Lessons for children and young adults typically include warm-ups, basic vocal training appropriate for children, beginning music theory & musicianship skills, beginning harmony, keyboard skills for singers, fundamental sight-singing, history of music, stage movement & audition prep, work on child-appropriate repertoire including Broadway, Pop, Disney, Indie & Folk music.
Lessons for adults expand upon basics and include more advanced warm-ups and vocal exercises, advanced musicianship and harmony, work with classical technique and its applications in Pop, Rock, Broadway, Opera, and other genres.
Danielle also coaches students on audition preparation, movement for the stage, languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian), acting, preparation for choral singing and choral auditions, and counseling advice on prepping for college music auditions.
Piano Lessons
25, 40, or 55-minute lessons offered, beginning and early intermediate students.
Piano lessons for children, young adults, and adults typically include: warm-ups, beginning technique, developing memorization skills, ear training, emphasis on sight-reading proficiency and developing confidence when approaching new music, rhythmic skills, reading chord symbols and a basic Pop/Jazz lead sheet, introduction to music history, scales, sight-singing, in addition to working through a variety of method books and the standard repertoire for beginning piano.
Piano & Voice Combo
40, 55, or 70-minute lessons offered.
Many students want to learn both piano and voice, which is highly recommended for singers in particular. In order to cover the appropriate amount of material however, the lessons must be 40 minutes minimum for children ages 3-8, and at least 55 minutes for children 8 and above (depending on students’ level).