This post will help you to find the best vocal coach for your money by asking 5 simple questions. These questions are used to assess the vocal coach’s experience. For price related quesions refer to this article: how much are singing lessons . Bear in mind that these questions should be treated as a guideline. Some of the best vocal coaches may not have the time to answer all your questions in advance as they may be too busy. If it happens that the singing teacher doesn’t have the time to answer all your questions, you could try out a few lessons and get the answers you’re looking for then. It’s best to treat these as suggestions so don’t worry if you don’t get answers to all the questions below.
Good questions to ask a prospective singing teacher:
- How many years have you been teaching? Obviously teachers with more experience will tend to charge more for lessons. Also if the voice coach has been teaching for a while you might try and ask former students about their experiences.
- Where did you get your singing education? Ideally you want to find a vocal coach with years of training in a degree or program that focuses on practical vocal skills. Also important is that they have performance experience. The singing teacher does not need a degree from an expensive music school to be a great vocal coach so you’ll have to use your own judgement here. He just needs to know a lot about singing and how to pass on this knowledge to his students.
- Do you perform as a singer? Where? If you have the opportunity to hear the vocal coach sing, then by all means go. You may discover a lot about his personality that you might not get to see during your singing lessons.
- Do you teach different styles of music? If you want assistance with a certain voice type or singing style, then you’ll want to ensure that the singing teacher has the necessary experience.
- Where do your lessons take place? Lessons could take place in a number of different locations including the coach’s home, your home, a studio or a music school. You will want to find out if the location is convenient for you.
- What songs do your students sing? Try and find out if the singing teacher enjoys the same kind of music as you. If you can’t select your own songs, it’ll help if you can imagine yourself enjoying singing the kind of songs that she assigns to her students.
Be wary of singing teachers who offer “a life altering method of singing “. Teaching people how to sing is by no means a new profession so it’s much better to go with a tried and tested singing method than to waste your money on experiments. The only exception to this advice that I can think of is Per Bristow’s revolutionary Sing With Freedom program. (Sing With Freedom review). Good luck with your singing and have fun!