Vocal Technique Studio

Vocal Technique Studio

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Top Pro
Offers online services
Top Pro
Offers online services

About

Please visit the Vocal Technique Studio section (hummingbird) at janicejarrett.com to learn about the relaxed singing (open throat, Bel Canto) approach I use to increase range, improve resonance and Intonation (pitch accuracy), and overall strength and stamina for singers, no matter the preferred musical style. The emphasis is on maintaining vocal health and freeing your individual voice. I also teach songwriting, music theory and other musicianship skills. (References and credentials also on site.)

Please note: I have returned to on-site teaching for vaccinated singers. The fidelity and lag time are obstacles to better instruction. Lessons for Music Theory, Songwriting, and other musicianship skills can work Online, however, FaceTime appears to offer the best quality and reliability of the connection.

It is hard to describe how happy I am when a student discovers they have a "voice." It is gratifying to witness the advancing skills, particularly "freeing" the individual voice, and seeing the joy students derive from knowing they can sing. From there the process moves to finding out that they can express themselves more deeply, and clearly, than before in a safe, supported environment. Many then are freed to share their newfound ability with others.

Others are happy to know they can sing in tune and with a good voice for their own satisfaction and enjoyment. Every day there seems to be a new scientific study on the multiple benefits of music's "whole brain" activity. I'm happy to be a part of helping in that pursuit.


Highlights

Current Top Pro
Hired 3 times
1 employee
11 years in business
Serves Oro Valley , AZ
Offers online services

Payment methods

Cash, Check, Zelle

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Specialties

Musical styles

I can make recommendations, Classical, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rap, Country, Opera, Musical theater, Gospel

Years experience

Student has no formal training, Student has no formal training; some self-taught experience, 0 – 2 years experience, 2 – 4 years experience, 4+ years of experience

Able to read music

Student can read music, Student cannot read music

Lesson length

30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes

Student's age

5 – 10 years old, 11 – 13 years old, 14 – 18 years old, 19 – 25 years old, 26 – 45 years old, 46 – 65 years old, Over 65 years old

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Matthew B.

I chose Dr. Jarrett because she was a PhD and a musician, not a kid with a Mel Bay scale book. I was looking to correct a long-term pitch issue, and Janice taught me that my issue was breath control, not pitch control. We addressed that and much more! My lessons have gone so far beyond the pitch issue - performance mind-state, music theory and notation, clarity of artistic message, artist personal management, and most important - voice preservation and care. I am nearing 60 years old, and I can hear myself improving month-to-month. I have gone so far beyond what I thought I was capable of.
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October 24, 2017

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Nick L.

Janice is a great teacher! I have been taking lessons for over a year. I had a goal of strengthening my voice and improving my singing. I am very pleased with my progress.
Janice provides clear, honest, effective instruction. She is incredibly knowledgeable, and the lessons are fun! My overall musicianship and knowledge of theory have improved along with my voice. I highly recommend Janice!
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October 10, 2017

Frequently asked questions

I introduce them to the concepts involved in the approach: Bel Canto, open throat or relaxed singing and the importance of warming up. If they understand the concepts behind the instruction, they are more involved, and more effective in the process of retraining muscles. 

I have been singing virtually all my life and along the way sang  a number of different musical styles professionally. I have also been an instructor from grade school to elders and from colleges and universities to community environments, to private teaching, workshops and demonstartions. My degrees  in World Music gave me a chance to hear and understand a number of other musical traditions beuand Western music. I found this invaluable.

Hour lessons for adults are $50 an hour, and $45 for 45 minutes. Younger than 12, the price is discounted and 30 minute lessons can be sacheduled if needed.

I was formally teaching as a freshman in undergraduate school (Collegium Musicum, small choir). I have taught off and on as a private voice insturctor since then while being an instructor or professor in various schools. Now I also teach composition (songwriting) and other skills for musicianship and performing.

From grade school on up, students with no experience to professionals and from some considered tone-deaf (most weren't) to those with advanced facility.

Fairly often I have what I call an "epiphany" happen in a lesson when a concept I have been talking about suddenly makes intellectual and phsyical/psyiological sense to the student simultaneously. (An "ah ha" moment.). Those are great.

Learn a little about vocal training if you can from known academic sources first (They have free online information.). I think the teacher should have a strong connection to teaching the actual psysiology of the vocal instrument. There are numerous ainging gurus of sorts on the Internet who promise the world and have questionable advice. I have only one or two I can recommend. 

Ask what the teacher's approach is based on their teachers (what traditions). Many are primarily versed in Classical music which is not always optimum for singers who want to sing in other genre (pop. country, jazz, etc.), although some teachers have experience in a greater variety of musics. There are also those who specialize in musical theater who can be better for students who prefer that. These genre have a large repertoire and a more specialized teacher can be helpful. (There are less who are, like me, more experienced in a variety of styles.)


Services offered

Singing