How To Choose A Vocal Coach
This post will help you to find the best vocal coach for your money by asking 5 simple questions. These questions are used to assess the vocal coach’s experience. For price related quesions refer to this article: how much are singing lessons . Bear in mind that the best vocal coaches are probably busy and booked with students so they may not have time to answer all your questions. If you encounter this problem you might want to try out a couple of lessons and get your answers to your questions then. It’s best to treat these questions as suggestions.
Questions for your singing teacher:
- How many years have you been teaching? Expect to pay more for a vocal coach with a lot of years experience. Also the longer the teacher has been training students the higher your chances of finding a former student happy to discuss the vocal coaches strengths and potential weaknesses.
- Where did you study? Ideally you want to find a vocal coach with years of training in a degree or program that focuses on practical vocal skills. Also important is that they have performance experience. The singing teacher does not need a degree from an expensive music school to be a great vocal coach so you’ll have to use your own judgement here. The most important thing is that she knows how to pass on her singing knowledge.
- Do you perform live? If yes, where? Should you have the possibility to listen to the voice coach sing, then do yourself a favor and go. It’s an opportunity to gauge her skills and see a side of her personality that you might not see during your lessons.
- Do you work with many different voice types? If you want assistance with a certain voice type or singing style, then you’ll want to ensure that the singing teacher has the necessary experience.
- Where do your lessons take place? Lessons could take place in a number of different locations including the coach’s home, your home, a studio or a music school. The location should be convenient for you to get to.
- What kind of songs do your teach your students? Try and find out if the singing teacher enjoys the same kind of music as you. If she only assigns songs and doesn’t allow the students to choose, think about how you feel about her preferred style of music before you commit.
Lastly don’t be fooled by teachers claiming to have “never before revealed, methods of singing“. Teaching people how to sing is by no means a new profession so it’s much better to go with a tried and tested singing method than to waste your money on experiments. The only exception to this rule that I can think of is the Per Bristow’s Bristow Voice Method (Bristow Voice Method review) Good luck with your singing and have fun!
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