Shepherd Song Studio

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Laura Shepherd is a passionate and skilled teacher of singing, offering private voice lessons to young people and adults since 2005 on the Eastside of Seattle. Most of Laura’s singers are middle and high school students performing in musical theater productions, singing in choir, and generally loving music. With an exceptional background in performing and teaching music, including musical theater, classical, jazz and folk styles, Laura is an excellent teacher for the beginning to advanced singing student. Singing is one of the most personal, most vulnerable forms of human expression. We each have a unique voice, and sharing it with other people through song can be the most precious gift we can give. I love to sing, and I love helping others find their voice. I encourage singers who are serious about performing to take regular voice lessons in order to learn a solid foundation of healthy technique, as well as work on appropriately challenging repertoire. Those who love to sing and want to improve their intonation, tone quality, stamina, or any other qualities are also encouraged to take private lessons. Singers of all ages are welcome to take voice lessons, providing they have the ability to focus on their posture, breathing and sound for the duration of the lesson, follow instructions, and practice outside of lessons. Undeveloped voices will build healthy habits and learn musicianship and repertoire until the voice can be “trained” as it matures. As so much performing involves first auditioning for roles, I am happy to work with students on audition preparation for musical theater productions. Bring your pieces or I’ll help you choose some, and we’ll put the technique and performance layers together into a polished package of introduction, monologue and song. As stated above, I encourage all serious performers to take regular lessons, not just audition coaching.