All-inclusive Lessons: Voice & French Horn
Weekly lessons are the best way to make steady progress. Choose from:
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25, 45, or 50 minute lessons in our studio
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40 minute lessons in your home
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25 or 50 minute lessons online using new technology from
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If you have limited time or limited budget, these options might be a good fit:
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Bi-weekly lessons: Lessons every other week
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Target Sessions: 4-week sessions where we'll focus on the area most important to you
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Buddy Lessons: Grab a friend or family member and take lessons together.
INCLUDED IN ALL VOICE LESSONS:
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Introductory voice assessment to determine where you are on your vocal abilities
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Age-related voice lesson notebook with exercises, physiology, and health tips
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Sing4Health.com drawstring backpack
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Vocal Technique (how you do something), including posture, breathing, resonance, projection
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Repertoire-building (songs in progress and ready to perform)
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Musicianship (tools of the trade), including music reading fundamentals
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Performance technique to help you communicate with power and authenticity
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5 Performance opportunities: Sip-n-Sing (Aug, Oct, Mar), Sounds of the Season Soiree (Dec), S4H Spring Sing Recital (June)
March to a Different Drummer - Lesson Types, Tuition & Timing
25-min Voice - in studio ($28): Best for young beginners.
45-min Voice - in studio ($40): Best for advanced young beginners or older beginning students
55-min Voice - in studio ($48): Best for intermediate or advanced students, or Buddy lessons
25-min Buddy Lessons - in studio ($15/pp): Grab a friend or family member and take lessons together.
50-min Buddy Lessons - in studio ($25/pp) : Grab a friend or family member and take lessons together.
50-min Karaoke Koaching ($48): We'll work together and get you ready for your next "performance," big or small using the karaoke accompaniment of your choice. Lessons cover: 1. Posture 2. Breathing and breath management 3. Rep/song selection 4. How to look like a pro when you sing 5. Nasty nerves!
80-min Voice - in studio ($75): This is a great option if you live further away and can only make 1-2 lesson/month. Also great if you need coaching for your ensemble.
50-min Public Speaking - in studio ($55): If you're a chicken when it comes to public speaking, this single session is for you. 11-page pdf handout included, and additional sessions can be scheduled.
40 min Voice - in home ($50). Currently Saturdays by appt. Students must live within 16 miles (roundtrip) of our studio. Are you out in the boonies? Let's talk. We can probably work out something. NO PIANO? NO PROBLEM! While it is definitely helpful to have a keyboard available for voice lessons in your home, we can get the necessary work done using our voices alone, along with accompaniment CDs that come with the song collection we'll select.
25-min French horn - in studio ($22): Beginners of all ages. Although the French Horn is considered one of the more difficult instruments to learn to play, as an external instrument , in some ways it can be easier to learn than singing because you can see what you’re doing!
In your French Horn lessons, you will learn about and enjoy:
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The parts of the French horn, how to hold it and put it away safely
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Posture and playing position
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Embouchure (your mouth position)
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Breathing
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Making your first sounds/fingering
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Basic music reading and musicianship
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Student/teacher duets
Our text will be “Sound Innovations for Concert Band” by Robert Sheldon, Peter Boonshaft, Dave Black and Bob Phillips.
Gift of Song Certificates
Give the gift of music for a birthday, holiday, or just because, and help that special person learn to make music for a lifetime! Single and multiple lesson certificates available, starting at $28. Please call for details.