Do you suck at Karaoke?

Did the nuns tell you to mouth the words?

Are you afraid of auditioning?

Do you want to learn how to tone?

Do you want to sing folk songs, musical comedy, pop, jazz, opera?

Do you want a more effective speaking voice?

Do you want to be a better choir singer?

Do you love to sing but feel rusty?

Does your throat get easily tired or do you often get laryngitis?

Are you curious about an activity that can feel like massage, meditation, and time travel, all in one hour?

If you answered Yes to any of these questions, singing lessons can help.  You can feel and hear a difference even after a few months.   More than that, singing can be one of the most exhilarating experiences in life.

A tone has color, layers, depth.  In the center of a tone is a spinning sensation, a buzz for the body.  As soon as you find the center of a tone, though, it slips away.  You let the breath roam, searching for the buzz that says you’ve found it again.  The point is not to sing in the center; the point is to keep looking.  That’s what keeps the tone alive.  After a while your head can start to feel like a Tibetan singing bowl, the spinning sensations connecting you to something both infinite and ancient.

And that’s just one note.  You can skip this heavenly experience and go straight to songs.  Learning to sing is to enter a mandela: there are different doors.  Once inside, you can roam from toning to songs and back again.  If singing lessons sound interesting, see my teaching page.

If it’s choir singing you’re after, I can offer you an experience with that as well.  I started The OK Chorale because I wanted to create a place where people could sing for the joy of it.  No auditions.  No crying in rehearsals.  You can find out more about us at (www.okchoraleseattle.com)

OK Chorale Rehearsal

The OK Chorale at the Greenlake Luminaries, 2009