Find Your Voice:
Music Lessons
Since starting to teach in 2012, one of my many joys has been helping my students pursue music through individually crafted lessons, while still progressing through touchstones of musical proficiency. Everyone’s background, history, and interest is unique to them, so I feel our lessons should reflect and enhance that.
I work with all ages- music play with children as young as 3 to adults just learning their first musical skill in their 80’s- and teach a variety of skills both technical and artistic in voice, guitar, ukulele, bass & piano- including work with ear training, harmonization and songwriting.
Music is communication, and through our work together, I hope to encourage creativity, build confidence, and help you to truly find your voice.
Learn more about my voice coaching, instrument instruction, and rates below.
You can reach out to me through the inquiry form HERE to ask questions, or to my booking page HERE to schedule a lesson!
About Lessons
Lessons are available from anywhere on-line. In-person lessons are taught out of Athens, Georgia.
vocal coaching
Although all my lessons are individualized for age, interest & ability, for all levels of vocalist I start with a review of what I call the Foundational Vocal Techniques.
With voice, our body is our instrument, and these foundational techniques are an exploration of the basic body mechanics involved with singing- breathwork, vocal ranges & registers and phonation.
Once we have those key movements as a framework, we can go anywhere. Some examples of areas we can explore are:
The Mid-Range
Belting
Pitch Precision
Tonality
Sight-Reading
Harmonization
Song Interpretation
Range Expansion
Vocal Texture (vibrato, grit etc.)
and so much more.
As we delve deeper into the wide range of expression you can explore- I’ll help you to work with your intuition, to utilize the tools we are working through, without being overwhelmed by them.
instrument instruction
Whether our focus is a keyboard instrument, like a piano, or a string instrument like a ukulele- all instruments follow the same musical principals. As a multi-instrumentalist, we have the ability to explore instruments both as a singular focus and the interconnectivity between them.
I love being able to give students the opportunity to play with someone, rather than just playing at or for someone.
Ukulele is a great instrument for the young (or not so young) beginner. It’s smaller size helps smaller hands learn technique without being overwhelmed by an instrument they may still be growing in to, and the lessons learned can easily be translated to a guitar. It’s hard to make a ukulele sound bad, so it can be a really encouraging instrument to start exploring.
The style of Guitar I generally like to start teaching with is Fingerstyle Guitar. This method builds dexterity quickly, which can make moving between different styles of play easier. Working with the guitar can flow in to exploring the Bass to find harmonic expressions in the rhythmic flow of music.
For the young Piano student, among other resources, I like using Bastien Piano Basics. It has a great progression of introducing technique and theory with fun and engaging songs. For adults beginning to learn, we can look at many different dynamic approaches to playing the piano, depending on if your goal is to play traditionally, read music, learn how to explore chords and melody, or anything else!
Lesson Rates
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The Scholar ( by Semester)
1 hour Lessons- One Payment of $900 OR Five Monthly Payments of $200
30 minute Lessons- One Payment of $450 OR Five Monthly Payments of $100
This rate is perfect for the student who is supplementing their education with one-on-one private instruction, or someone looking to make a long-term commitment to honing their craft.
This rate holds the space for up to 18 total lessons over 5 months/22 weeks (August-December or January-May) designed with a school calendar in mind. (18 Total Hours for the 1 hour package, and 9 Total Hours for the 30 minute package)
Additional lessons within that timeframe (ex. extra audition/performance/recording prep) can be booked at your reduced individual rate.
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The Entertainer (Month-by-Month)
1 hour Lessons- $220/ 4 lesson package OR 4 Weekly Payments of $60
30 minute Lessons-$110/ 4 lesson package OR 4 Weekly Payments of $30
By enrolling for this 4 lesson “month-by-month” package- you’re allowing yourself to commit to growing musically, while still maintaining some flexibility for life.
By paying upfront monthly (Package), or having a weekly Automatic payment (Subscription), you hold a regular time to work with me, allowing me to spend the time to curate our lessons for your personal growth at a reduced rate.
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The Bard (by Lesson)
1 hour Lesson- $70
30 Minute Lesson-$35
This rate allows for total flexibility- ideal for anyone who wants to work on polishing their skills, but might not be able to commit to 4 lessons monthly, or a longer semester term. This allows for lessons to be booked totally at will, on your schedule.
Looking for a little regularity and accountability? This rate is also available as a once monthly auto-billed subscription, or as a pre-paid package of 4.
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The Troupe (multiple students)
price on inquiry
I’d love to talk to you about what your needs are, and come up with a rate that works with your individual needs, whether there are several family members taking individual lessons, or several students wanting to learn at the same time together.
Terms & Conditions
Cancellations & Make-Up Lessons
Life can sometimes get in the way of what we are trying to do, and with that in mind I try to be as flexible as I can be to make space for life— while also honoring the time commitment I make for my students.
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This 5 month semester-long commitment is for a package of 18-1 hour lessons, or 18- 30 minute lessons, to align with a typical school calendar term (August-December/ January-May).
