Big Chirp Studio at 7915 Manchaca Road, Austin

Reviews

• Brad Keoun

  Aug 07, 2018
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  Sonia has helped me to realize my dream of becoming a singer! I am 46 and had lots of experience with music but zero voice training. She took me in as a novice and had me singing a beautiful aria by Donizetti (Una Furtiva Lagrima) in about eight months. She is very demanding but instinctively knew what I was capable of and has pushed me to the limit in every lesson. Although I am interested in ultimately singing folk/blues/rock, she has steered me to train in the bel canto style/school/tradition, which is really just the most basic method of making beautiful sounds with the instrument of the vocal chords. Due to her academic background and training in vocal instruction and performance, she knows exactly what she is doing at all times and can tell what you are doing incorrectly simply by listening to the sounds that you are producing. She also teaches you to think deeply about the music and the lyrics to understand the emotions and context and backstory of the song and setting and character. I have learned to trust her judgment and instinct implicitly. A plus is that she has a delightful personality and sense of humor; I walk out of every session with a big smile and feeling of accomplishment.

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