Voice lessons
"Discover the singer within you"
Almost everyone can sing
Do you like to sing? Maybe you're already a singer or maybe you're one of those people who sings in the shower or sings along with the car radio as you drive along. No matter what your current singing level or ability, if you like to sing and if you want to improve your vocal abilities, I can help.
Even if you've been told you "can't" or "shouldn't" sing, don't believe it! I've only met a handful of "tone deaf" people in my life. Most people classified as "tone deaf" are really what I call "tone ignorant;" they just don't know how to reproduce what they hear. I offer a comprehensive approach to understanding the connection between the ears, the brain, and the voice. I won't guarantee to make you a star, but I can help you "discover the singer within you" and give you the satisfaction of enjoying your singing experiences.
I started studying voice in my early teens, both privately and at university. I began teaching voice nearly 25 years ago, while working with the singers in choirs I conducted. I work today as a professional choir coach through SingIsrael, and offer private lessons several days a week. My studio is located in Ra'anana, just minutes north of Tel Aviv near the Ra'anana North junction off Highway 4. I also teach one day a week in south Tel Aviv, and have students working with me from as far away as Rishon Letzion and Haifa. Contact me to set up a time for an evaluation lesson.
A few student comments
- "After nearly a half year of coaching with you, I'd like to express my appreciation for the progress we have made together. I feel I am gaining better control of my voice and learning an enormous amount about singing. I used to think that singing was just a matter of opening one's mouth and keeping a tune and that one either 'had it' or didn't have it..." - SB, Ra'anana Read more from SB ...
- "I am finding my voice lessons very helpful, as well as enjoyable. You have the knack for finding an image or association that helps me understand how I am producing my voice, and also to show me how to improve it." - RR, Ramat Hasharon
- Thank you. I marvel at your ability to take my voice and make it something of beauty that I can appreciate. - SK, Ra'anana
- "I'd always loved to sing, but when I was in school the teachers would make faces and tell me to "Be quiet!" As a result, I was always afraid to sing. I really thought I had a bad voice. Patrick helped me find that I do have a voice and showed me that I really could sing! Thank you, Patrick!" - OT, Tel Aviv
- "I've always been a singer and have taken lessons throughout my life. I heard about this American guy who had a different way of teaching so I thought I'd see what he might do for me. Wow, what a difference! It's so much easier for me to sing today, thanks to the exercises and techniques that Patrick taught me. I highly recommend him!" - AS, Rehovot
What one choir conductor says
To take private voice lessons or not to take private voice lessons? That is the question!
"There can be no argument that voice lessons are an essential part of any singer's training! And from the viewpoint of a choir conductor, I have always believed that any improvement in an individual singer's vocal abilities not only enriches his or her own experience, but also enriches the choir's performance as a group. The whole is, after all, the sum of its parts - and then some!
"It is evident that all my singers who have chosen to work privately on their voices with Patrick have become more aware of their own personal vocal processes: their voice quality, breathing, pitch and expression - to mention just a few of the many elements covered in Patrick's lessons. Even more important is that their enjoyment of singing grows with their growing knowledge and improved skills! The result: more accomplished, skillful, happier singers making a more accomplished, skillful, happier choir! Which makes a happier conductor, for sure!"
Jeanne Rabin, Conductor: Jeanne Rabin's Ensemble, Jean's, Katzefet, Rosh Tov