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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, at her home studio, at the Jazz School
in Berkeley, as well as internationally via Skype.
Pricing:
half hour lesson $55 hour lesson
$100
Discounts
given for lessons paid for in blocks of 4/month:
4
x half hour lessons- $200 4 x hour lesson:
$360
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:
JazzCamp
West
June
20-27, 2009
Teaching
Vocal Technique and Jobim Repertoire....swingin' in the trees
LaHonda,
CA
www.jazzcampwest.com
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Stanford
Jazz Camp
July
26-31, 2009
This
is kids week--ages 12-18
www.stanfordjazz.org
THE
VOICE PROJECT and MIX welcome back :
Vocal
Jazz & Latin Music Master Classes
October
17 and 18, 2009
With Latin/Jazz
Vocal Specialist
Sandy
Cressman
Hosted
at Mix
6006 12th Ave. South
Seattle,
WA 98108
CLASSES
WILL INCLUDE :
:
- Latin Roots
of Vocal Jazz – 4 hour intensive
Back
by popular demand, this interactive intensive will explore the
roots of samba, bossa nova and bolero contrasting rhythmic grooves,
phrasing, vocal percussion and language. We will listen, play
and sing standard and not so standard bossa novas, sambas and
boleros to make them some of the sparklers in your set.
Body Groove - 1.5 hour workshop
Not
sure how to get into the groove? Not sure what a groove is? Learn
to “play” various rhythmic grooves on your body in order to internalize
the beat and improve your vocal phrasing. Excellent for
musicianship and loads of fun!
Points of Departure
- 3 hour workshop
We
will explore the underlying rhythmic and harmonic structures of
jazz standards in order to give singers a better foundation for
jazz interpretation. Exercises include lyric rhythms, scat rhythms,
exploration of basic jazz harmonic forms to give singers some
"points of departure" for their interpretations.
Private Lessons
available Sunday 5-10pm.
Schedule
and pricing TBA
www.shop.thevoiceproject.com
Contact :
info@thevoiceproject.com
or 206.465.4536/The Voice Project
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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. SandyCressman
has changed my vocal technique forever and I could never thank
her enough for doing so. Thank you Sandy!"
Adreana
Gonzales
Actress/Singer
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"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."
Anabelle
Lombard-Varma Paris
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taught me allot of great exercises and was fun, efficient and clear
to work with! I highly recommend her!"
Beth
CusterComposer/clarinetist/vocalist
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"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 nowmaneuver 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."
Joanne
Brion, 45
Novice but passionate singer – lover of music,Urban Economist
by day.
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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!!!
Tess
Totte, Portola Valley, CA
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"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. Irecommend Sandy as
a voice teacher to all singers, whether they are professional
or just beginning!"
essence,
recording artist, vocalist, songwriter
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"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 todeath) 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."
Liz
Klute, Oakland, CA
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"Sandy
is truly an exceptional voice teacher. She teaches solid
technique and facility with the voice in a very supportive and
patient way, She'ssensitive 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!"
Julia
Lau, Vocalist and Instructor, Oakland, CA
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"Studying
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 vocalperformance and the other in the art of teaching.
She possesses all the qualities that sum up a great
educator and I am grateful that she is my teacher."
Sarine
Balian, San Francisco, CA
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"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 andsuggestions, she has shown
me how to find my voice as both a singerand an interpreter."
Julia
Ogrydziak, Oakland, CA
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