Vanessa Noel Kemp

Voice lessons are an investment, and so often parents send their kids to lessons even though they have a cold or a sore throat. In the USA we have a very strong work culture—a “tough it out,” “walk it off” mentality. This mindset only intensifies on the Wasatch Front and in Utah’s Beehive culture. We are an industrious lot. While those traits serve us well in many areas, they completely backfire when it comes to vocal health, singing with a cold, or attending voice lessons while sick. My hope...

If you used to sing — high-school choir, community theatre, church solos, or even university or conservatory — and then life happened (a sensible career, kids, bills), and now you feel the quiet ache that something is missing….you’re not alone. The gift of a beautiful voice, and the dream of being recognized for it, has a very particular way of haunting the people who carry it. It’s a quiet, persistent whisper that says, “You might have missed your calling.” Ironically, that same inner...

Online courses are a waste of time and totally ineffective for beginner voice lessons.