Theodore W.

Warm-Ups, Breathing Exercises Breath control Interval singing Sight Singing – step by step examples and staff reading Solfege and hand signs Repertoire: Review current assigned material Repertoire: New Songs – appropriate for the student Using the microphone Stage moves, Selling a Song, Stage Presence Voice students spend time each week doing physical exercises to improve their vocal range, ear training, breath control, vibrato, tone production, enunciation, how to use a mic, stage moves, stage presence, how to "sell" a song on stage, front a band, how to tell a story through music, and more!

Beginner students start with the fundamentals, such as learning the note names of the keys, reading music, and progressing from one hand to two hand songs. More experienced students continue to progress with advanced technique instruction and exercises, especially through significant repertoire. As a beginner, you do not have to have a piano at home to take lessons. A simple full size electronic keyboard will suffice for the first 6 months. Some of our students rent or buy small electric keyboards to practice on at home. We recommend a keyboard that has regular sized keys, weighted keys, and a touch sensitive response. A touch sensitive keyboard means if you press a key harder it will play louder and if you press a key softer it will play quieter.