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12/19/2023
Hi friends - my dear friend & colleague Hannah Levy is teaching a vocal workshop/course in January. The course is called “Begin to Sing” and it’s offered online, it’s for adult beginners who want more singing and joyful music in their lives!
More info here: www.sarahgettysstudio.com/begin-to-sing-online
05/12/2022
So who is Sarah Gettys of anyway?
She currently teaches private voice and piano lessons at the studio she founded, both in-person in Campbell, CA and all over the country online. (We would say “world” but we don’t actually have any international students yet!).
Sarah is an expert at inspiring her students, drawing out each person's intuitive musicality while offering feedback and suggestions that bring their musicianship and expression to the next level.
She enjoys teaching people of all ages, and has stories to tell about teaching people who were as young as two and a half to as old as ninety-two.
She’s taught privately, in schools, and at the community college and university levels.
Before moving back to the Bay Area in August 2014, she taught at the School for Music Vocations (Southwestern Community College) in Creston, Iowa. Her subjects included classical and jazz piano, ear training, and directing vocal groups and choirs.
She also has a special love for vocal technique .
To learn more about Sarah’s solo songwriting and performance work, visit the link in bio!
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05/12/2022
We believe in building foundational skills, techniques, and knowledge in a friendly, supportive environment while having a great time.
Because fun and play are not distractions, but rather, fun and play enhance learning and focus.
The studio workshops are examples of this value in action at Sarah Gettys Music Studio.
What’s a workshop?
Workshops are informal performance opportunities where students gather and share with one another music that they are working on.
They happen both in-person and via Zoom.
Family and friends are welcome to come, but only performers share their comments (because you know what says about being in the arena).
After each musician performs or sings, the other performers share something that they appreciated about the performance.
This accomplishes two things: students get to practice having conversations about music, possibly learn new musical vocabulary, and students get to learn what people appreciate about the way that they perform.
Why positive remarks only?
Because appreciation works better than criticism for improving and/or changing personal behaviors and ways of thinking. (I learned about this from , who learned it from and ) .
And it’s exhilarating to perform and then be received by a group of people who are really excited to tell you everything they liked about your music.
At our workshops, we build the foundational skills of stage presence and performance experience, while at the same time have tons of fun hanging out together, listening to live music, and sharing appreciation for one another.
Join us next time!
05/12/2022
Who is next up from the teaching team at Sarah Gettys Music Studio?
Cristen Spencer aka Ten!
Ten Spencer is a New Orleans-based vocalist and visual artist.
Whether it’s hip-hop, modern jazz, R&B, soul, rock or indie pop, her voice captures the minds of her audience and invites them into her world.
A long-time educator, Cristen is thrilled to bring her mind and talents to Sarah Gettys Music Studio’s voice teaching team.
Ten developed her skills as a bandleader during her college years with neo-soul band , and is currently singing with , an award-winning New Orleans band.
These projects have also served as a laboratories within which to explore her musical voice, from punk/rock to classic soul to jazz standards to musical theater. Her original music pulls on inspiration from many genres of ancestral Black American improvisational music.
Bursting with creative expression and rooted in healing, you can hear the joyful synergy of the musicians in every note. She is currently working on original music which will soon be made available on all digital music platforms. Ten also recently released a video for her song “Greenah” as an awardee of the San Jose Jazz Artist grant. She was also the winner of the 2019 Jazz Search West Award.
Prioritizing fun alongside clarity and comprehension, Ten values making her lessons practical and applicable to whatever musical questions her students are looking to answer.
Ear training, vocal exercises and diverse repertoire choice all serve the broader goal of helping artists develop their confidence and creative expression.
With unfaltering encouragement, lessons with Ten give singers a sturdy foundation upon which to build their artistry - mind, body and spirit.
05/12/2022
It’s time to introduce you Hannah Levy!
We’re so honored to have Hannah member of the teaching team at Sarah Gettys Music Studio.
A true musical omnivore, she is guided by her curiosity about music as a way to deeper understand ourselves, each other, and our world.
Her enthusiastic teaching style prioritizes the joy of singing alongside the cultivation of sustainable vocal technique, knowledge of music theory and authentic creative expression.
Hannah has been singing since childhood and performing professionally in choirs, bands, and studios since 2013.
Trained in jazz and marinated in funk, RnB and a range of traditional styles, she has a wide lens through which to understand the amazing capacity of the human voice.
Through study and collaboration with singers across vast genres and geographies, she has developed a curious ear and a deep belief in the connective power of song.
She is a graduate of the California Jazz Conservatory (Jazz Vocal Performance, 2019) and a former member of Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble.
In addition to touring extensively with Northern Harmony and recording with Bay Area legends including Dizzy Jenkins (FKA Art3mis Prime) and three-time Grammy-winner Fantastic Negrito, Hannah plays bass and sings in several dream-pop bands and vocal groups.
In teaching, Hannah aims to provide a safe and encouraging container within which the student’s own curiosity can lead the way to fruitful lifelong music-making.
