Kait Kingston
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Insurance Check: Not ProvidedKait has been teaching singers of all ages and abilities since 1997. She has taught in public schools (K-12), colleges and universities and privately in San Diego & Los Angeles, CA and in Salt Lake City, UT. She now teaching her lessons online to students base…
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About Kait Kingston
Kait has been teaching singers of all ages and abilities since 1997. She has taught in public schools (K-12), colleges and universities and privately in San Diego & Los Angeles, CA and in Salt Lake City, UT. She now teaching her lessons online to students based around the world.
She has owned and operated The Performer Studio (a non-profit vocal arts school) since 1997 and since then, has coached singers in a large variety of musical genres and performance situations.
As a teacher, Kait’s focus with each student is to help them understand both the anatomy and health of their vocal instrument while helping them tap into their very best sound in an engaging and fun way. Breath support, vocal range, tone, placement and color are all explored
Kait: “Every singer has their own beautiful strengths as well as occasional stumbling blocks. It is my passion to help them identify those, understand them and then move blast through them. Singers are complex people with complex instruments, and no matter what our expertise level, the DESIRE to sing is something to be protected and nurtured.
I value honesty, discipline and detail work in the singing studio. I find those three things, meshed always with a genuine sense of fun and playfulness, are key to helping singers unlock and develop what makes them unique singers and artists with something gorgeous to say.”
Music Qualifications & Achievements:
- Kait’s education as a singing performer includes a B.F.A. from the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah, an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance from San Diego State University plus 5 years post-grad study in Los Angeles training in voice with world master voice teacher, Edward Sayegh.
- Professionally as a singer, Kait has headlined her own blues band in Los Angeles, CA, sung in several cover bands and also performed as a featured lead vocalist alongside John Lee Hooker Jr. (Blues Grammy artist nominee) on his western tour of the U.S. Kait was the lead singer and co-songwriter for the band Light Vizion and co-produced the band’s debut album “Looking For An Angel” and can be heard as the solo vocalist on the album “True North” by Tristan Moore.
- She has sung lead and solo in a large variety of venues, including Capitol Theatre, Abravanel Hall, Rose Wagner (Jeanne Wagner Stage) and several local clubs and restaurants as well as festivals and outdoor concert series. While in Los Angeles, Kait performed in numerous clubs and blues music venues, including The Brown Derby, The Blue Cafe and BB Kings in Hollywood.
- She has also worked as a professional singer for several years in the Los Angeles Music Industry where she performed in several bands and worked as a “session” singer (someone people hire to come in and record vocals for various professional and experimental projects.
Lesson prices
- What do you do if the student cancels a lesson?
Life happens. I get this. And sometimes students need to cancel or reschedule a lesson. However, my business is dependent on consistent clients, so I require a minimum 24-hour cancellation notice for students to avoid a cancellation fee. More notice is always appreciated so I can open my calendar to other students. Of course, emergencies happen and I’m not unreasonable. Cancellations within 24 hours of a lesson can be addressed on an individual basis.
- What is your policy for rescheduling a lesson?
It is preferred when you need to reschedule the lesson that we do so for another day during the same week as the originally scheduled lesson. This is done to help you stay on track with your learning and also insures that my income doesn’t all of a sudden drop. As long as we can both find another time that week that works for us both, there is no cancellation fee.
- What if the teacher cancels a lesson?
Remember that whole “life happens” bit above? Occasionally, I have to cancel or reschedule a lesson. I always try to give my students a minimum of 24 hours’ notice. If I have an emergency or last minute situation that forces me to cancel your lesson, I give you a credit for when we are able to meet next.