ONLINE VOICE LESSONS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS
Build a Healthy, Confident Voice.
Personalized online voice lessons that combine artistic excellence with science-guided teaching.
Whether you are singing for the first time, developing an existing voice, returning after time away, or preparing for an examination or audition, lessons are designed around your voice, musical interests, and goals.
You Do Not Need to Arrive Already Confident.
Starting voice lessons can feel vulnerable. Many students worry that they are not talented enough, cannot read music, have waited too long, or will be expected to sing perfectly.
None of those things is required.
You are welcome to begin exactly where you are. Lessons provide a supportive environment in which questions are encouraged, mistakes are part of learning, and progress is built one step at a time.
I work with:
Complete beginners
Teen and adult singers
Returning singers
Students developing classical, musical theatre, or contemporary skills
RCM candidates
Singers preparing for auditions and performances
Voice Lessons Build More Than a Beautiful Sound.
Voice training brings together physical coordination, musicianship, communication, and artistry. Depending on your experience and goals, lessons may include:
Healthy Vocal Technique
Develop efficient coordination without unnecessary pushing, squeezing, or strain.
Resonance and Tone
Discover how vocal tract shaping, vowels, and articulation influence clarity, color, and ease.
Breathing and Coordination
Learn how breathing supports singing without creating excessive tension or pressure.
Musicianship
Strengthen pitch accuracy, rhythm, ear training, sight-singing, music reading, and independent learning skills.
Registration and Range
Explore chest voice, head voice, and the transitions between registers with greater freedom and consistency.
Expression and Performance
Develop interpretation, phrasing, diction, stage presence, and confidence sharing your music.
Personalized Instruction—Not a One-Size-Fits-All Method.
Every voice is influenced by individual anatomy, coordination, experience, habits, repertoire, and goals. That is why the same explanation or exercise does not work equally well for every singer.
In lessons, we identify what you need now and choose exercises, imagery, repertoire, and practice strategies accordingly. As your skills develop, the approach evolves with you.
You will learn not only what to do, but why it works. Understanding helps you recognize productive sensations, make informed adjustments, and practice more independently between lessons.
Repertoire May Include
Classical music, art song, opera, musical theatre, contemporary styles, and music selected around your interests and technical development.
Science Supports the Singing. It Does Not Replace the Music.
Science-guided teaching can help make vocal concepts clearer and reduce unnecessary guesswork. Depending on the student, we may explore ideas related to breathing, vocal fold function, registration, resonance, articulation, and acoustic efficiency.
These concepts are always presented in practical, accessible language. Lessons do not become anatomy lectures. Scientific understanding is used only when it helps you sing with greater ease, health, consistency, and expression.
The ultimate goal is not to think about mechanics while performing. It is to build reliable coordination so that technique supports communication and artistic freedom.
Understand
Learn how your voice and music function so that instruction feels clear rather than mysterious.
Develop
Build healthy coordination and musicianship through focused exercises, appropriate repertoire, and purposeful practice.
Express
Use your growing skills to communicate meaning, style, personality, and emotion.
Perform
Share music with greater freedom and confidence—whether in a lesson, examination, audition, recital, or simply for your own enjoyment.
A Clear and Supportive Learning Process
Although every lesson is personalized, a typical session may include:
Check In
We briefly discuss how your voice has been feeling, what you practiced, and any questions or challenges that arose.
Build Coordination
We use warm-ups and targeted exercises to develop the skills most relevant to your current needs.
Apply the Skills to Music
We transfer technical ideas into repertoire, working on musicianship, language, interpretation, and expression.
Leave with a Plan
You receive clear practice priorities and exercises so that you know what to work on between lessons.
Lessons are available in 30-, 45-, and 55-minute formats. The appropriate length depends on your age, experience, and goals.
Expert Guidance, Wherever You Are
Online voice lessons make specialized instruction accessible without commuting or being limited by geography.
Students can learn in their own practice environment, access digital scores and lesson materials easily, and maintain a more consistent weekly routine. Screen sharing, visual demonstrations, recordings, and shared resources support detailed and interactive instruction.
Most importantly, online teaching remains personal. Effective lessons still depend on careful listening, clear communication, individualized feedback, and a trusting teacher–student relationship.
No commute
Live individual instruction
Learn from your own practice space
Learn with Dr. Raluca Marinescu
Dr. Raluca Marinescu is a professional soprano, pianist, and music educator with a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Washington.
Her international performance and teaching experience informs an approach that brings together healthy technique, musicianship, expressive communication, and clear, science-guided instruction.
More than impressive credentials, students receive a teacher who listens carefully, explains concepts clearly, adapts to the individual, and believes that confidence is built through understanding and steady progress.
Support for Different Musical Goals
Build foundational skills in a supportive environment with no previous training required.
Develop healthy technique, musicianship, confidence, and age-appropriate repertoire.
Prepare repertoire, technique, sight-singing, ear training, musicianship, and performance strategy.
Receive support with repertoire selection, diction, interpretation, preparation, and confident presentation.
FAQs
Do I need previous singing experience?
No. Complete beginners are welcome, and lessons begin with your current experience and goals.
Am I too old to begin voice lessons?
No. Adults can develop vocal coordination, musicianship, expression, and confidence at many stages of life.
What styles do you teach?
Lessons may include classical music, musical theatre, contemporary styles, and repertoire selected according to the student’s interests and developmental needs.
Can online voice lessons really be effective?
How often should I practice?
Yes. Live online instruction allows for careful listening, demonstration, visual feedback, shared materials, and individualized teaching. A suitable device, stable internet connection, and a quiet practice space are important.
Short, focused, regular practice is generally more productive than occasional long sessions. Practice recommendations are adjusted to the student’s experience and schedule.
Can you help me prepare for an RCM examination or audition?
Yes. Preparation may include technique, repertoire, musicianship, diction, interpretation, sight-singing, ear training, and performance strategy.
What equipment do I need?
You will need a computer or tablet, stable internet, a quiet space, and a second device or speaker for accompaniment when appropriate. We can discuss your setup during the introductory session.