Since the onset of the pandemic, adult students have consistently made up about half of my studio. My youngest adult students are freshmen in college, and my two eldest students are in their 80s, with everyone else falling somewhere in between. The ones who began studying music during the lockdown were looking for sanity, something to distract them, a de-stressor, maybe a lark at something they missed out on as a kid, but they found so much more. What they have learned about themselves and the depths of their creativity is priceless—as their technique improved, their satisfaction in the journey also increased. The music they have created in that merging of inspiration and skill is beautiful to hear.
So, to answer your questions: yes, I want to work with you; no, it isn’t too late; yes, I can teach you how to sing. You’ve spent years developing essential life skills—dedication, focus, patience, consistency—that will serve you well in becoming a musician, and you’ve collected stories to sing and play about that will make everything you touch resonate with a depth and richness that can only be gained from having lived life.
It’s all there within you
and I can’t wait
for you to hear it.
Read about vocal lessons
for non-singers below
[ TESTIMONIALS FROM My ADULT STUDENTS ]
Offering adults lessons in
Ukulele * Piano * voice * Songwriting * Composition
The above is a clip from an in-person workshop I did with a vocal/ukulele student last year. I introduced Anand to the basics of setting up mics for instruments and vocals and how to use a recording program. He did a great job, and it was satisfying to have something tangible at the end of the workshop to mark that time together and all the progress he has made as a musician. This type of collaboration is one of my favorite things I get to do as an artist educator.