Music Teacher Veronica Wakeling
Music Teacher
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With our singing students,everyone is different in voice and level,eg I cannot teach a lyric tenor with the same technique as a dramatic tenor.So the last dynamic they achieved is what they practice.We are tier 4 lockdown at the moment,so there is no in studio work,and for us zoom does not work well.Everyone can have tracks with no charge and hard copy sheet music for which there is no charge.If we can drop to tier 3 we would hopefully go back in studio,until then we are as we are.,We are booking auditions and performance for 2021 though.Will keep you posted as of change.
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Take good luck at your own technique.You are working it seems to capacity.An opera singer is often singing either solo or in chorus for 2 hours,so they do not use voice at all in periods of no required usage.Rest the voice…then rest it again…..
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I haven.t increased the price for my students.I keep costings low with a low fee for our studio.Hear of so many forums pricing themselves out ,and losing so many students because of cost.I know every teacher situation is different financially but this works for me including high end professional and classical opera technique and performance.£25,00 per hour £15 half hour.Hope I can hold this as long as possible.
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I have 4 students who are slightly hard of hearing.One method which we use is a blown up and tied off balloon.Placed on the ear ,whichever one or both have the distortion,the vibration from the sound as long as you have taught technique well will echo through in most cases.The head is the natural resonator,made of bone with holes….This works for the 4, I mentioned.I can go deeper into the technical aspect but for now hope this may be of assistance. Veronica Swindon.
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It is imperative that the right safety techniques are taught,for what may be called screaming ,which when properly taught it gives the right effect without”screaming” safety of the layrynx. !! Yes I do teach it.It does depend on the holistic makeup of the student though.Many dynamics to consider.Some wish to but never will.
