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Guitar and Voice Instruction
We share a great love.... a love of music!
What would the earth be like without sound?
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Voice Lessons - Guitar and Voice Lessons - Songwriting
VOICE LESSONS
VOICE: Voice Lessons: Beginner Voice Lessons to Advanced Voice Lessons, all skill levels. All ages, singing is for everyone. Posture, breathing and vocal scale exercises, breath support and control, complex placement techniques, range expansion and power, articulation, expression, tone, and dynamics. Natural voice techniques with each level taught safely, building a strong and balanced foundation for singers of all ages and skill. Advancing to more extensive study in breathing, toning, placement, scales, complex placement, and advanced pieces. All styles of music, classical to popular. Customized to artist and goals, making the process of study and practice incredibly enjoyable. Work with a friendly, kind, professional, and knowledgeable instructor who has been singing and working with artists for decades. Instructor is a singer, songwriter, lyricist, and composer with over 30 years experience, teaching beginner to advanced voice. Students have received lead roles, thousands in college scholarships, and have become professional singers, songwriters, performers, and composers. Discovering and developing their own unique voice and style to become classical singers, broadway singers, country singers, rock singers, pop singers, choir singers, cantors, and weddings singers. Singing is for all ages and it is never too late to start and get back to your dreams. Beginners to professionals, it all starts with a great love for singing!
VOICE AND GUITAR LESSONS
VOICE AND GUITAR: All ages. All skill levels. This is great for individuals at any age. Guitar and Voice instruction offers a specialized combination of beginner voice and guitar instruction for fantastic results. Guitar instruction includes beginner notation and tablature, chords, strumming, and picking techniques. Beginner voice instruction includes basic vocal scales and breathing exercises to develop and expand vocal range and dynamics balanced with playing guitar. Guitarists may bring their acoustic guitar, electric guitar, or classical guitar. Each level progresses to more complex and challenging techniques that will strengthen and enhance voice and guitar skills. Extremely enjoyable and fun! Experience true progress and develop skills you can hear. Enjoy the process and build that confidence within to be comfortable playing guitar and singing songs anywhere.
LESSON INFORMATION
Studio Location: Kingston, MA by Duxbury / Kingston Exit 20, previously known as exit 10.
Hours: Studio open for reserved lessons. Studio is closed on holidays, instructor cancellation, or inclement weather.
LESSON TERMS
Lesson Terms are simple and easy to understand.
WEEKLY LESSONS
A scheduled lesson time of 45 minutes is reserved for you every week.
MUSIC SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
Music Sessions have either 9 lessons or 12 lessons to choose from.
The 9 Lesson Music Session begins on the first lesson, and continues for 12 consecutive weeks (3 months).
The 12 Lesson Music Session begins on the first lesson, and continues for 16 consecutive weeks (4 months).
The extra weeks off in each session offers students flexibility with ample time to take all their lessons before the end date of their Music Session, when they expire. The Instructor reserves a weekly lesson day and time every week for you, and this is available until the end of your music session.
All Music Sessions are paid in full in advance. To continue lessons, and reserve your weekly day and time, payment is due 14 days before the next music session begins. Six Month and One Year Music Sessions are also offered, rates vary.
Students who complete all their lessons early can start a new Music Session.
BIWEEKLY LESSONS
Lesson can be reserved twice or more per week for vocal performances professional commercial or studio recording, or other music projects
Continue Lessons: To continue lessons, students sign up for a new Music Session. Payment is due 14 days in advance before the end date of your next music session. This ensures your weekly lesson day and time is reserved, and allows proper time for scheduling, research, preparation, study, and practice. I only teach a limited number of students.
Contact Form: Once you complete the form below, you are welcome to call me directly anytime, including weekends. After submitting the contact form, I request a quick text or phone call to ensure I get your information, or you can wait until I call you. I usually get back to people within the hour, or it may take a few days.
Sign up and scheduling a lesson time: I will call to learn more about your music interests and goals, set up your Music Session, and schedule your first lesson time.
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I believe every artist already has natural gifts and unique musical talents. I will work diligently to help bring your natural musical gifts to the surface while helping you expand your knowledge and develop your skills in voice, instrument, and composition. Your unique talents will be honored. While I am a highly technical instructor, I am a naturally positive and encouraging person who believes in you. I have great hope in you at every at every level of skill whether your are a beginner or a professional. Students find great happiness when they see their goals achieved and their visions fulfilled. Each new level of achievement will lead to emerging new goals and challenges. Most students work with me for many years. For decades it has been a joy and honor to work with so many amazing people who are truly talented artists and meet their supportive families, friends, and fellow musicians.
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RETURNING STUDENTS
Returning students. I teach many returning artists. Students who have worked with me in the past, just give me a call. You are always welcome! I look forward to talking to you and hearing your college stories and catching up on life with you! Let me know your current music goals, and future performances and projects. J can’t wait to hear from you ! I truly miss all my students! It is a joy to know each one of you. It is an honor to work with so many amazing people with wonderful personalities, musical gifts, and great talents.
