Lesson Q&A
What will a lesson look like?
Your lessons will look pretty traditional in terms of their structure. Half of your lesson will be spent singing exercises and completing tasks to help you build strength, flexibility, and agility for your voice. The second half of your lesson will focus on repertoire; singing songs and larger works based on your own goals and vocal needs.
What kind of music will I sing?
Whatever you want.
No, really! Our teachers have been trained to help you sing any style or genre of music you want to sing. There may be times when we ask a “Classical” singer to learn a musical theatre song, or vice versa, but those decisions will be collaborative and we will always explain the pedagogical reasoning behind the ask.
How are you handling lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Unfortunately, we know from objective studies that singing in the same room can spread dangerous aerosol particles and put you and us at risk for catching COVID-19. Because of this, all of our lessons are online.
Luckily, Dr. Glasner has been at the forefront of online teaching technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on your equipment set-up, we offer two solutions for online lessons at no extra cost to you: high fidelity audio with Cleanfeed and Jitsi (laggy solution) or real-time high fidelity audio with Soundjack and Jitsi (lagless solution). Either of these solutions provide crystal clear audio (clearer than Zoom!) for both us and you!
That means we can teach you more effectively.
*To hear and compare these solutions, feel free to check out some examples from a conference presentation this past summer and an example of Dr. Glasner’s work at Clarke University in Fall 2020.*
Summer 2022 Update: Downtown Voice Studios will be relocating our brick-and-mortar location to Philadelphia, PA in June 2022. Stay tuned for details about in-person lessons, but feel free to sign up for online lessons in the meantime!
What kind of equipment will I need?
In order to best serve you, we ask you to have an external microphone, a pair of wired headphones (without a microphone attached), and an ethernet connection to your router.
While we are willing to try out lessons if you have a USB microphone, those types of mics typically distort very loud or very quiet singing. So, we recommend that you invest in an audio interface and an external microphone instead.
“Well, that sounds complicated…”
Let us make it easier for you! Downtown Voice Studios offers a special package that includes fifteen (15) lessons and all of the equipment you’ll need to have crystal clear voice lessons with very limited lag! The package also includes a complimentary 30-minute technology consultation with Dr. Glasner to help you set everything up!
How much do lessons cost?
We offer single lesson consultations, recurring lessons, and semester-long packages. Head on over to the Scheduling page to view our different plans!
