About Kathi-Lee's Voice
My History
I have been a Voice Teacher for over 40 years and have taught hundreds of students in those years. Although I have degrees in both Vocal Performance in Opera and Music Education, my music genre passion is the Broadway Musical Theatre. I have served as Music Director for over 60 musical theatre productions.
I teach primarily the Broadway and contemporary Christian styles of singing. I am a believer in teaching students how to sing properly – using diaphragmatic support, breath control, forward focus and a natural singing style.
It is important for students to understand that learning (and using) proper vocal technique is a TRAINING process, and it certainly cannot happen in “a few easy lessons”. It is the same as with any performing art or sport: It takes dedication, sacrifice and time to become an excellent singer. Every student I teach begins their journey at their own particular level of learning, talent and potential. Each student is unique in his/her learning styles and talent.
Many students have a desire to pursue roles in the Musical Theatre genre. Like any of the disciplines in the performance arena, singing correctly does not come naturally to most singers. An understanding of the necessity of establishing a healthy vocal singing technique is vitally important. Private vocal coaching will, at the very least, reveal to each student his or her vocal strengths and weaknesses. Then they will be able to set short-term and long-term goals to begin to establish their vocal technique.
The vocal progress made by the student can be doubled or tripled by how much concentrated practice time and effort is maintained. (Please read that sentence again!) It is the responsibility of the instructor (ME) to offer the tools needed to establish a healthy vocal technique. It is the student’s responsibility to begin to use those tools effectively.