About Voice Lessons
Voice lessons are a great option for kids as young as five (5) as well as adult students from beginning to advanced levels. Voice students at our Altadena Music Academy can choose to express their musical taste through the melodies and repertoire of their choice.
Beginner voice students generally begin with either 30-minute or 45-minute once-a-week private lessons with their voice instructor. As a voice student at the Altadena Academy of Music, you will learn how to read music, build a solid understanding of rhythm, breathing techniques, and gain a library of warm ups that can be used for years to come. Not only will you become a better vocalist, but you will also enjoy creative exploration through composition, improvisation, and performance opportunities.
Singing lessons for children under 9 years old would focus on musicianship skills and vocal breathing techniques in order to prepare a student for serious training as their body and voice matures. As voice students advance through their diverse musical journeys, they will come into contact with various musical styles that they will get to try out to properly express their singing passions.
New students enrolling in voice lessons receive a welcome package as well as an Altadena Academy of Music Practice tote bag. For more information regarding Altadena’s award-winning voice lessons at the Altadena Academy of Music, please contact our office by calling us at (626) 296-0799 or registering for lessons by clicking the button below.
The Academy proudly offers voice lessons to students of all ages and skill levels in Altadena, Pasadena, La Cañada, Glendale, Burbank, Monrovia, San Gabriel, Alhambra, San Marino and surrounding areas.
Voice Lessons Tuition
The prices listed here are for private voice lessons taking place at the Academy once a week, as well as virtual and online voice lessons.
30 Minutes
$144
Per Month
45 Minutes
$225
Per Month
60 Minutes
$285
Per Month
Levels of Voice Lessons
No matter the level at which you currently are - whether a complete beginner or an advanced student who has been taking voice lessons for a decade - the Altadena Academy of Music is here to help you get the most out of vocal lessons. Since we specialize in private lessons which we have been delivering since 2003, we ensure that your experience with voice lessons is tailored to your current level, the pace at which you are comfortable to work at, as well as your goals and ambitions within music and singing.
Beginner
Beginner voice lessons help new students establish proper breath control as well as posture for singing. Our professional voice coaches teach beginner voice students basic vocal warm-up exercises and help beginners develop an understanding of vocal tones and proper musical notation. Unless requested by the student, all vocal lessons include fundamental music theory.
Intermediate
Our intermediate voice lessons help more seasoned voice students strengthen their vocal techniques and expand their vocal range. At this level, voice coaches focus on more advanced techniques that help students improve their control, stamina, and flexibility while singing their favorite musical pieces. Basics of songwriting are introduced for students interested in pursuing this avenue.
Advanced
Our advanced voice lessons are for students who have mastery of intermediate techniques but are looking to further hone their vocal skills. Such lessons help students solidify vocal techniques and control their voice across the entire vocal range as well as further develop power and stamina. Our advanced students can begin composing their own pieces, developing stage presence techniques, and learning how to engage an audience.
Why Choose Our Academy for Voice Lessons in Altadena, CA
Our Voice Teachers
Our teachers are truly the core of our institution. As mentioned previously, we receive hundreds of teaching applications every year, and every voice teacher on our team is a proven professional with a great personality (and their educational, performance, and teaching background speaks for themselves too!).
Our Facility
We pride ourselves on teaching students on the finest upright and grand pianos, including a large array of Yamaha U-1s and U-3s, as well as Steinway & Sons Grand Pianos. We feature a comfortable lounge for parents with high-speed WiFi, an area for little kids to play and check out Lego magazines and coloring books, as well as plenty of free parking.
The Academy, located on the border of Pasadena and Altadena, is central to grocery stores, even allowing you to make a quick grocery run while your child is in class.
Our Experience
We have been part of the Pasadena, Altadena, and La Cañada communities since 2003. Delivering vocal and singing lessons to thousands of students (both children and adults) over the years has allowed us to foster the best possible environment for learning music.
Our Policies
We provide students with month-to-month lessons with no long-term commitments. Switching gears away from music? Simply give us a 30-day heads up and you are good to go! Need to change your lesson time? Let us know and we'll be glad to look at other options. And of course - need to miss a lesson? Let us know in advance and you can always receive a private make up credit, rather than lose your lesson or do a group make up.
Our Accolades
We genuinely hate to brag - but we have been chosen as the Best Music School by Expertise Magazine for several years in a row. We are also a Pasadena Weekly Reader Recommended Music School (every year since 2015). Lastly, we are a Steinway & Sons Teaching and Educational Partner, an extremely rare designation for private music schools, as well as members of the Music Teachers' Association of California. The list of the Academy's accolades, including students' competition wins, goes on, and we really hope it speaks for itself!
Meet Some of Our Voice Teachers in Altadena
As Pasadena and Altadena's top-rated music school and academy for voice lessons, we generally attract over fifty top voice teachers' resumes for a single voice teacher opening at our school located on the border of Altadena and Pasadena. As you can imagine, the selection process to teach voice at the Altadena Academy of Music is extremely rigorous and includes not only technical and behavioral interviews, but also sample lessons and feedback collection from students.
Due to this rigorous interview process for voice teachers, we pride ourselves in having the most dedicated and prestigious faculty of any school in the Altadena and Pasadena area. Teachers on our team have received degrees from the world's best music programs, including the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, USC Thornton School of Music, Juilliard, Peabody Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, Columbia University, and the Curtis Institute of Music.
All of our private voice teachers possess not only excellent teaching ability, but also hands-on performance experience which allows them to share unparalleled real-world expertise during each and every voice lesson.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Voice Lessons
At the Altadena Academy of Music, professional voice coaches strive to give all students the opportunity to express themselves through music. While some individuals have an inclination for singing, anyone, of any age, can learn to properly sing through the various techniques and exercises taught by their teachers. Whether it’s your breathiness or pitch that needs correction, you can and will become a better singer with consistent practice and expert instruction. So, if you are looking for voice lessons in Altadena or Pasadena, look no further!
At the Altadena Academy of Music, we believe in fighting fears head on! That is why our students are encouraged to perform their musical pieces at our semi-annual recitals, featuring both kids and adults. Stage fright can easily be overcome by performing more often, and that is one of the privileges that students at our Academy have. Recitals are completely optional, but all students have a blast, so we recommend you participate!
As the old saying goes (pun intended), you are never too old to pursue a new hobby. Adults make up about one-third of the Academy's students, and adult voice lessons specifically are a very popular choice. Adults choosing to pick up music usually do so to engage in a new hobby, meet friends , and hone their musical abilities.
Additionally, students looking into improving their memory, as well as controlling certain conditions, such as Parkinson's tremors, are actually encouraged to begin piano lessons, as playing music is scientifically proven to stimulate the brain and allow you to strengthen and improve your hand coordination.
All of our voice lessons here at the Altadena Academy of Music include sight reading and music theory, unless requested to be excluded from your learning plan.
Generally, for students wanting to learn in-depth music theory alongside with voice, we recommend enrolling in a combination piano/voice class, as that would allow you to fully immerse yourself in the best of both worlds - the vocal technique and coaching that comes from voice lessons, and the theory background that you will develop from the piano portion of your lessons.
Absolutely not! Our voice lessons are designed to be taken by those that have no prior experience in music whatsoever. Whether you are completely new to the musical world or an advanced singer, we have coaches that will help you improve and further develop your vocal skills.