Voice lessons at The Practice Room are technique without the mystique: breath, pitch, range, and confidence, in whatever style you actually want to sing — musical theatre, pop, choral, or the songs your grandmother taught you.
Honest start age: 8 for private lessons — young vocal folds are still developing. Singers aged 6–7 get more from Kids Choir first, and we'll route you there instead of taking your money.
Adults: no age note applies to you, only the reassurance that about a
third of this studio is grown-ups, several on their first instrument ever.
Under five entirely? Little Notes
is the right room, at $228 per 12-week session.
The first 90 days
What actually happens, week by week
01
Weeks 1–3 — breath support that survives a full phrase; finding your honest range
02
Weeks 4–8 — pitch-matching drills that don't feel like drills; first full song
03
Weeks 9–13 — dynamics and storytelling; optional recital slot, never a required one
Timelines assume the honest practice minimums from the
FAQ — five focused minutes
a day for the youngest, twenty for teens and adults. Slower is fine;
we adjust the plan, not the kid.
Kids Choir director since 2018 · lessons in English or Spanish
Background-checked annually, like all staff
Carmen sang professionally for a decade and now teaches voice the way she wishes she'd been taught: technique without mystique, styles without snobbery. She directs the no-audition Kids Choir and hosts the adults-only Living Room Sessions where stage fright goes to shrink.
When they teach
Tuesday 4:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Friday 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Saturday 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
These are the same slots the trial booker offers — one schedule, no bait.
Pick a teacher and a real slot from their actual schedule. If the honest answer at the trial is 'wait a year' or 'different instrument,' you'll hear it there, free, instead of three paid months in.
