Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Do You Know the Difference between a Singing Teacher and a Coach?



1. Singing Teachers, also known as Voice Teachers
These professionals teach singing technique.  They address how the voice is produced. They teach posture, breathing, resonance, breath support, the way the mouth opens, how to shape the throat and  other issues that effect how the larynx functions.  They give instruction to singers about how to warm up and care for their voices and how to apply the technique to repertoire.
Singing teachers help singers increase the range strength, pitch accuracy and beauty of their voices.These professionals are almost always, themselves, singers.

2. Singing Voice Therapists /Voice Rehabilitation Specialists
These Professionals help singers recover from traumatic voice injuries and voice abuse as well as preventing problems in the singing voice.Generally they are singers with specialized training.

3. Performance Coaches help singers to interpret repertoire and apply acting, stagecraft, and presentation skills. Performance coaches are trained actor/directors and may also be musicians (pianists/singers).

4. Diction/Foreign Language Coaches help singers to pronounce the texts of their lyrics accurately.  They must be familiar with the language and how to apply it to music. They may be singers, pianists or musically educated linguists.

5. Piano-Vocal Coaches help singers prepare repertoire stylistically and accurately as well as suggest repertoire, while accompanying them on the piano. These professionals generally have strong piano skills. Most, but not all are performers
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6. Vocal Accompanists also known as Collaborative Pianists are musicians, who specialize in performing music with singers. They understand how to play their instruments in a way that allows singers to sound their best. They are high level performing pianists and usually excellent sight-readers.

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