Voice lessons are offered at AJ’s Music Factory for 2nd through 12th grades. Students will study different styles of music including pop, rock, musical theater, jazz standards, R&B, blues, country and folk. Diversity of musical styles and the history of singers past and present are also studied in lessons.
In lessons the student will learn fundamentals of singing and musicality, including:
• Vocal technique and projection
• Improvisation
• Musical interpretation and styling
• Microphone technique
• Stage presence
• Sight singing and ear training
• Music theory
• Basic music reading skills
Vocal instruction encourages students to develop their truest voice while pursuing excellence in vocal technique. Our goal is to train well-rounded, healthy-voiced singers that hold a vast knowledge in vocal styles along with the ability to play a melody on the piano, sight-sing music and understand music theory. Piano/keyboard is not required for home practice of vocal students.
Lessons are available in the following time increments:
- 30-minute voice lessons
- 45-minute voice lessons (always advised, especially for students grades 9-12)
- 45-minute piano/voice combo lessons
- 60-minute piano/voice combo lessons (advised for any student studying both instruments)
- Piano and voice students grades 1-8 also receive lab time before or after their lesson. 30 minute lessons receive 30 minutes lab time. 45 or 60 minute lessons receive 15 minutes lab time.
What is Lab Time?
Students participate in extra training including musical genre and artist education, music theory using apps and flipped classroom studies to further create well-rounded musicians. Students participate in lab time while another is holding their lesson with the instructor.