Track Programs
Are you boring on stage?
Do you make your audience uncomfortable?
Never been on stage and don't know what to do?
Not following your dream of singing because you don't know how to pick a voice teacher?
Taking singing lessons, but still not getting any better at singing in FRONT of people?
...Well, how much longer are you going to wait?
Get more gigs. Have more fun. Be a better singer on stage. Join a track program today.
Do you want to...
- Get comfortable singing in front of other people quickly?
- Learn new information and techniques every week?
- Get personal attention in every single session?
- Learn from other students?
- Sing harmonies or backups – or have others sing harmonies or backup for you?
- Have tons of fun?
- Sing in a supportive, encouraging environment?
- Work on your performance skills every week?
- Get voice lessons that are more affordable than one-on-one private lessons?
- Have flexibility in your voice lessons?
- Sing in a very small group (no more than 3 people)?
...Then try Track Programs!
What are Track Programs?
Track programs...
- Are a blend of classes, group lessons, and master classes. (Master classes are individual lessons done in front of other students, so that everyone can learn.)
- Are one hour long and take place weekly for eight weeks.
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Have new information or a new technique every week, so you get more information than in unstructured private lessons.
- Include time in every session for you to sing a song (or two) of your choice, and get advice and help specific to your needs.
How do track programs work?
- You'll join one of three tracks based on your current singing ability and schedule. (Contact me to discuss.)
- Each track session is limited to only THREE (no longer FOUR) students.
- In each track session, we spend some time on content (information or techniques), some time on discussion, and the rest of the time on master-class-style lessons for every student present.
Why are track programs better?
- You'll have more information and resources prepared in advance, contrary to the “on the fly” approach of most private lessons.
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You'll improve your performance faster because you'll have frequent fun, low-pressure opportunities to sing in front of someone other than your voice coach.
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If you have stage fright, you'll get over it quickly in this supportive environment.
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Track sessions are fun! Everyone is supportive, friendly, and encouraging. Oversize egos are checked at the door.
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Track programs are more flexible than both classes AND private lessons because if you can't make your usual session one week, you can usually just come to another session that week. Just ask first.
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You will have opportunities to learn things you won't learn in private lessons – such as blending, singing harmonies, and learning from the questions that other students ask.
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Track programs are more affordable than one-on-one private lessons.
What Will I Learn?
It's up to you! Before the first track session, I'll send out a poll to find out what YOU are interested in learning, and that's what we'll do! Past track sessions have included these topics:
- How to sing different genres
- Breath support
- How warming up helps you progress faster
- How to make the fastest progress in the least amount of time in practice
- How to extend your range up and down
- How to sing more on-pitch
- How dynamics help your emotional expression
- How textures help your emotional expression
- How to use phrasing to make your songs more interesting
- How to find your unique voice through vocal toning
- What makes a great singer
- Ways to get on stage
- How to find confidence on stage
- What to say to engage your audience
- How to use the microphone like a pro
- How to move around stage the right ways... and the wrong ways
- How to make yourself more visually interesting on stage
- How to sing easily and naturally
- How to sing louder using resonance and placement
- How to sing louder using breath support
- How to sound more professional by singing legato
- How practicing pure head voice helps you to belt more freely
- How to pick your song key
- Improvising using the pentatonic scale
- Using syncopation in your phrasing
- How to learn and improve melisma (riffs, licks, trills, embellishments)
- How focusing on the vowels (and managing your consonants) makes you sound better
- Ways to use eye contact to engage and control your audience
- How to accept applause in a way that makes the audience give you more of it
- How to figure out which parts of a song are likely to trip you up at the gig
- Playing percussion
- What to do during the intro of a song
"Before I started the track programs, I was nervous... I didn't know what types of students would be in the classes, if there would be a competition between students.... But... we got along famously, and I learned a lot from her, and I really took a lot out of working with another student. It's so comfortable, and we are both just so willing to learn from each other, and try different things, and sound silly. I think it's really beneficial to work with other students and learn from their strengths and their weaknesses and their questions. I feel like I learn something new every lesson. It's definitely been a good experience."
"You don't feel judged because everyone else is doing what you're doing, so you finally start to understand that it's cool and it's OK to do what you're doing. I started off being nervous in front of people... singing... but the more I'd practice here, the more I'd relate it into singing at home... wherever, with my friends around, singing at work, and it's gotten to the point where people can't shut me up, I'm always singing. And it's becoming annoying because I don't care what they think anymore, I just want to sing because I enjoy it."
Fall 2010 Track Schedule
Track program registration is always open. New sessions generally start every two months.
Sundays 4-5pm:
Sep. 19 through Oct. 24 (six Sundays)
Mondays 8-9pm:
Sep. 20 through Oct. 25 (six Mondays)
Tuesdays 5-6pm:
Sep. 21 through Oct. 26 (six Tuesdays)
Nov. 2 through Dec. 14, except 11/23 the week of Thanksgiving (six Tuesdays)
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How do I register?
New students, email me at info@VoiceAndPerformanceCoach.com to schedule a 30-minute intro session by Skype or in-person. The intro session is for your benefit - to make sure that there's a good fit between teacher and student, and to make sure that you go into the right track.
Existing students, just contact me to arrange payment.
How much does it cost?
$195 per six-week cycle. That's just $32.50 per session!
What if I still have questions?
Just email!
