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Claire
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Experienced tutor in Singing in Preston, Claire offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
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Claire is a respected tutor in our community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. A trusted partner on your learning journey.
About Claire
I love teaching. Many people do not realize that vocal technique is as necessary to good singing as violin or piano technique is to playing the instrument. Having studied various techniques (and in singing there are many), I can say that the technique I learned from international basso Dimitri Kavrakos has served me and my students the best, in that it is healthy and efficient.
Singing freely enhances students' enjoyment.
I also teach theory, as singers should understand music.
I was hired to teach at Assumption College by a conductor with whom I had sung a concert. She was impressed with my singing, so hired me to teach at her college.
New England Conservatory of Music, Bachelor of Music. University of Rhode Island, Master of Music.
Much experience on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center); Tosca in NYC's Central Park. Studies with a number of renowned teachers; Dimitri Kavrakos, international basso who was at the Met for 34 years.
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- English
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The first lesson requires more explanation than future lessons, as the student needs to learn body parts like soft palate (and how to raise it), diaphraghm, jaw, tongue...
We do breathing exercises, and then move to vocal exercises. As the student is more adept at technique, we spend the first half of the lesson on exercises, in in the second half-hour, apply the technical knowledge to whatever songs the student is working on.
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I have taught students ranging from the very gifted (one has a highly successful opera career in Germany) to the very challenged who couldn't match pitch at first, but he persevered and became a soloist at his school's performances! Ages have ranged from 8 to 80. The important thing is that a student feels his/her voice is freer, that the range is expanding. My rock students have prevented largyngitis.
Singing is based on a technique as much as an instrument like violin or piano. Many have gotten the idea that it is about having a voice and then just expressing a lot of emotion. (I am amazed at how many Facebook ads I see for 'singing lessons' where the singers neck and face are in odd positions.)
A student whose intention was to improve so that she could more enjoy singing in the church choir was after a few months of study asked by the choir director to sing a solo, as he noticed her improvement.
While at William Paterson University, my student who was a piano major but required to take 4 semesters of voice lessons beat out ALL the voice majors to be chosen as the BACH soloist of a very challenging piece.
A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
A beginner should never think that it is ok to go to a 'beginner' level teacher, and then 'advance' later to an 'advanced' teacher. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and any time spent with a teacher who doesn't have an excellent technique (have you heard this teacher SING?? Has this teacher ever sung on important stages??) is wasted time and money.
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Perfect! Very professional and talented
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Recommendations
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CLAIRE IS AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTRAORDINARY TEACHER. I AM A COMPLETE BEGINNER, BUT THROUGH HER DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE AS A PROFESSIONAL OPERA SINGER AND VOCAL COACH, SHE QUICKLY WALKED ME THROUGH VOCAL EXERCISES AND SINGING ON PITCH WITHIN JUST A FEW LESSONS. HER VERBAL CUES AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE SO CLEAR AND SPECIFIC TO ME THAT I HAVE LEARNED MORE IN A MONTH THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD LEARN IN A ENTIRE YEAR OF LESSONS.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CLAIRE TO EVERYONE, PROFESSIONALS,
OVERALL, CLAIRE IS AN AMAZING TEACHER AND SINGER/PERFORMER. I LOVED THAT MY DAUGHTER'S SINGING IMPROVED AFTER JUST ONE LESSON, AND THAT SHE WAS TAUGHT THE PROPER TECHNIQUE FOR SINGING. MY DAUGHTER SURPRISED OUR FAMILY WITH SONGS ( CLAIRE HELPED HER PREPARE THEM) DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WHICH SOUNDED BEAUTIFUL. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH HER VOICE HAS IMPROVED SINCE WE FIRST STARTED WITH CLAIRE! IN ADDITION, CLAIRE IS ALSO A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND LOVING PERSON, AND SHE MAKES ALL OF HER STUDENTS FEEL LIKE FAMILY
I HAVE KNOWN CLAIRE OVER THE YEARS AND AS AN INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED OPERA COACH I HAD SOUGHT OUT
HER EXPERIENCE TO AMELIORATE MY VOICE FATIGUE. I AM THE SALES DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR A GLOBAL
COMPANY, AND SPEND THE MAJORITY OF MY DAY TALKING. THROUGH HER TUTELAGE BOTH MY VOICE FATIGUE AND
TONALITY HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED, FACILITATING A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS OUTCOME WITH MY BUSINESS
PROSPECTS.
