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
Vocal Training
Singing
Melody & Pitch
Music Performance Techniques
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1-yr validity
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Learner types for singing lessons
Singing for beginners
Singing for intermediate
Singing for adults
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
The student and tutor focused on developing vocal techniques, particularly for accessing and strengthening the student's mixed voice and mixed belt. They practiced various vocal exercises to improve breath support, resonance, and vocal placement, with the goal of enhancing vocal agility and range. The tutor also clarified the mechanics of breathing for singing.
Vocal Agility and Pitch Accuracy
Abdominal Breathing and Breath Support
The 'NG' Sound for Resonation and Mix
Vocal Registers: Chest
Mix
and Head Voice
The student and tutor reviewed a recorded song performance, with the tutor providing vocal technique feedback and exercises to improve pitch, range, and vocal clarity. They practiced specific vocalizations and addressed strategies for singing higher and lower notes, and for managing vocal transitions and diction, particularly in preparation for singing "Sinking Deep."
Vibrato and Vocal Texture
Vocal Health and Avoiding Strain
Vocal Range and Register Flexibility
Pitch Accuracy and Note Sustainment
Vocal Resonance and Placement
The student and tutor worked on vocal technique and performance practice for musical theater, specifically focusing on songs from "Frozen." They practiced various vocal exercises for breath support, resonance, and clarity, and applied these techniques to specific song sections, focusing on character portrayal and vocal delivery. The student is preparing for upcoming performances of the musical.
Acting Through Song: Emotional Emphasis
Consonant Articulation: The 'R' in "Door"
Vocal Tract Shape: Head Voice vs. Chest Voice
Vocal Resonance: Maintaining the 'Gate'
Vocal Warm-ups: The Blowfish Technique
The tutor and student worked on vocal warm-up exercises and singing techniques, focusing on breath control, vocal placement, and resonance. They practiced specific exercises and applied them to a song, with plans to review challenging sections and breathing techniques in future sessions.
Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises
Vocal Register & Muscle Engagement
Legato and Vocal Phrasing
Vocal Dynamics and Belting
The student and tutor reviewed vocal warm-up techniques, focusing on breath support, resonance, and articulation. They then practiced specific passages from the song "For the First Time in Forever," working on pitch, rhythm, and vocal control, with plans to continue this practice in future sessions.
Musical Notation and Measure Counting
Vocal Placement and Resonance
"Frozen" Song Analysis: "For the First Time in Forever"
Vocal Warm-up Techniques
The tutor and student worked on vocal technique, including breath support, resonance, and vowel modification. They then applied these techniques to practice sections of the song "I'll Confide in You," focusing on melody, harmony, and vocal phrasing, and discussed the song's lyrical inspiration.
Vocal Resonance and Placement
Vocal Diction and Phrase Connection
Melody and Chord Alignment in Song Structure
Vocal Sirens and Gliding
Vowel Modification for Higher Registers
Tools & techniques used in voice lessons
Digital sheet music & lyric databases
Karaoke & backing track apps
Metronome Apps
Interactive voice lessons
Open Q&A
Mobile joining
Parent feedback
Record lessons
Note taking
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