Vocal Teacher Help

[MusicRox]

Posted: 1/4/06 at 1:26am

I really want to get a vocal teacher, but I have no clue how to go about getting one. How did you huys get yours? I live in Arizona so recommendations for teachers on the east coast are no good. They would be apprecitaed but no good. Thanks!

[LilMiZBroADwaY23]

Posted: 1/4/06 at 12:55pm

My first official voice teacher was just an ad in the newspaper, we explored and we started going to her. We were together for, five years. Then she moved to Utah...

After that, we called Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, a lot of college teachers wouldn't take me because I was too young, (I was going into 9th grade at the time.) Then I found this amazing voice teacher at Notre Dame, who worked at the Basilica, and I've been with him for two years.

Now... he's moving to Utah.

[Shay Jericho]

Posted: 1/4/06 at 1:09pm

Also, check out local music stores. They will likely have a good idea of who to talk to. When you inquire, though, have an idea of what type of vocal training you'd like to receive (i.e. are you interested in classical training, musical theatre, rock vocals, jazz vocals, etc.). A good teacher will probably give you a little bit of each, but if you're interested in a specific type of singing, it's worthwhile to find a teacher who has experience in that area.

It's also a good idea to ask about how long the teacher has taught and where the teacher received his or her training.

Further, and not that this is always the case, but some females prefer having a female teacher due to the fact that male and female voices are different, and a female teacher would, obviously have more of an idea how to teach a female than a male would, and vice versa. Again, this is not always the case; it's just something I've heard from my female friends.