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| Sandy Cressman calls her vocal technique Connected Voice. Her approach to teaching begins with this healthy technique, based on her extensive training in Bel Canto and Speech Level Singing technique. To this she adds her extensive performing and touring experience to coaching on style and performance technique in Jazz, Pop, Brazilian and Latin styles. Sandy teaches in French and Portuguese as well. Cressman teaches voice and vocal technique at the Music Center of San Francisco and at her home studio, as well as internationally via Skype. Pricing: half hour lesson $50 hour lesson $90 Introductory lesson: $30/half hour Discounts given for lessons paid for in blocks of 4/month. Special youth programs available. Please email sandrinha@homenagem-brasileira.com Sandy also coaches vocal groups and bands on harmony and blend and does vocal production in the studio. For an example of Sandy's work with Vocal Jazz Groups, please go to www.hiseas.org to check out the High Seas, a great San Francisco Vocal Octet that Sandy musical directs.
UPCOMING MASTERCLASSES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: March 15-18, 2008 We offer 27 workshops with contents from "body music", "vocal technics", "lyric interpretation", "tools & technology", "vocal health", "improvisation in songs" and many other subjects in our four day event. Our aim is to present effective vocal technics for every style and musical levels, professionals and beginners, support and inspire musical skills and vocalists of all ages. www.greenvoices.de ___________________________________________________________________ STAGE DE CHANT JAZZ BRESILIEN AVEC SANDY CRESSMAN DU VENDREDI 19 AU LUNDI 22 SEPTEMBRE 2008 Sur l'Ile aux Moines , Golfe du Morbihan, France «CONNECTED VOICE» Atelier Technique Vocale & Atelier Chant Jazz Brésilien «CANTA BRASIL»
INSCRIPTIONS LIMITEES A 12 STAGIAIRES Coût total du stage = 654 €
Ateliers 350 € + 304 € l'hébergement
en pension complète au « Chemin des Iles», centre de stage
en chambres d'hôtes, arrivée le vendredi pour dîner, départ le
lundi après-midi
pour s'inscrire s'adresser à francoise.braude@wanadoo.fr register by sending email to francoise.braude@wanadoo.frr Cliquer çi-dessous pour tous les détails:
Some quotes from Sandy’s students: "I am twenty-three years old and study theatre at the American Conservatory Theatre, as well as piano and guitar at Blue Bear School of American Music. Sandy Cressman has broadened my vocal from a thought-to-be alto to a full range soprano. She has taught me voice control and given me the confidence to sing high range pieces. Sandy Cressman has changed my vocal technique forever and I could never thank her enough for doing so. Thank you Sandy!"
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "Working with Sandy gave me more confidence and a very different approach to singing. Her fluency in French made it also very comfortable for me and she was able to understand exactly where I was coming from and what my needs were."
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "Sandy taught me allot of great exercises and was fun, efficient and clear to work with! I highly recommend her!"
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "I have been studying with Sandy for over a year now. My voice has improved and changed significantly. I have a technical understanding now of voice I never knew existed. I have found my chest voice and can now maneuver better between head and chest. I can really tell the difference when I sing songs that challenged me my entire life. Sandy’s breadth of knowledge, patience and focus is a blessing, and she is a joy to work with."
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - Sandy has been a great coach and mentor over the past 3 years. I was very close to giving up on singing since I had vocal health issues (nodules) and had not been happy with past instructors. Connected-Voice singing has been the only answer and is, I feel, the best way to obtain a healthy, trained voice with much greater range and movement. Sandy has worked diligently with me to help me reach a much more comfortable level of singing and one I feel confident with during performances. She has opened up a broad range of songs to me. In the past I would not approach certain songs, now I feel confident and ready to tackle any tune. Her approach allows for a much greater range and substance to the whole voice. Sandy is a performer and has recorded a number of CD's so her expertise in these areas always come in handy. Her patience and encouragement have been extremely helpful!! I highly recommend her!!!
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "Sandy has helped me achieve a vocal balance that has increased my range, broadened my tonal options, and strengthened my physical support. I have greater endurance and confidence, and don't get hoarse anymore after hours of recording or weeks of touring. Sandy's techniques for narrowing vowel sounds have helped me sing difficult parts with greater ease. She has given me invaluable tools that are second nature to me now such as: visualizing the notes before I sing them, relaxing my posture, and breathing techniques. I have studied with Sandy for - wow- nine years! I would not be the singer I am today without her coaching. I recommend Sandy as a voice teacher to all singers, whether they are professional or just beginning!"
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sessions with Sandy were very, very, very, helpful. Did I
say very helpful?
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "Since I have been studying with Sandy, I have improved in the following areas: tone quality, focus of sound, extended range, expressiveness, and I am more relaxed and confident. Sandy exposed me to new singers (for me) and great repertoire. (Not the usual standards that are sung to death) I learned new ways to interpret a song that work for me. I have never seen any other teacher pack so much into a half hour time slot. I always learned new things and had plenty of tunes and technique to work on between lessons."
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "Sandy is truly an exceptional voice teacher. She teaches solid technique and facility with the voice in a very supportive and patient way, She's sensitive to and supportive of her student's artistry and expression. A rare combination of qualities in the world of voice teaching. She has my highest recommendation!"
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privately with Sandy has had a significant impact on my musical
career. Her patient and nurturing teaching style in combination
with her technical and aesthetic expertise of the voice has allowed
me to reach a more advanced level of singing. On many occasions
I have approached her with material from various traditions and
languages. In every case she quickly adapted her teaching
to suite my specific needs. In my experience the SERIOUS instructors
are equally versed in performance as they are in teaching skills.
Sandy is an incredible artist in both realms, one in the art of
vocal
- - - o 0 O 0 o - - - "I started studying with Sandy over a year ago. Classically trained as a violinist, I was a novice in certain areas of vocal technique, jazz/popular phrasing, and improvisation while being extremely advanced in other areas. Through a balanced approach of building up my vocal abilities while working on a variety of song types, I have grown a great deal in a year. Sandy is a great artist in her own right, and with her help and suggestions, she has shown me how to find my voice as both a singer and an interpreter."
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