Are you considering singing lessons in Portland? Maybe thinking about voice lessons for adults? At my studio in Vancouver WA, I teach singing lessons for those in the greater Portland area.
2700 NE Andresen Rd, Suite D22
Vancouver, WA 98661
No matter who you work with, voice lessons should set you up to have an ideal singing voice. I’ve been teaching singing lessons in Portland/Vancouver for several years now, and I work with students of all kinds.
Releasing body tension to improve posture and breathing
Unnecessary body tension causes tire and strain in the voice, and prevent your singing voice from being all that it can be. This is the first thing you will learn in voice lessons with me. You can expect to benefit from a better posture with increased projection, vocal range, and stamina. I use Alexander Technique and exercises science in my lessons – you can read more here.
Find and optimize your vocal range
Your vocal range includes the high and low extremes of the voice. However, this also includes the range that is most comfortable (AKA tessitura), and the different registers of your voice. Identifying these key qualities of your voice and how to negotiate them is very important when working with a music instructor. This is the most important element when choosing songs that are appropriate for your voice.
Singer Breathing
Breathing technique is very different for singing lessons than day to day life, and can take a lot of work to develop. Singers learn to breathe so that their belly and ribs expand, instead of expanding into the belly and chest. This allows the upper body to stay relaxed, while allowing the diaphragm to control your air use.
Breath Support in singing lessons Portland
Breath support is using the diaphragm and other abdominal muscles to control how quickly you use your air, which give you more voice control. This control will allow you to sing longer phrases, higher notes, and for longer periods of time with ease.
Diction in singing lessons
The way you pronounce words and sounds may have to change when singing, especially when singing in certain vocal ranges. For example, “I can’t stop” may be sang as “ah can’t stahp” when singing higher, because an “ah” sound is easier to sing when higher in your range. Our instructors can help you learn how to modify how you pronounce things for times like these.
