*Please contact me for schedule requests*

Study with your own group of family/friends or join on your own and meet some new friends!

No experience necessary. Lessons are catered to the group. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Siobhan knows how to motivate students to achieve their musical goals. 

In the classroom, Siobhan encourages students to progress in a positive and understanding learning environment. In semi-private group lessons, students receive more one-on-one attention than a larger group class. Students will also be given specific practice advice during class. 

The lesson format begins with warmups and exercises which help students develop a strong technical foundation.  The bulk of the lesson time will be spent on learning songs. 

Song choice will be balanced between songs assigned by the teacher and songs of the students choosing.
I ask students to tell me some of their favorite songs and we will work on these in the lessons (or easy versions if the song choice is too difficult).  

Areas that will be covered in the lessons:
1) warmups 
2) technique
3) musical knowledge
4) repertoire
5) performance 
6) playing expressively
7) music theory
8) how to practice
9) creativity (improvisation, song-writing)

Students will be expected to practice 5 - 6 days a week in order to progress.  I recommend 10 - 15 minutes a day for this age group.

For advanced groups, I recommend a 50-minute lesson per week.
Makeup lessons policy: Cancel (as a group) with 24 hrs notice to receive a makeup lesson. 

Breakdown of lesson format

Week 1
Introductions, discussion about previous singing experience and what skills you are interested in working on (for example: stretch your range, learn to improvise, become more confident in performing, ear training, rhythmic training, belting, connecting head and chest voice, reading music, sight singing)

Learning the warmups - we will learn a breathing exercise, lip buzz, chest voice and head voice exercises
Learning a song - for example if students chooses the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' we will work on the first verse of the song

Week 2
Learning the warmups - sing the warmups from week 1 and learn a diction exercise, pure vowel exercise and an exercise for vocal range
Learning a song - Students will sing the first verse for me.  We will work on the chorus section of the song.

Week 3 
Warmups - sing all warmups
Learning a song - Students will sing for me the parts we have worked on and I will give advice and practice tips


Week 4
Warmups - sing all warmups
Learning a song - Students will sing for me the parts we have worked on and I will give advice and practice tips
If students are ready, we will discuss singing with a backing track and how to prepare/practice for this

Week 5
Warmups - sing all warmups
Song - Student will arrive prepared with an external speaker and backing track ready to go.  Student will sing the song with the backing track and I will give advice.

Weeks 6 - 10
*same format as previous lessons with a different song choice (chosen by the students).