Using the principles of the LoVetri Method of Somatic Voicework™, she focuses on drawing out the unique voice of each student through breath and body awareness and the balancing of the vocal registers.
05/02/2022
It’s time to learn how to play the music you love.
At Sarah Gettys Music Studio, we offer passion-centered, student-centered private music lessons for singers, pianists, guitarists, and drummers!
Our lessons are catered to all ages and levels of experience across many genres of music, including pop, new age, classical, jazz, R&B, funk, blues, folk, and rock music.
Unfortunately, the way that music lessons are traditionally taught can make learning and practicing a real chore.
Students are often stuck learning outdated curriculums that may or may not interest them. Perfectionist, shaming, and judgmental teaching methods cause students’ self-esteem to plummet.
Popular songs are learned outside of the regular lesson time and are certainly not a focus of the lessons, and that’s if music chosen by the student gets any airtime at all.
We’re here to change that.
Our methods are geared toward bringing devotion, inspiration, creativity, and joy back into the music lesson, so that all of our students, no matter the age, are cultivating a lifelong passion for music.
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07/26/2021
At Sarah Gettys Music Studio, we believe deeply in the value of play at all ages and stages of musical development. Whether you’re just starting out or have cultivated your skills over years, playfulness can deepen musical flow state, which is documented to build mental strength and confidence and release stress. We find that prioritizing the goals of enjoyment and relaxation alongside the goal of skill-building can fast track our students’ growth and, perhaps even more importantly, promote our students’ positive association with musical study. If, rather than sites of perfectionism and criticism, our students experience their music lessons as safe spaces in which to express themselves freely, they are much more likely to continue to play music for years to come. We are growing the studio led by our dedication to this vision, and have a few spots left for new students. We would love to be a part of your musical journey! To learn more about the studio and see if it would be a good fit for you or a loved one, schedule a free first lesson here: https://sarahgettysstudio.com/booking
07/19/2021
Are you an adult with music in your spirit, but traumatic memories of music classes from your childhood have prevented you from getting back into it? You are not alone. So many adults come to us saying that a single stinging comment from a choir director, private instructor, or family member lodged into their mind at a young age, and has gotten in the way of their creative growth. Competitiveness, punitive methodologies, perfectionism, and scarcity mindsets have historically run amok in classroom settings, and unfortunately music education is no exception. The good news is, it is never too late to write over those painful memories and to celebrate your own creativity. We believe in radical encouragement as a fast track to musical development. We offer music lessons that are student-centered, focusing on your own musical passions rather than an outdated curriculum and an equally outdated pedagogy. We believe in building foundational skills, technique, and knowledge in a friendly, supportive environment, while having a great time—because we find that fun and play don’t distract, but rather enhance a focused flow state. Cultivate your love of music with a teacher who cares. https://sarahgettysstudio.com/lessoninfo
07/14/2021
All of the teachers at Sarah Gettys Music Studio are also artists in their own right. It’s what gives our team the ability to offer such passionate, experienced, and applicable musical lessons to our clients! Today we’ll spotlight a recent release from our vocal faculty. As awardee of the San Jose Jazz Artist Grant, Cristen Spencer produced this video for her original song “Greenah” in April of this year. In addition to being a performer, songwriter and band leader, Ten has been an educator for many years in the Berkeley Unified school district. Stay tuned for the digital release of “Greenah” on all streaming platforms, and find the video, along with many other examples of our teaching team in their element at https://sarahgettysstudio.com/listen!
07/12/2021
You’re never too old or too young to develop as a musician! Music offers us avenues for life-long joy and growth, and our teaching staff has experience working with musicians ranging in age from three to ninety-three. We take a sustainable, personalized approach to teaching and learning that will give you what you need for a fruitful lifelong music-making practice. Twice a year we celebrate the achievements of our students with studio-wide recitals. We’ve kept this up over the pandemic with Zoom recitals and Youtube livestreams! They’re always a special time to come together and enjoy the fruits of one another’s practice. If you are interested in learning more about lessons for yourself or a loved one, sign up for a free consultation at https://sarahgettysstudio.com/lessoninfo
07/09/2021
Hannah Levy is a voice and piano teacher who has been singing since childhood and performing professionally in choirs, bands, and studios since 2013. She holds a degree in jazz vocal performance from the California Jazz Conservatory, and also has extensive experience in funk, R&B, group and choral singing, and folk music from around the world. As a teacher, Hannah aims to provide a safe and encouraging container within which the student’s own curiosity can lead the way to fruitful lifelong music-making. Welcome Hannah!
07/08/2021
Ten Spencer is a vocal instructor who is also a lifelong musician and educator. She brings the same contagiously joyful energy she shares on stage in performances across genre - from hip-hop, R&B, modern jazz, soul and rock to indie pop - to her teaching. She was the winner of the 2019 Jazz Search West Award and the San Jose Jazz Artist Grant, recognizing her artistic skill and contribution to the community. A passionate educator, Ten’s instruction prioritizes fun alongside comprehension, offering practical and applicable feedback with unwavering encouragement.