About
Since graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Business and Songwriting from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, I have been working professionally as a live touring, and studio recording vocalist for the last 15 years along-side artists such as Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Paula Cole, Brandy, Lindsay Lohan, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and many more. I’ve also worked on Season’s 6, 7, and 9 of NBC’s The Voice as a background singer and am now very excited to share my years of experience as a working professional in the music business with you!
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Chris W.
Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
The teaching method I use is an effective, comprehensive non-classical approach for singers that offers an understanding of the voice and puts you in control. This approach was developed from the premise that the body has a natural voice production process and if you understand it you can sound the way you want without hurting yourself.
Based on similar principles an athlete uses to improve their skills, once you understand the way your body works you can warm up and train the needed muscles to perform well. A marathon runner would never compete without extensive training and proper warm-ups, yet singers - who are vocal athletes are too often quick to jump up on stage and perform without adequate preparation. If you try to use muscles that are not properly developed, you may hurt them and certainly won’t achieve the control and stamina you are capable of.
I’ll also provide the correct information about vocal anatomy in a way that does not require a biology degree to understand, while incorporating warm-ups, proper breath support along with vocal exercises that gradually develop your muscles so you can sing without tension while expanding range, power, volume, stamina and control.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Bachelor's Degree in Music Business and Songwriting from Berklee College of Music
The Voice Studio - Jeannie Devs (Vocal Instruction)
20 years experience touring the world live with countless celebrity musicians
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$40 p/h for online
$65 p/h for in-person
How did you get started teaching?
I taught periodically between tours/recording/performing and such, but three years ago I had a little girl so my touring days are over, and a more stable and local environment suits my lifestyle.
I also remember I never really had a teacher that I felt was a really really talented singer or whom I looked up to and wanted to be like. Who had done the things I aspired to do. I wish I had a teacher with the professional experience I myself have now and very much look forward to passing that knowledge and experience onto the next aspiring vocalist!
What types of students have you worked with?
All ages and demographics from children, to professionals