<p>I'm looking for private voice instruction for my daughter in New York City, since she didn't make it into a BFA program this year. May try again next year. She is attending Pace. </p>
<p>Has anyone heard of the Mannes School of Music - they offer private instruction with faculty through their extension school. They offer 5 hour blocks at $110/hour. Is that a good price? </p>
<p>Have no clue about private voice instruction in the city? Anyone have any ideas. I want to find a reputable program or person and have no idea where to look or the cost.</p>
<p>Karen, I know a very talented vocal teacher in the city. I will contact him and see if he's still doing private lessons and let you know. He got married recently so I need to check and see what his scheduling is like these days. With shows and his own music, he's a busy young man. :) If you or your D would be interested in seeing his myspace page, PM me. I don't think we are supposed to link those on the forum.</p>
<p>thanks very much everyone for the PMs. I am in NYC right now while my daughter attends orientation and am having a bit of a panic attack about leaving her in this city in the fall. All of the mom's at the orientation seemed to be sharing the same anxiety. There are just so many people in such a tiny space. I guess the best advice is stick to the crowds and travel in packs and develop good relationships with your campus security. Mom's just have to breath and hope for the best.</p>
<p>$100 an hour?? That is a LOT. Is that the norm in NYC? You pay around £50-60 in London for a decent vocie teacher. I pay less as I am part of the Actors Centre and they subsidise but that's what people like Mary Hammond cost. I realise that converted it's about $110 but then we live in pounds and you in dollars, so it would be the equivalent of us paying £110 and you $50-60. £110 really sounds too much considering most medical consultants (ostoepath, physio, general physicians, etc) don't even get paid that.</p>
<p>DD's former voice teacher is leaving the area and going to be teaching in NYC part time. He told us it would be $100 per hour. Seems to be a NYC rate for experienced teachers? Here in the area his fee for DD was $55 while she was in HS but he provided HS with a discounted rate. Rate went up when in college or professional.</p>
<p>$100.00 per hour for a qualified voice teacher is pretty much the norm in a large city. Here in San Francisco we pay about the same. There are other, less expensive options out there. I think it is important however to chose your voice teacher carefully, as there are definitely people out there whose "demands don't necessarily match what they deliver". However, usually one's references, and word of mouth/industry related commentaries generally are easily obtained.</p>
<p>Mannes is one of the best conservatories for voice instruction in the country. That being said, I have no idea whether the extension faculty is the same as the conservatory. Also, it does not have a MT program so the instruction may be completely in classical technique. That is great foundation but you will want a teacher who will also teach the belt and how to do it in a healthy way. One thing all programs will be wary of is someone who is singing in a way that does not demonstrate a good technique.</p>
<p>My daughter has a great voice teacher who taught voice technique at Cap21 College summer program and he only charged 60 then went up to 70 for an hour. Sometimes he spent over two hours with her and didn't charge for the extra hour. He changed her voice!!! I never heard her sing so well. I loved him and I sat in on a couple of lessons.</p>
<p>actressmom, would you mind sharing his name? I would love to "start a file" of good and relatively "inexpensive" instructors to have for future reference. You can PM or email me if you prefer :)!</p>
<p>I talked to my daughter last night and she said I can not give out his name or number without his permission. She is going to call him and ask if he wants his name out there.</p>
<p>I would expect that the prices in NYC would be a bit higher than in other major cities since it's, well, NYC and prices/labor rates are higher there in general because of the cost of living. In Philadelphia, I would expect to pay between $45 - $60 for a 45 minute voice lesson with a conservatory/BFA program level voice teacher. Extrapolate that out to an hour and add in the NYC factor and it would seem that $100/hr is about ball park.</p>
<p>Ditto to Actress Mom...if your D will allow could you PM me as well? Then rates will probably go up with all the good recommendations!</p>
<p>Also, what about Lee Strasberg Institute part-time program. They have singing classes and it didn't look like you needed an audition to their part time program - but private instruction was only available at Mannes.</p>
<p>My daughter had a lesson last week with an NYU faculty member, at his home. Seventy dollars for a one hour lesson (check or cash) and twenty dollars (cash only) for the accompianist.</p>