Private Lessons
Method

image of Rebekkah Hilgraves, soprano, instructor of Studio Voix-LA!Now accepting new students

We are based in the San Francisco Bay Area on a regular basis and offer both private studio lessons and masterclasses. If you would like to register for voice lessons, please contact us!

Firm grounding in bel canto technique

Studio Voix-LA! is firmly dedicated to the vocal, physical and spiritual health of its students.

We offer both private studio lessons in San Francisco and New York City, and regular workshops and lecture series in San Francisco, Chicago and New York City. From age 13 to emerging professionals accepted.

Please see our contact page for information on how to reach us.

Following as closely as possible the techniques discussed and taught by Manuel Garcia and Mathilde Marchesi, one of his most accomplished students and an excellent teacher in her own right, we teach singers the basics of proper breathing and support, from which all good singing originates.

Students receive a firm grounding in relaxed, balanced and healthy vocal placement, creating a free and open sound. We discuss and study physical anatomy, and imagery is used when appropriate. Students also receive careful training in English and foreign language diction, using IPA, and we emphasize translation/fluency skills. Following excellent technique, students receive guidance in interpretation and the deep psychological/anthropological basis for singing, both classical and modern. Fine technique must come first, and then it's the passion and consciousness of the singer that allows the genius to emerge.

For more information, please contact us!

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Vocal Master Classes
Courses and Masterclasses

Offered in San Francisco, New York City and at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, these master classes offer serious singing students an opportunity to perform for their peers, as well as getting a fresh perspective on technique and interpretation.

Master classes are a unique chance for singers to gain an outside perspective on their singing. While we may say all the same things as your regular instructor, hearing it presented differently often has astonishing effects!

 
Singing from the Soul
Courses and Masterclasses

Singing is about much more than just opening one's mouth and making beautiful sounds. As any experienced performer knows, it takes courage and sacrifice to turn notes on a page into something convincing and moving to the audience.

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