Jacksonville Beach - Voice Lessons
ABOUT
Ms. Barasch has performed throughout the United States and Italy as a professional operatic soprano and is the creator of the podcast Hello Figaro and President of a prominent music school overseeing hundreds of students, M Institute for the Arts, formerly in Washington, DC and now online worldwide. Ms. Barasch holds BA in Music from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her most influential artistic mentors include Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, Virginia Zeani, and Tzvetan Konstantinov. Ms. Barasch also holds teaching studios in New York City, Northern Florida and online. Many of her students have placed with high honors at the Royal College of Music's ABRSM exams and NATS. Ms. Barasch is the Founder & Creator of Hello Figaro, an arts and cultural content & media company, as well as Founder & CEO of M Institute for the Arts, formerly the second-largest community music school in Washington, DC, and since the pandemic, an online-only music school, hosting one of the most prominent pre-professional classical voice festivals of the pandemic, the New Era Voice Festival, which was featured in OperaWire and the Georgetowner...
FAQ
Ages
KIDS: The student should be serious about singing, able to pay attention for the full lesson, and practice between lessons.
TEENS: This is an ideal age to start serious classical training, if that's the style you prefer.
ADULTS serious about learning to sing are welcome!
Genres
Classical technique and style is Susanna's specialty (Art Songs, Opera, Etc). This technique is incredibly beneficial across most other styles, particularly Musical Theater & also contemporary, pop, jazz, country.
Most successful singers of Musical Theater, jazz, or any other belting style, like pop, have foundational training in classical singing.
Levels
I'm is very happy to teach you no matter your level. It's more important whether a student serious about learning and committed to lessons and practicing. Taking your voice to a more advanced level is why you're taking lessons, so wherever you are on your vocal journey, I'm here to help.
VOICE METHOD
Susanna teaches voice in the "bel canto" Italian style with an emphasis on not only a powerful, strong vocal presence but a beautiful tone, exquisite musical lines, and a relaxed, open and effortless sound. This technique is not taught anywhere else in Jacksonville.
1 / Breathing ("Support")
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Lesson 1: Posture and the Body
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Lesson 2: Pelvic Floor & Vagus Nerve
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Lesson 3: Diaphragmatic Breathing
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Lesson 4: Breath Pressure/Speed
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Lesson 5: "Appoggiato" leaning
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Lesson 5: Preparation
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Lesson 6: Onset/Attack
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Lesson 7: Suspension/Sostenuto
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Lesson 8: Offset
Students
