The functional and creative interplay of respiration, vibration, and resonance involved in singing is amazing for
all of us who sing and teach singing professionally. My earliest discoveries about my own singing potential
were thanks to six summer voice lessons, at the age of 15, with my high school choral director. Exercises
during those lessons introduced relaxation of the throat while encouraging optimal air pressure, and resulted
in new vocal sensations so that my voice gained a vibrato and a rich “head voice” quality. That piqued my
interest in equal parts about singing and teaching others to sing. Those first exercises and the principles
behind them have formed the cornerstone of 50+ years developing and maintaining my own singing, helping
others develop their voices, and additionally, exploring why and how age affects the results of our singing
efforts. Experience and staying current with advancing understandings about acoustics and vocal health
overall has continued to inform and reinform the approaches I use in the voice studio. Whether a student is an
elite professional, a developing college student, an adult amateur, or a young beginner, my efforts as a voice
teacher are to guide them toward ownership of their own potential for excellence. With this goal in mind, I
work to facilitate, challenge, and embolden each student’s real life singing journey through exercises,
concepts, repertoire, discipline, tools, and resources alongside actualities of vocal changes across their life
span.