Voice Lessons in Berkshire County

Wherever you are in your vocal journey, you can develop your technique, strengthen your performance skills, and explore new repertoire during lessons with Chelsea. Chelsea brings a wide range of stylistic interests and experience to her teaching, with a particular affinity for the technique required for healthy musical theater and contemporary styles.

Explore what your voice can do with voice lessons in Berkshire County - convenient for students in Tyringham, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, Lenox, Monterey, Otis, and Pittsfield. Chelsea loves working with students of all ages on classical solo and choral music, as well as Broadway, Great American songbook standards, and contemporary rep.

Berkshire Music School

Interested in taking voice lessons in Pittsfield, MA? Check out private voice lessons with Chelsea through Berkshire Music School. 

Home Studio in Tyringham

Interested in taking voice lessons at Chelsea's home studio in Tyringham, MA? ​Fill out this brief interest form to start the conversation and schedule a trial lesson.
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Home Studio Lesson Rates
30 Minute Lesson: $45
45 Minute Lesson: $60

Teaching Approach

  • Playfulness Over Perfection
    I strive to create a space where students feel comfortable making silly sounds, trying things out for the first time, and bringing their whole authentic selves. Lessons are not about getting it right, right away — they are about trying different approaches and seeing what works. And hopefully having some fun in the process!
  • Singer-Selected Repertoire
    While I am happy to suggest songs I think would be good in your voice, I want students to lead on repertoire selection, so that what we’re working on can feel as valuable to your growth as an artist as possible.
  • Building Your Inner Coach
    We’re only together for an hour a week at most! So part of what we will build together is your ability to give yourself actionable feedback (both affirmative and constructive) when you are practicing by yourself. You are always welcome to audio or video record your lesson so you can revisit our warm-ups or the way we work through repertoire together.

Elements of Singing We Can Work On

Voice training is going to be most effective when we have a shared understanding of what we’re working on and what you as a student are most interested in focusing on. Here are some of the possible elements we can focus on during our lesson time.
  • Coordination: How do we build strength and flexibility in the interconnected system of breath, registration, and resonance?
  • ​Articulation & Diction: How do we use our tongue, lips, teeth, and palate to make clear vowels and consonants so an audience can understand our words?
  • Ear Training & Music Reading: How do we get more comfortable learning new music?
  • ​Interpretation: How do we unpack the text and meaning, and build a unique and compelling interpretation of a piece?
  • Listening: How do we critically observe a performer we want to emulate to understand how they accomplish the vocal and performance elements we admire?
  • Performance: How do we build our confidence performing in front of an audience?
  • Practice Structures: How do we define our vocal goals and create a practice plan that supports incremental work toward those goals?​