Embodied Vocal Coaching
In this experimental, integrated & playful approach to singing lessons, I offer games, practices, knowledge and coaching to help strengthen your relationship with your voice and support you to find more freedom and joy in vocal expression. I incorporate somatic exercises & movement to help integrate your voice with your whole embodied self. ​​​Potential focuses could include:
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Building confidence in the basics of breath, intonation, and rhythm
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Learning simple songs to support your emotional & spiritual journey
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Nurturing the joyous skill of finding and holding harmonies
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Preparing for a performance with an emphasis on presence, not perfectionism
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Playfully cultivating ease with vocal improvisation
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Experimenting with spontaneous songwriting, aka "songcatching"
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Honing the art & craft of songleading
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Any other musical desires you have!
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These sessions are not about perfecting technique or "getting it right." They are about feeling more alive through deepened connection with your body and voice and rekindling, tending, and stoking a love for singing.​
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I also enjoy incorporating mini-Sound & Song Baths into Embodied Vocal Coaching sessions, where I guide participants into a state of rest and presence before encouraging your own vocal activation. Recurring clients can mix-and-match these two kinds of offerings freely at no extra charge.
​My approach to these sessions is informed by:
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10+ years of singing experience in choirs, musical theater, a capella, barbershop, jazz vocal performance, vocal improvisation performance, and various bands and performance groups
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3+ years of working with singers of all comfort levels while stewarding the Boston-Area Singing Circles community
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An ongoing study of somatics, mindfulness, and body-based approaches to transformation and learning
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I work well with people across the spectrum of musical experience - whether you have sung on stages, in the shower, or don't think you can sing at all.
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Sessions are 60 - 75 minutes. I like to work with spaciousness around time, so sessions are booked for 75 minutes, but may wrap up early. All sessions are done out of my home in Jamaica Plain.​
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I also offer vocal coaching for "duos" - couples, friends, bandmates, a parent & child, or any two people who want to deepen their experience of singing and making music together.
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Please book a free consultation before scheduling a session so that we can get to know each other, discuss your hopes, and talk through any questions.
"My sister invited my wife and me to sing at her wedding. While I have so loved singing with my wife and in groups, I had never sung for an audience quite in this way. It made me nervous, and I wanted to be prepared. I thought voice lessons with my wife would help me get there.
I could not have anticipated the depth and richness of the experience of working with Jordan. With a natural and gifted inclination to engage all elements of oneself in making sound, Jordan led us through a process of connecting with our bodies, our breath, our sounds, with laughter, and with movement, and through that supported our connection with our voices. I expanded into spaces with my voice that it had never filled before, with a richness and strength I had not experienced. The process was beautiful, moving, joyful, and empowering. And, yes, performing the song at the wedding was a true pleasure!"
- "Duo" Embodied Vocal Coaching Client
Rates
For packages, you can mix-and-match a combination of Embodied Vocal Coaching sessions with Personalized Sound and Song Baths if you'd like.
Single Session
125
One 60 - 75 minute session
Valid for one month
4 Session Package
450
$112.5 per session ($50 saved).
Valid for 3 months
8 Session Package
800
$100 per session ($200 savings).
Valid for 6 months
"Duo" Single Session
175
One 60 - 75 minute session for a pair of singers
Valid for one month
"Duo" 4 Sessions
600
$150 per session ($100 savings)
Valid for 3 months
"Duo" 8 Sessions
1,000
$125 per session ($400 savings)
Valid for 6 months
Embodied Vocal Coaching Rates
For both individual and "duo" clients.
