[Perform-Talk] Tips for online voice lessons

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Kelsey,

I've been  teaching singing, Braille Music and Musicianship online since 
2012. If you need your hands for reading and those same hands are 
required to help you learn breath support, and you don't like the idea 
of reading with one hand, the only solution is to memorise what you can. 
You could always do it line by line to start with. Read the line, learn 
commit it to short term memory, co-ordinate the breathing with your 
hands as necessary. Your teacher sounds accommodating so I'm sure 
there'd be no problem with this.


Very best wishes,

Sandra.

On 09/06/2025 02:27, Kelsey Nicolay via Perform-Talk wrote:
> Hello,
> Hoping someone can help. I had a trial Zoom voice lesson with a teacher a fr=
> iend of mine in my NFB chapter recommended. It actually went better than I e=
> xpected; a few technology glitches need to be worked through, but overall no=
> t bad for a first time. The teacher is very open to making whatever adaptati=
> ons are necessary to make me successful. One piece of the puzzle I had not g=
> iven a lot of thought to until now is how I will manage reading my braille l=
> yrics and monitoring breathing at the same time. The teacher teaches the stu=
> dent correct breathing by having them place their hand on the lower stomach t=
> o feel the expansion when breathing. this is great except when you also have=
>   to try to read braille lyrics, it could be a little difficult, so I am curi=
> ous for those of you who have done online lessons, how did you negotiate thi=
> s? I read braille with both hands because it is much more efficient for me t=
> han using one, so just curious how others have managed to overcome this. Luc=
> kily for today it wasn't an issue, but once i officially start lessons, it w=
> ill be.
> Sent from Kelsey Nicolay=E2=80=99s iPhone=20=
>
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