Dynamic Singing Lessons for All Styles | Dominican University Educator

Hello! My name is Drake Simon. I am a professional singer and performing artist living in Denver Colorado. I specialize in Jazz music but I also know a lot about pop, classical, folk, and musical theatre! I have just over a year of voice teaching experience, but I have been teaching since high school. Weather you are looking to polish your vocal technique, or just trying to sound good singing Karaoke, I would be more than happy to help you out! I cater my lessons towards what you want to get out of it. Singing, in my opinion, relies on knowledge and intuition. In my lessons, we will mostly work on what feels right to you, and I will guide you towards the healthy way to sing in the way you want. I want my students to be happy and work towards their goals, whatever they may be. Let me help you to sing in a way that you are happy with, and in a way that is safe for your voice and your body.

I always try to cater my teaching style to my student's goals and ambitions. I want my students to have fun with music but also be able to achieve some improvement in whatever direction they want to be working towards. Of course I include technique and theory that is relevant to the goals, and I always try to make sure that my students' voices remain healthy. My main influences personally are musical theatre and jazz, but there is value in all music. In a normal lesson, I have some basic warm-ups that I teach based on what is needed and that will help with certain aspects of vocal technique. We will then work on a skill. Weather it's sight singing, interval training, pitch matching, ear training, or talking about music theory all depends on what the student's goals are. To conclude the lesson we will work on some reparatory. I will always have suggestions on pieces to learn but we will always be working on something that the student can have fun with and is beneficial to their goals.