Jessica Soltero
Find your voice and explore various vocal styles with breath-centered guidance from a University of Puget Sound alum!
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Jessica Soltero
Bachelors degree
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Each lesson is 55 min
50 lessons
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30 lessons
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20 lessons
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10 lessons
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5 lessons
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Jessica - Get to know your vocal coach
Young and professional vocalist Jessica Soltero is an online tutor specializing in singing lessons with over a year in experience. Carrying a life-long passion for singing and education, Jessica recently graduated cum laude from the University of Puget Sound with a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance. In addition to her vocal studies, Jessica excelled at music theory, ear-training, music history, vocal pedagogy, and vocal diction. She is trained in the International Phonetic Alphabet and enjoys coaching Italian, German, and French vocal repertoire. Jessica's teaching style caters to all levels of experience, as it is individualized to meet each of her student's needs and goals. This can include confidence building, musicality, ear training, music theory, music history, each so on. She also has taught students ages as young as 5 up to 21 years old so far. "Sing with passion, and the world will dance to your rhythm."
Jessica graduated from University of Puget Sound
Your vocal coach specialities
Singing
Music Performance Techniques
Music History
Sight Singing
Melody & Pitch
Learner types for singing lessons
Singing for kids
Singing for intermediate
Singing for adults
Singing for beginners
Singing lessons highlights
Jessica's teaching approach is centered on the use of solfege, IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) breathing techniques, registers, navigating passagio/vocal breaks, performance preparation and strategy, musicality, and expression. Her versatility ensures personalized tutoring in various musical genres such as Pop, Classical, Jazz, and Musical Theatre. Jessica primarily uses Zoom as an online platform for their original sound function and interactive tools to create engaging and effective lessons. In her one year of experience, she caters to a diverse audience of 20+ students, including beginners, intermediates, kids, and adults. Jessica's calm and patient teaching approach ensures a positive and supportive learning environment, that every student feels welcome and encouraged to learn at a comfortable pace. Let's sing together!
Types of singing lessons
Singing
Classical Singing
Pop Singing
Jazz Singing
Singing concepts taught by Jessica
The student practiced vocal exercises focusing on breath control, resonance, and register transitions. The student applied these techniques to a song, working on breath support, tone, and emotional expression. The tutor recommended practicing with a track and focusing on breath control and softening tones to ease tension.
Vocal Warm-ups and Flexibility
Tone and Resonance
Register Transitions (Passaggio)
Chest and Head Voice Mixing
Overcoming Vocal Imitation
Breath Control and Support
Addressing Vocal Tension
The student and tutor worked on vocal exercises and rehearsed songs from the musical *Matilda*, specifically "The Hammer" and "Chokey Chant." They focused on pronunciation, rhythm, and hitting correct notes. The tutor will provide a piano track of "Chokey Chant" and potentially "Miracle" for practice before the next session.
Song Preparation: Accurately Learning Notes
Performance Preparation: Balancing Accents and Original Music
Song Rehearsal: 'The Chokey Chant' from *Matilda*
Vocal Warm-ups: Humming and 'Zooie'
The Student and Tutor worked on vocal warm-ups and applied them to the song 'How Do I Say Goodbye.' The session focused on improving vowel pronunciation, breath control, and expanding vocal range. The tutor provided a lyric sheet for the student to mark breath marks for practice.
Resonance and Vocal Placement
Diction and Articulation
Breath Control
Vowel Shaping
Vocal Warm-ups
Octave Transposition
The Student engaged in vocal warm-ups and explored musical theater song options, selecting 'I Speak Six Languages' to work on. They then practiced 'For the First Time in Forever' from Frozen, focusing on breath control, vocal projection, and memorization. The homework is to memorize speaking lines for 'First Time in Forever'.
Head Voice Development
Understanding Diaphragmatic Breathing
Performance and Memorization
Vocal Warm-ups: Breathing Techniques
Vocal Placement and Mouth Opening
The session focused on vocal warm-ups, identifying vocal registers (chest, head, and mixed voice), and understanding voice cracks. The Student sang a portion of a song and the Tutor provided feedback on range and potential key changes. They discussed a lesson plan for future sessions.
Breathing Techniques in Singing
Tongue Placement and Mouth Shape
Voice Breaks (Bridges): Transitioning Registers
Vocal Registers: Chest Voice
Head Voice
Mixed Voice
Vocal Warm-ups: Lip Trills
The session involved vocal exercises focused on pitch accuracy and register control, with an introduction to solfege. The student presented an original song for feedback on vocal delivery and style. The plan is to work on the song in the next session, focusing on hitting specific notes and adjusting the vocal approach.
Solfege (Do-Re-Mi)
Addressing Physical Considerations
Musicality and Style
Vocal Warm-ups
Chest Voice vs. Falsetto
Pitch Matching and Ear Training
Breath Support
Tools & techniques used in voice lessons
Metronome Apps
Digital sheet music & lyric databases
Karaoke & backing track apps
Interactive voice lessons
Note taking
Parent feedback
Record lessons
Mobile joining
Chat for quick help
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