Everyone has a Voice!

In voice lessons, I am always shocked by how fast students progress in the first two to three months.  However, I find my students are even more surprised with their own vocal progress.  I regularly hear comments from students that they did not think it possible to sing such high notes, last so long on a musical phrase, or execute such difficult leaps and vocal passages without strain.

Everyone has a decent voice waiting to come out.  Unless you have some physical disability that specifically interferes with breathing or have smoked  for a long period of time, everyone can develop a decent voice with the right teacher.  I have yet to meet a student who cannot learn to sing well.  I have had students that could barely match pitch, had no range beyond a few notes, and after a month or two, sing well and in a healthy manner.

My favorite students to work with, believe it or not, are actual beginners, because the growth is so quick and astounding, that I literally am working with a different instrument in two to three months.  It is exciting and tremendously rewarding to see a new student realize they had a powerful instrument waiting inside them to be unleashed.

DWS