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
/ 55 min
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
Sight Singing
Melody & Pitch
Vocal Training
Music History
Music Performance Techniques
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Learner types for singing lessons
Singing for beginners
Singing for adults
Singing for intermediate
Singing for kids
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
Student and Tutor engaged in vocal warm-ups and exercises, focusing on head voice, vowel articulation, and specific vocal techniques. They also conducted an extensive ear training session, reviewing and identifying musical intervals. The session concluded with practicing a song, focusing on rhythm and pronunciation, with plans to review more advanced intervals next week.
Expanding Vocal Range and Register Control
Song Performance: Rhythm
Vowel & Consonant Articulation
Interval Identification Strategies with Reference Songs
Interval Ear Training & Recognition
Vocal Warm-ups & Technique Essentials
Student and Tutor worked on vocal techniques, including lip trills and staccato exercises, to improve breath support and resonance. They were introduced to musical ear training, learning to identify various intervals using song associations. The session concluded with practice on foreign language pronunciation for a song, and the Tutor encouraged the Student to continue practicing the languages and use a device for the next session.
Vocal Techniques: Lip Trills & Staccato
Vowel & Consonant Articulation Drills
Introduction to Music Intervals & Ear Training
Accurate Foreign Language Pronunciation
Student and Tutor engaged in a singing lesson focused on vocal warm-ups, breathing exercises, and song practice. They worked on various vocal techniques, explored the mechanics of diaphragm breathing, and practiced the pronunciation of foreign language lyrics in the song "I Speak Six Languages." Student was assigned to practice the language section of the song for 10 minutes daily with the track.
Vocal Warm-up Techniques
Diaphragmatic Breathing Essentials
Developing Head Voice
Singing Foreign Language Lyrics
Confident Song Phrasing and Dynamics
The Student and Tutor worked on vocal warm-ups, including humming and specific vowel exercises, followed by a structured breathing challenge to enhance breath control. They then extensively practiced the song "I Speak Six Languages," focusing on refining rhythm, diction, and pronunciation of foreign language sections. For homework, the Student was tasked with finding a device to play backing tracks during lessons and repeatedly listening to the language sections of the song for pronunciation practice.
Multilingual Pronunciation for Singing
Leveraging Practice Tracks for Song Improvement
Understanding and Applying Rhythms
Vocal Warm-ups and Posture
Diaphragmatic Breathing for Singers
The student worked with the tutor on vocal warm-ups and practicing pronunciation for phrases in six languages within the song "I Speak Six Languages." The student was assigned to practice listening to the language sections of the song to improve their pronunciation for the next lesson.
Vocal Warm-ups for Singing
Pronunciation in Multiple Languages for Singing
Vocal Technique and Resonance
Understanding the "I Speak Six Languages" Song Structure
The Tutor and Student worked on various vocal warm-ups, including hums, slides, and vowel exercises, alongside practicing an eight-note scale. They then focused on the song 'I Speak Six Languages,' breaking down challenging rhythmic sections and reviewing new verses. The Student's homework is to listen to the song regularly to aid memorization and understanding.
Vocal Warm-up Techniques
Strategic Song Immersion (Homework)
Developing Head Voice
Song Rhythmic Accuracy and Phrasing
Mastering the Eight-Note Scale
Breath Control and Abdominal Support
Tools & techniques used in voice lessons
Digital sheet music & lyric databases
Metronome Apps
Karaoke & backing track apps
Interactive voice lessons
Open Q&A
Mobile joining
Record lessons
Note taking
Chat for quick help
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