TESTIMONIALS
Testimonials: Voice students work with me on average for about 5 years or more, with many up to 20 years. Many students return over their lifetime to work on special projects, or songs for a performance. Years later I will teach their kids too! You can read more on the testimonials page. Students often meet each other when working with me and many make friends.
COMMUNICATION
Communication is key! I speak directly to students regularly. All past and current students and their families are always welcome to call me anytime. 781-733-3310. I work with great people where there is mutual respect and positive communication. We all call and return calls and texts promptly. Got a performance? Performances are top priority. My phone is on 24/7.
PARENTS
Parents accompany young children at lessons for support and encouragement and to help assist in weekly practice. I communicate with parents regularly. Always know your encouraging words make a huge impact on their self confidence, motivation, focus, and progress. I see the greatest progress and self confidence in students when parents express positive encouragement at every level of skill.
SENIORS
For all seniors age 65 and older there is a 25% discount offered on beginner voice and guitar instruction
VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY
Veterans and all who actively serve in the US Military for our great nation, there is a 50% discount. I have had the honor to meet and work with so many amazing, brilliant people who have served. I am deeply grateful for all of your honorable service, and the sacrifices you have made in your life protecting the citizens of The United States of America.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Sing at a Wedding: For all individuals who want to practice singing for a wedding. For example, one gentleman who never sang before in his life, studied voice with me for almost a year and learned how to sing beautifully. We practiced several times a week on a very special song. He sang this special song for his daughter at her wedding, and it was amazing. No one at the wedding knew he sang, and he did so well, and so confidently, there wasn’t a dry eye in the hall! It was very special. There are so many beautiful songs to sing to make such a special day unforgettable and bursting with joy and love! Please complete the form below with the song you want to practice. I will work with anyone for a performance.
Singing at a Sporting Event: Learn to sing the National Anthem. The Star Spangled Banner is sung at opening games for numerous sporting events such as baseball, basketball, football, and hockey games and much more. It is truly a song to master and I have taught it to many singers.
PROFESSIONAL SINGERS ONLY
Professional Singer Performance: Professional singers who need to study specific pieces for a special performance. Regular practice will ensure better success. Don’t wait until the last minute. Even the pros study with a voice instructor with daily study and practice. Please complete the form below and I will contact you promptly by telephone. If you are pressed for time, complete the form below, then call me directly.
SINGER SONGWRITERS
Singer Songwriters: Voice Coaching, Songwriting, Composition, and Song Structure Sessions. For anyone who loves to create instrumental music and or write lyrics. For musicians, singer songwriters, and instrumentalists who wish to compose their own original songs.
Voice coach for recording projects. Improve vocals for recording projects. This always begins before your recording project, but some may come during the process. I can listen to your premastered tracks and help improve your performance. It is highly recommended before the masters are created.
I am truly blessed and grateful to work with so many talented artists and awesome families who are also wonderful people! I send a heartfelt thank you to all my students and families for your kindness and genuineness over the years! ❤️ Donna
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Guitar, voice, and songwriting lessons are taught locally on the South Shore in Kingston Massachusetts.
Location: Professional Voice lessons. beginner voice lessons, beginner voice lessons with beginner guitar lessons are taught locally on the South Shore in Kingston, Massachusetts in Plymouth County, USA. Studio phone number is (781) 733 3310. Studio is right off route 3, exit 20 (old exit 10).
South Shore and Cape Cod: The South Shore is south of Boston and north of Cape Cod on the Atlantic coastline. Teaching students from local towns on the South Shore, Cape Cod, Boston, and North Shore, and beyond. Studio phone number is “7817333310.” Students often travel from Massachusetts towns, commonly from local South Shore towns such as Cohasset, Scituate, North Scituate, Minot, Humarock, Marshfield, Fieldston, Ocean Bluff, Rexhame, Brant Rock, Green Harbor, Marshfield Hills, North Marshfield, Pembroke, Hanson, Hanover, Duxbury, Kingston, North Kingston, Plymouth, Carver, and other local towns. Cape Cod towns include Sandwich, Bourne, Hyannis, and Dennis. Call me with any questions at “(781)-733-3310” 781-733-3310. If you are interested in voice lessons, beginner voice and guitar lessons, or songwriting lessons, please complete the form below with preferred days times for lessons. In addition, feel free to call me directly at 781-733-3310 if you have any questions.
For voice lessons, advanced voice lessons, Sacred music voice instruction, classical voice instruction, voice coaching, and beginner voice and guitar lessons, please complete the short form below. You will be contacted promptly, Thank you! Donna Harrington 781-733-3310
Voice instruction, voice and guitar instruction.
Please complete the Contact Form below and feel free to contact me directly at your convenience.