Rebecca Sacks - Voice Teacher

Two more chances to see me be very sad in Cavalleria Rusticana! TOMORROW and SUNDAY at Venice Island Performing Arts Center!

Poor Santuzza, love has been so cruel. Come hear her heart-wrenching tale, as sung by Rebecca Sacks. If you loved Rebecca as Pepa in Goyescas you will love her even more in Cavalleria Rusticana. Hope to see you there! with I Pagliacci and featuring The Stronger Saturday 8/5 @ 7:30 Wednesday 8/9 @ 7:30 Sunday 8/13 @ 2:30 Venice Island Performing Arts & Rec Center 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, 19127 TICKETS: dvopera.ticketleap.com/cavalleria-rusticanai-pagliacci/

🌸 Spring Season with Rebecca - https://mailchi.mp/63d44622b1f2/spring-season-with-rebecca

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🌸 Spring Season with Rebecca The flowers are in bloom (and we have the allergies to prove it!). As nature comes alive with birdsong, so too does the studio! I am thrilled to offer updates about what I am up to this season, and new ways that you can engage with me both on- and off-line!

Wednesday musings:

I sometimes have people ask me "how do you pick a voice teacher?" and this is a SUPER complicated question, but I can give you three questions to ask yourself:

1. Does your teacher sing? I don't mean your teacher has to (or should be) a huge star, but it is valuable to have a teacher who sings, who knows what it is to work on the voice daily and to preserve the functioning of the voice as a working singer.

2. Do you understand the way your teacher explains things, and if you don't, can they adjust their explanations? The way my body feels things *will not be the same as the way any other body feels things.* If you and your teacher cannot communicate using the same language, it may not be a great fit. A voice teacher should be able to adjust their language to fit a student's learning style and approach without getting defensive about it.

3. How do you feel after a lesson? This is probably the most important point I am going to make here. My best voice lessons have geared me up to sing for hours. My worst ones have left me exhausted - mentally and vocally. This is not to say that every lesson is going to feel fantastic, but one shouldn't consistently be walking away from lessons feeling vocally spent. The goal of a voice lesson is to train the body and mind to sing *more*.

My dearest songbirds who may be far away, please know that I primarily teach online (and was doing so even before our friend Coronavirus changed the world). I know what to listen for over Zoom, and I love getting to meet people from all over the world this way! I have students in California, Arizona, the UK...so, don't let something like geography stop you!

Hi friends! I am super excited to be expanding the voice studio! If you have ever taken lessons from me, please leave a review! If you have ever wanted voice lessons, know that I do, in fact, offer those!