Kate Chadwick

In an hour-long lesson, we start out with a little physical alignment session (five minutes at most). After that, we do about fifteen to twenty minutes of technique and warm up, focusing on breath support, bel canto and speech-level singing, and injury prevention (depending on what you need for a role or for your own vocal development). The final half hour is time to work on a song of your choice. The song can be for fun, for an audition, or for a role. We will work through it so that you are comfortable with the notes, the rhythms, and the vocal technique of it. We can work through how to behave in an audition room, too (i.e. what to tell the accompanist so your audition goes as smoothly as possible). I welcome recording devices to get a track of the accompaniment so you can practice at home.

I work with anyone who wants to sing. My main clientele over the last ten years has been dancers who are terrified to sing, and actors who don't usually sing on stage. I started out as a dancer, and my undergraduate and post-graduate work was in acting, so those seem to be the people who have sought me out in my practice thus far. But, I can work with anyone! If you need help with your voice, or you need an audition book, or you need new songs, I can help.

I have also worked with several people who have had vocal injury. I am not a medical doctor, so I cannot diagnose or prescribe treatment, but several of my students (once their doctor gives them the all-clear to sing) have come to me to get their voices strong again after injury. I shape each lesson to whatever my student needs, and that has made it so many of my students have gotten their full voices back again.

My students have performed with Wicked (B'way and US National Tour), The Lion King (B'way), The Radio City Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular, several European Tours, and many shows on board Carnival Cruises, Disney Cruises, and Royal Caribbean Cruises. They've also been in regional shows and children's shows all over the United States.