UPCOMING EVENTS
Districts are post-
poned to the Region
Date!
FRI/SAT/SUN
Sep 26, 27, 28
I will be singing an
amazing Shostakovich
men's chorus with the
Houston Symphony
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September 22, 2008
Lessons are back on track with the normal schedule as
of this week. Until the high schools are officially back open lessons
will be at my home and the info regarding that is located on the schedule
page which, if you are in my studio, you have the link to that in your
email!
-Michael Vaughn
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STUDIO RULES AND GUIDELINES -
in addition to these all Klein I.S.D. private voice guidelines from the "Choir
Handbook" are recognized. Please refer to them
HERE
if you have any questions regarding those.
Objectives
To address specific areas of
technique and presentation including,
but not limited to: breathing, tone, technique development, interpretation,
diction, etc.
Lesson Procedures:
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Please arrive to your lesson warmed-up and equipped with a pencil and your
music. Although I tend to give you all of your music I do not always have a
copy with me so it would be good to carry an extra copy with you. You are
expected to carry your music in a 3-ring binder and always have all repertoire
with you at each lesson.
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I recommend that you record your lessons for review later in the week and so
that you can monitor your progress.
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When your repertoire is in a foreign language, write the English word-for-word
translation and IPA into your music.
Repertoire:
In all cases I assign repertoire according to individual need. Choices are
based on level of experience, voice type, technique development, and individual
goals. My goal is to find music that is appropriate for what you need to
learn as well as something that you enjoy singing and listening to.
Cancellations: Notify
me of illnesses or other problems as soon as possible. With prior notification,
we can schedule a make-up lesson. If you become ill on the day of your lesson
contact me via email or text message. I can't usually answer the
phone while teaching so that is not a good way to contact me. I try as hard as
possible to never cancel lessons and I expect that you will attempt to do the
same. If you are clearly ill and contagious I do not want you to come to your
lesson.
Learning a
song: 1
- Speak the text and analyze it. If foreign language, write it out with IPA
and literal translation.
2 - Learn notes / rhythms. Use solfeggio and count-sing rhythms.
3 - Speak the text in rhythm
4 - Sing the text and identify vowel/register difficulties.
5 - Polish and memorize.
Payments: All
payments are due at the first lesson of each month that you attend. I will send
out specific reminders via email about payments but basically you will pay for
the number of lessons that you know you're in town for. A typical 1-hour lesson
if attending all 4 lessons in a month is $160 but if you're going on vacation or
to camp then adjust accordingly. 1/2-hour lessons are $80/month for 4 lessons.
