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It is important to distinguish between being unable to sing in tune and having genuine tone-deafness in the sense of the medical condition called amusia. Singing is in many ways analogous to playing a bowed string instrument like the violin, and just as beginners are unable to play violin in tune, nobody is born with the ability to sing in tune. Apparent exceptions are merely those who learned it during childhood. There is also such a condition as genuine amusia, for which there is no known cure, but as this consists of the inability to discriminate pitch at all, people with this condition are generally not very able to appreciate music. If you are interested in learning singing at all, you are exceedingly unlikely to have true tone-deafness.

If you are looking for steady improvement, it is recommended that you take lessons at least once a week with deliberate practice in between.

Yes. While it is generally advantageous to be taught by a teacher of the same sex as yourself, this is far from the most important factor influencing whether a teacher is the right one for you.

Yes! Absent a few rare conditions such as bilateral vocal fold paralysis, anyone can learn to sing. Singing does not require any special anatomy, and intonation (pitch), timbre (tone), and rhythm can all be improved with training to the point of outright transformation. While psychometric research has shown that people do differ in overall levels of talent, singing is an area where this manifests as different rates of progress when learning, rather than as different absolute limitations.

It is recommended that you check your audio and camera in advance of the lesson, so as to save time. In addition, it is recommended that you install Zoom in advance and turn on "original sound for musicians" in the Audio Profile section of the audio settings.

Yes. Tone, range, etc., are more determined by vocal tract shaping than the anatomy of the larynx, and the vocal tract can be shortened or lengthened by moving the larynx, not to mention narrowed or expanded at virtually any point along its length. Vocal fold length and thickness may however constrain the fullness and power you can achieve in the low range, so while a high soprano can learn to sing in the low bass range, she will probably never be able to do so with the same richness as that of a natural low bass.

Yes. While I am not the foremost expert in the world at teaching voice feminization and voice masculinization — that honour would have to go to Zheanna Erose of transvoicelessons.com — I do know the general principles and can teach them in turn.

No preparation is required, really, though if you booked a CVT vocal coaching session rather than singing tuition, it is advisable to prepare a song to work on. There is also the matter of configuring the Zoom audio settings to be suitable for voice lessons / vocal coaching. With the default settings, Zoom has an unfortunate tendency to mangle the audio quite badly. To learn how to set up the Zoom audio settings, visit this page: https://www.voicestudioeast.com/zoom-audio-settings

No. All skilled singers must have some sense of what they are doing, but such knowledge can consist of a web of metaphors or kinesthetic sensations. What is important is to have an "internal map" of what you can do with your voice; it is not important whether this map is formulated in terms of acoustical and vocal science or whether it is formulated in terms of intuitive colloquialisms. Where vocal science is most useful is in clearing up confusing aspects of vocal technique and revealing a wider range of possibilities in singing.

Fees paid for missed sessions are forfeit. To avoid this, make sure to cancel the lesson in advance if you cannot attend.

The fruitfulness of a session is created in collaboration between a knowledgeable teacher and an attentive student. Therefore, we are unable to guarantee that every session meets the student's satisfaction, but we do offer refunds in the case of new students unhappy with their first session. Beyond that, if there is a specific complaint, the student is invited to use the contact form to let us know.

Yes, simply press "add to cart" on the booking form and return to the booking calender.

Generally speaking we do not offer refunds in the event the client has to cancel. Instead, we offer them the opportunity to reschedule and have the session at a later time. At the moment, there is no policy against last minute reschedulings, but this is subject to change in the future.