Gayle Sommers

Whether you're 15 or 75, I'm here for you. My teaching encompasses everything I've learned and experienced over the past 30 years. I teach holistically and treat each student uniquely and I have an excellent track record. I am located on the Upper West Side in the 70's near the 1,2,3, B&C trains. I have a performance mic and Bose PA System in my home where I teach both singing and performing AND a recording studio with a recording mic. For my songwriting students, I produce and can introduce them to platforms like Logic. I've performed original songs at iconic clubs like The Bitter End & Birdland. I recently sang at The Sugar Bar and The Shrine. I won first prize at an International Music Festival prior to Covid and two of my songs were selected for the Women with Substance, Music With A Conscience radio/podcast series. I've been nominated twice for an American Society of Composers, Authors & Publisher's award, once for an IMA and had a #11 hit EDM song. I know what it's like to have stage fright, I know what it's like to be told I'm not good enough, I know what it's like to be stuck creatively and I know what it's like to have great teachers and awful teachers because I've had both! I've been trained by a man who trained Opera singers, I've been trained by the man who trained Alicea Keys, Katy Perry, HER et al. Over the past several years I found out that one of my greatest passions is giving singing and songwriting lessons. I love helping people find their voice, their style, their talent. I helped a woman who has multiple sclerosis strengthen her voice and sing an important solo performance in Temple . I helped a fireman who was a "star" in a Gospel choir 15 years ago find and regain his voice after going through a traumatic experience. I helped a young woman prepare for and slay her audition. I helped a physical fitness trainer who almost lost her voice, could not sing in pitch, not only strengthen her voice but has now become an amazing singer. I help budding songwriters tweek their lyrics, find different and creative ways to express themselves, add nuances, bridges, and melodies that they might not have thought of. My singing lessons encompass breathing exercises, de-stressercises, warming up the vocal cords in a fun, unusual way and working on songs and performance. My songwriting lessons encompass learning how to paint the canvass with your words, the tone, the structure, and the music. I will give you tools you never thought of to take your singing and/or songwriting to the next level.

I absolutely love helping people find their voice, improve their singing, expand their range, develop their style. Find new ways to express themselves whether it be vocally or lyrically and musically. And it's so much fun! My students consistently improve and they always walk out with smiles on their faces, unless we're working on something sad :). I am passionate about every aspect of music that I am involved with. Giving singing and songwriting lessons is so gratifying!

Feel free to check out my YouTube channel under Gayle Sommers and my instagram under GutsyGirl9...