Everyone Can Sing
Unlike playing an musical instrument, singing is actually a physical discipline, like sports. Learning to sing well is more about becoming aware of your habits and choosing to build a technique which will support your musical goals.
Although some people are naturally talented, most people can learn the skills needed to create a pleasing singing voice with proper training and practice.
In my voice lessons, I teach the basics of vocal technique for everyone:
breathing,
posture,
alignment,
relaxation,
diction...and more.
Then I will help you learn to alter and add to that basic foundation in order to sing the vocal styles of your choice.
I've worked with singers who sing jazz, pop, rock, R&B, country, funk, folk, alternative, classical, opera, church music and
all styles of musical theatre as well as belt. I understand and teach CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) vocal styles as taught by Robert Edwin, Jeannette LoVetri and other pioneering, vocal pedagogues. Besides healthy singing, I don't have an agenda in my studio. I help you become the kind of singer YOU want to be.
Lessons for All Levels
Beginners
It's never too late to learn to sing! I've worked with beginning students from age 5-65. During your lessons, I will help you learn the basics of vocal technique, ear training
while we explore the music you are most interested in. As you gain greater mastery, your true voice emerges and it is a beautiful thing!
Intermediate
Did you used to sing in high school or college and now want to get back into it? Do you wish to take your singing to the next level by auditioning for musicals, bands or college programs?
Perhaps you want to expand your range, increase your power and/or get help with singing the high notes? I have a huge music library filled with everything from opera arias, oratorio, art songs, musical theatre as well as jazz and pop fakebooks. I can assist you with finding the perfect music for your goals,
help you coach and refine it, assist with performance procedures all while building a stronger vocal technique.
Advanced
When are you an advanced singer? Answer: When you sing music well that requires a high degree of skill, dexterity, power, technique and often years of education.
At this stage, singers are working on gaining the tools needed to be competitive in the marketplace. Depending on your needs, that could mean working on improvisation (jazz), defining your fach (opera) or type (musical theatre), developing
your "book" of songs and/or finding your best audition arias. While coaching repertoire, focus always remains on building a strong, reliable vocal technique.
Professional
Even gigging singers need a little help sometimes. Contant touring, late nights, long rehearsals and recording can take a toll on an untrained voice. I've
helped many professional singers gain greater power, consistency, and control. I will teach you techniques so you sing your music, your way, but with greater ease and freedom.
If you are a CCM - Contemporary Commercial Music singer (pop/rock/indie/grunge/metal/R&B/gospel/hip hop, etc.), I will not force you into an opera/classical mode...unless you want to go there.
Local Sessions
Valerie White Williams offers private and group voice lessons in the greater Seattle area. Her home studio is in Lake Forest Park which is located right off of I-5 (take exit 177) by Ballinger Way. Minutes away from the freeway, yet serene and private, it offers a beautiful location in which to grow your skills as a vocalist.
Interested in scheduling a session?
Please, email me. 
On-line Lessons New!
Although in-person lessons are always preferred, there are times and places where a qualified teacher isn't available. But now, with a good broadband connection, Youtube, Paypal and Skype, on-line, distance lessons are finally possible.
Here is how it works:
- You upload a video of a performance or other video of yourself singing on Youtube, set to private. You can include any specific questions or concerns you may have.
- Pay for the session through Paypal (see below) and email me the link to your video.
- I watch and study your video.
- We either set up an appointment to do a Skype lesson where I share my thoughts on your singing and I offer instruction and
suggestions for improvement.
- Or...if time zones are an issue, I can film my response to you and upload it to my Youtube account, set to private. Either way,
you get a full coaching and private session/consultation.
60 minute Skype Session
30 Minute Skype Session
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Questions? Just email me.
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"If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing."
~James Matthew Barrie
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The Basics
- Breathing
- Alignment
- Technique building
- Vocal health
- Range development
- Musicianship
- Goal setting
More ...
- Speaking voice
- Sight reading
- Musical auditions
- College auditions
- Performance Anxiety
- Competitions/Contests
- Repertory Development
- Mic technique
- Music Marketing
- Band vocal coaching
"The only thing better than singing is more singing."
~Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz Singer
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