There are two payment options.
A one time package purchase of $900 (18-1 hour lessons) or $450 (18- 30 minute lessons).
A 5-month auto-billed subscription charged at $200/mo for 18- 1 hour lessons, or $100/mo for 18- 30 minute lessons. First payment due on date of purchase, and each subsequent charge to be auto-billed on the 1st of the month for the next 4 months. ($1000 total for 18-1hr lessons or $500 total for 18- 30 minute lessons)
Although designed to be ~1 lesson a week for the 1 hour/30 minute lessons you purchased, the 18 lessons (18 total hours for the 1 hour package, or 9 total hours for the 30 minute package) can be altered in length to accommodate your schedule over the 5 month period. For example: a Student with a 30 minute package could combine two 30 minute lessons into a lesson that is 1 hour long, or a student with a 1 hour lesson time could do 2-30 minute lessons in a week.)
If a lesson must be canceled I ask for 24 hours notice in order to re-schedule. A make-up lesson can be scheduled at any point during the 5 month term.
If a lesson is cancelled with-in 24 hours, or a student doesn’t show up for their lesson, it is a missed lesson, and counts towards the time in your package. A missed lesson is not able to be rescheduled.
If you cancel a lesson 24+ hours in advance of our session, but are unable to find a time to reschedule with me, I am able to provide you with asynchronistic home learning materials to continue our progress.
Unused lessons in the package do not roll over.
Lesson packages are non-refundable, but they are transferable.
These policies are to help you maintain your commitment to your musical growth, and to respect both your time and my time in that shared goal. In the advent of an emergency, or if you need special accommodation, I am happy to discuss that with you.
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This is month-to-month package designed for 4-weekly lessons to be used with-in a 4 week timeframe.
There are two options for payment.
A one time purchase of a Package of 4-lessons ($220/ 4-1 hour lessons, or $110/ 4-30 minute lessons)
A Subscription for a once-a-week Auto-Bill for 4 consecutive weeks ($60/week- 1 hour Totaling $240, $30/week- 30 minutes Totaling $120)
Although designed to be ~1 lesson a week for the 1 hour/30 minute sessions you purchased, the 4 sessions (4 total hours for the 1 hour package, or 2 total hours for the 30 minute package) can be altered in length to accommodate your schedule. For example: a Student with a 30 minute package could combine two sessions in to a lesson that is 1 hour long, or a student with a 1 hour session time could do 2-30 minute sessions in a week.)
If a lesson must be canceled I ask for 24 hours notice in order to re-schedule. A make-up lesson can be scheduled at any point with-in the 4 week duration of the package.*
If a lesson is cancelled with-in 24 hours, or a student doesn’t show up for their lesson, it is a missed lesson, and counts towards the time in your package. A missed lesson is not able to be rescheduled.
If you cancel a lesson 24+ hours in advance of our session, but are unable to find a time to reschedule with me, I am able to provide you with asynchronistic home learning materials to continue our progress.
Unused lessons in the package expire 4 weeks from your package start date & do not roll over.
Lesson packages are non-refundable, but they are transferable.
These policies are to help you maintain your commitment to your musical growth, and to respect both your time and my time in that shared goal. In the advent of an emergency, or if you need special accommodation, I am happy to discuss that with you.
*I understand that in this 4 week package, an unexpected cancelation may cause a student to be unable to make-up a lesson in the allotted timeframe. As long as there is +24 hour notice, Asynchronistic material can be provided & in certain cases an extension may be granted at my discretion, please reach out to discuss!
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For first time clients I do require a 100% prepayment at least 48 hours before your appointment that will be invoiced after you book your lesson, or your lesson is subject to cancellation.
Although these appointments are scheduled at-will, If a lesson must be cancelled I ask for 24 hours notice in order to re-schedule. A make-up lesson can be scheduled at any point with-in the 4 weeks of the cancelled appointment.
If a lesson is cancelled with-in 24 hours, or a student doesn’t show up for their lesson, it is a missed lesson, and is charged at a 100% fee. A missed lesson is not able to be rescheduled.
If you cancel a lesson 24+ hours in advance of our session, but are unable to find a time to reschedule with me, I am able to provide you with asynchronistic home learning materials to continue our progress.
Unused lessons in The Bard package of 4 lessons expire 6 months from the purchase date. They do not roll over.
Lessons and packages booked under The Bard are transferable, but they are non-refundable.
The lessons in The Bard Subscription expire at the end of each month and do not roll over.
The Bard's monthly subscription's first charge is on the day of purchase. All subsequent charges happen on the 1st of the month.
The max number of months for The Bard's subscription is 12 months.
You can cancel The Bard subscription at any point during the 12 months, however two weeks notice is required to ensure the cancelation has time to process.
These policies are to help you maintain your commitment to your musical growth, and to respect both your time and my time in that shared goal. In the advent of an emergency, or if you need special accommodation, I am happy to discuss that with you.