What’s the Role of a Voice Teacher?

I don’t claim to be able to predict the future and guarantee a positive outcome – whatever that might mean – if you do what I tell you to do every step of the way. One of the first things I communicate to you when you start lessons or coaching with me, is that YOU bear a big part of the responsibility for your progress.

I don’t expect you to believe me blindly and agree with every opinion I have. On the contrary! I am here to help you find and develop your own artistic personality and make sure that you do this in a healthy way: Your voice, your sound.

This is why, before your first lesson with me, I ask you to fill out a questionnaire that will help me to understand who you are and what you need. These questions will compel you to think about your goals as a singer and what will be the best way to achieve them. I ask you to answer those questions again every few months, in order to make you reflect about the path we have taken together. Did we stay on track? Did we use the right strategy or do we need to change the approach? And so on…

So, whether you’re thinking about starting lessons or coaching with me or with somebody else, I advise you to think about who you are as a singer and what you want. First of all, you are helping them to help you. And as a bonus, it just feels SO good to reflect on the questions, write the answers down, re-read them a few months later, realize you have reached your goals and find new ones, maybe change your strategy,… It’s empowering to take your growth as a singer into your own hands, and work together with your teacher and coach. They are there to help you. So you have the right ànd the responsibility to make clear what it is you want.