MY VOCAL THERAPIST, AN MD, IS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE WITH YOU!! SHE NOTICED THAT I'VE IMPROVED LEAPS AND BOUNDS SINCE I LAST SAW HER- AND THAT'S ALL THANKS TO YOU. I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED YOU EVEN FOR THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT I DID BEFORE MOVING BACK HOME.
THANK YOU FOR CREATING A MOST BEAUTIFUL VIGIL LAST EVENING WITH YOUR RECITATION OF YOUR POEM. YOU HAVE A PHENOMENAL VOICE AND YOUR DELIVERY WAS EXCELLENT.
OF ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE WORKED ON SINGING WITH, I LEARNED, RETAINED AND GREW AS A SINGER THE MOST FROM MY LESSONS WITH CLAIRE.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STUDY WITH CLAIRE FOR ONE SEMESTER WHILE MY TEACHER WAS ON SABBATICAL. IN THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME SHE HELPED TO CAREFULLY CRAFT MY VOICE AND EXPAND MY RANGE UPWARD. HER ABILITY TO ASSIST IN MY PROCESS OF CREATING A RICHER VOCAL TONE WAS UNPARALLELED. CLAIRE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE HER STUDENTS WITH A LEARNING ATMOSPHERE THAT CAREFULLY BALANCES PRODUCTIVITY ALONGSIDE CRITIQUE, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING AN ENCOURAGING AND POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
SINGING HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INTEREST OF MINE. FOR MANY YEARS, I LACKED THE PROPER VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE SINGING. AFTER MY FIRST VOICE LESSON WITH CLAIRE STADTMUELLER, I KNEW THAT I HAD FOUND THE SOLUTION TO FINDING MY VOICE. IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE NO TIME AT ALL, I NOTICED MY VOCAL TECHNIQUE, VOCAL STAMINA AND RANGE HAD IMPROVED GREATLY. I WAS EVEN ACCEPTED INTO RHODE ISLAND ALL-STATE CHORUS, AFTER BEING PREVIOUSLY REJECTED PRIOR TO MY LESSONS WITH CLAIRE. HER PROFESSIONALISM, KNOWLEDGE AND PURE TALENT MAKE CLAIRE A TRULY INSPIRING AND MOTIVATING TEACHER.
claire is an outstanding and extraordinary teacher. i am a complete beginner, but through her depth of experience as a professional opera singer and vocal coach, she quickly walked me through vocal exercises and singing on pitch within just a few lessons. her verbal cues and adjustments were so clear and specific to me that i have learned more in a month that i thought i would learn in a entire year of lessons.
i highly recommend claire to everyone, professionals, amateurs, complete beginners !
overall, claire is an amazing teacher and singer/performer. i loved that my daughter's singing improved after just one lesson, and that she was taught the proper technique for singing. my daughter surprised our family with songs ( claire helped her prepare them) during the holidays, which sounded beautiful. we could not believe how much her voice has improved since we first started with claire! in addition, claire is also a very beautiful and loving person, and she makes all of her students feel like family
i have known claire over the years and as an internationally trained opera coach i had sought out her experience to ameliorate my voice fatigue. i am the sales development manager for a global company, and spend the majority of my day talking. through her tutelage both my voice fatigue and tonality have been greatly improved, facilitating a more advantageous outcome with my business prospects.
my vocal therapist, an md, is very impressed with the progress i've made with you!! she noticed that i've improved leaps and bounds since i last saw her- and that's all thanks to you. i'm so blessed to have encountered you even for the short amount of time that i did before moving back home.
of all the people i have worked on singing with, i learned, retained and grew as a singer the most from my lessons with claire.
i was fortunate enough to study with claire for one semester while my teacher was on sabbatical. in that short amount of time she helped to carefully craft my voice and expand my range upward. her ability to assist in my process of creating a richer vocal tone was unparalleled. claire is able to provide her students with a learning atmosphere that carefully balances productivity alongside critique, while still maintaining an encouraging and positive learning experience.
"singing has always been an interest of mine. for many years, i lacked the proper vocal technique and confidence to pursue singing. after my first voice lesson with claire stadtmueller, i knew that i had found the solution to finding my voice. in what seemed like no time at all, i noticed my vocal technique, vocal stamina and range had improved greatly. i was even accepted into rhode island all-state chorus, after being previously rejected prior to my lessons with claire. her professionalism, knowledge and pure talent make claire a truly inspiring and motivating teacher.
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- R822
Package rates
- 5h: R4110
- 10h: R8220
online
- R822/h
Details
$75/hour. $40/half hour. Group lessons also available.
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