My Teaching Philosophy
I am a very supportive, friendly teacher. I approach my lessons with a great respect for my art, and for my students. I
teach in a very traditional Bel Canto method that has been effective for centuries. I did not make it up, I don't claim it as "my
technique" although I use it to great effect. More so I feel that my years on the stage can greatly help students. My
successes are one thing, but I have learned a lot more from my failures, or difficult performance experiences, and I try to pass
on the wisdom that I have gained to my students so they might avoid some of the pitfalls I might have fallen into in the past.
I teach students how to pace themselves, how to sing in half voice correctly for rehearsal situations so they don't waste their
"singing capital" needlessly. I work extensively on breath support and posture, and also on voice placement so that students
can sing when they might have a cold or not be in the best of health on a performance day. I believe in singing from the heart.
I teach students to sing with feeling and musicality even when they might be doing the most boring of vocalizes. I believe
that a note sung without passion is a waste, and I encourage my students to risk exposing themselves emotionally when they
sing. It is from this that true art is discovered, and it is this that separates a good singer from a great singer. I work on
interpretation and staging, and delve deeply into the poetry and nuance of a composition. Finally I try to build as much self
confidence as I can in a student. I don't believe that a teacher should try to inspire a student. Inspiration from someone
outside of yourself is fleeting, and never lasts. Instead, I seek to help a student find the inspiration they need to sing an aria
or even build a career from within. My job as a successful teacher is to eventually make myself obsolete, and that is my goal
with every student I encounter.
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