Fear Of Singing: Learn How to Sing Even if You Think You Can't Carry a Tune!

WORKSHOPS • LESSONS • SKYPE LESSONS • CLASSES
Locally in Keene, NH & Worldwide via Skype
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• If you can talk you can sing! Yes, EVEN YOU!!
• Learn in a way that’s supportive, comfortable & fun
• Discover your own natural voice
• Become more confident–experience some singing success!
• Take home skills to start you on your way!

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IF YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN SING!
I believe this with all my heart. We are all born to sing – people all over the world have sung for as long as there has been language – only relatively recently, with the advent of musical recording, has the birthright of song been relinquished to the professionals. 

Many people who think they can’t sing have had some kind of experience that shut them down (a criticism at an early age, a sense that someone else was the “the singer” in the family, an insensitive music teacher!) and that this negative experience has gelled into a myth that they have come to see as a truth. Does this sound familiar to you?

So let’s open up the idea of what singing is. Let’s play with sound, and what it’s like to simply make noise together. Let’s talk about what singing means to you and why, and what kind of music interests you. We’ll play games with singing and rhythm, do some toning and rounds as a way of exploring harmony, move and stretch our bodies as we explore different vocal placements and styles, and sing simple, accessible songs from different cultures to experience how these vocal styles can be used in a new context. Finding your voice is fun!

Take individual lessons, lessons with a friend or two, or come to a workshop. Feel free to email me or call 603-357-4693 or visit the registration page to learn about what workshops are planned.

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“I just want to let you know how much I am enjoying the singing lessons. I haven’t had this much pure fun since I was in the third grade. It really is liberating for an old codger like me to just cut loose and make joyful noise like I did back then.”

– Brian, Adult Singing Student

“My mother, Charmian, called me this morning pretty euphoric.  She said that she “finally felt free”.  That she’d thought all her life that she was only capable of making a croaking sound but, instead, had heard herself sing one high note and one note in the middle that was really a tone.  She’s always had fifth chakra issues, sore throats, laryngitis, power speaking, etc.  This week, when she goes to her meditation meeting, she’ll join in the ‘ooming’ part for the first time.

She said that the workshop “changed her life’ after 94 years of being shut down/out.

This was an enormous breakthrough for her.  Your program was so well structured and led with such enthusiasm and joy.  Congratulations to you.  What a gift for everyone there.”
– With gratitude,  Cathy (Daughter of 94 year old workshop participant!)

“The lessons made me feel a lot more comfortable with my voice, and singing in front of people. Also, I think that I’m better at staying on pitch, and getting the pitch right the first time. Plus lessons were just a lot of fun! I really enjoyed them! Thank you again. Hope to see you next summer!“
– Ruth, Teenage Singing Student