Singing is a very personal activity, and people do it for lots of different reasons. These spotlights are intended to give you a chance to see the types of students who study with me. I have the greatest students, and I love them all – I really do!
Meet Alice:
Alice is an experienced singer who came because she wanted to brush up on her technique and get rid of vocal tensions that had crept into her singing over the years. She has an interesting love of music – from classical to English rocker bands.
What motivated you to take lessons?
I was motivated to start taking Voice lessons after being in a Performance Choir called Mosaic for the last 10 years. After being in a choir situation I began to sing solos less often. So I wasn’t paying attention to the craft of singing. And by being in the choir I had developed some bad habit’s. One of them was lifting up my chin to see the director. By lifting my chin I was putting stress on my neck . This stress was giving me a lot of migraine headaches. I also noticed that I was raising my larynx when singing. Whatever I was doing I was doing it wrong. I needed new instruction and I needed it fast as I was now being asked to sing solos. I am so grateful Malya took me on as a new student.
Meet Jasmine:
Jasmine is 8 years old, almost 9! She’s been studying with me for 1.5 years, is in the 3rd grade, and her favorite color is purple. She also wanted me to mention that her favorite animal is a dog. She has a maltese poodle.
What motivated you to take lessons?
I love to sing and I needed encouragement to start. I was a little shy.
What is your favorite kind of music?
I really like Christian contemporary songs. I also like pop. I sing songs from musicals with Malya, I like those now too.
What should other people know about taking singing lessons?
I like singing with Malya. I also like performing in the recitals. I felt more confident after the very first time I performed.