI Gigi Darien Dinner Theatre, CT THE SOUND OF MUSIC Maria Carousel Dinner Theatre, Ravenna, OH MY FAIR LADY Eliza Lakewood Playhouse, Skowhegan, ME CAMELOT Guinevere Lakewood Playhouse, Skowhegan, ME AUNTIE MAME Gloria Upson Lakewood Playhouse, Skowhegan, ME THE TEMPEST Miranda Steamboat Cabin Theatre, IN TOYS IN THE ATTIC Lili Steamboat Cabin Theatre, IN A THOUSAND CLOWNS Sandra Tin Tree Theatre, MI BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Corie Bratter Tin Tree Theatre, MI TELEVISION SQUARE ONE TV (MATHNET THE UNKIDNAPPING) Eve Adams PBS Children’s Television Workshop TRAINING Voice: Eileen Farrell Classical/Jazz at Indiana University; Conrad L. Osborne/Classical New York City; Bobby McFerrin jazz/Improv; Rhiannon jazz/Improv; Kirk Nurock Jazz; Maria Argyros McClosky Technique College: Indiana U. School of Music, Bloomington, IN BS Music/Theatre Hunter College NYC Masters Music Ed coursework Molloy College Music Therapy Certification Level 2 Somatic Voicework Contemporary Commercial Music Certification McClosky Institute of Voice Certification Energy Healer IM School of Healing Arts Memberships: New York Singing Teacher's Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing AEA, SAG, AFTRA *** Lesson Details *** Lessons are taught very close to Grand Central Station convenient for commuters from Connecticut or Westchester. Not to worry, there is no judgement in my studio, in fact, that is my one rule! The studio is a safe place to take risks and explore with our voices. We will work on the proper breathing for power and control, smoothly singing from the highest to the lowest notes in your range, and extending beyond what you never dreamed possible, how all the muscles in your body affect the sound that comes out of you and how to gently optimize your sound, and how you affect your sound by your thoughts feelings and emotions. You are your instrument! In three months you will feel you have a voice you never dreamed you could have. *** Specialties *** I have over 20 years of professional experience and training with masters. Eileen Farrell, who was one of the greatest voices of the 20th century. Conrad L. Osborne, Opera Critic for world renown musical publications such as Opera News and High Fidelity. Somatic Voicework The LoVetri Method takes registration understanding to another level and combined with resonance work to take the chest voice up into the head voice fo a healthy Broadway sound. The McClosky Technique offers the anatomical understanding and affect of the extrinsic muscles of the face, jaw, throat, neck, tongue and alignment, and how these elements affect the smooth functioning inside the larynx. I incorporate these styles into my own method of approaching the voice by equally addressing Breathing/Registration/Resonance/ Relaxation, and Mind/Body/Emotion. I am a certified Energy Healer with over 10 years of study and practice in this area. I am very aware of the energetic aspects of an individual, and utilize that knowledge to enhance the learning process.