I have been teaching in New York City and Los Angeles for 25 years. I believe in freeing the singing voice from extrinsic muscle tension so that each student can discover his or her own unique sound unencumbered.

Common problems that I have successfully corrected include too fast or slow a vibrato, a compressed larynx, a depressed larynx, and difficulty making a smooth transition through the passage.

I am often asked by classically trained singers to help them adapt to a musical theater sound, which I have been able to do with great success. I've also been able to to help "belters" find a head voice that they never knew existed and carry up "the mix" to heights previously unavailable to them.

I accept students of all ages and levels of proficiency as long as they are committed to the process of developing their instruments. Dancers and actors with no previous vocal training are also welcome.

Over the years, my students have appeared on Broadway in leading roles in Chicago, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Pajama Game, Les Miserables, Aspects of Love, and Cyrano and also on national and european tours in Chicago, Rent, King and I, 42nd Street, Starlight Express, and Secret Garden.

John Mercurio, pianist-composer, assists in my studio, upon request. He has accompanied many of my students for demo recordings and auditions. He also arranges and transposes music. He attended the Eastman School of Music (BM) and New York University (MA).