Catherine K. Brown's Voice Studio

Catherine K. Brown's Voice Studio I am a singing voice instructor and mindfulness teacher in Downingtown (Chester County), Pennsylvania and online.

I am an adjunct voice instructor (Immaculata University), a musical theater voice specialist (private studio), and a mindfulness teacher for people with voice disorders. I teach private musical theater voice lessons and lead online mindfulness classes for people with voice disorders.

Contemporary musical theater repertoire for the light belt voice — grouped by what each song builds.A light belt sits cl...
08/20/2026

Contemporary musical theater repertoire for the light belt voice — grouped by what each song builds.

A light belt sits closer to head register: bright and forward rather than warm and thick, with power that comes from twang rather than mass. Most contemporary belt rep is written for heavier voices, so we hand her legit rep instead. But she doesn’t have to wait for a bigger belt to sing what she loves.

A quick note: this is developmental repertoire, not an audition list. A few of these are overdone in the audition room. They’re here because
they build specific skills.

Comment PLAYLIST and I’ll send you a Spotify playlist of these songs.

Save this for your next rep search and tell me below: what’s your go-to song for building a lighter voice? 🩷

08/13/2026

The Light Belt Voice needs its own training — and this is a sample of what it can sound like. Each of the 20+ exercises in the library includes three videos:

1) An explanation of the exercise and what it’s building
2) Me coaching one of my students through it Je'Myah Richardson Je’Myah
3) Me at the piano playing the pitches so you can sing along

These are not simple warm-ups. They are step-by-step vocal training: $47 for now, $67 when the videos go live next week. LINK IN BIO.

Light belt voices don’t get bigger by shouting or muscling through. They grow through brightness, efficient vocal fold c...
08/12/2026

Light belt voices don’t get bigger by shouting or muscling through. They grow through brightness, efficient vocal fold closure, and rep that’s actually written for them.

If you’ve ever felt overlooked for your lighter voice, or pushed toward a heavier sound that never felt like you, this one’s for you.

I’ve created a series of vocal exercises made specifically for training light belt voices — and it’s the first step toward a full course launching this January.

Comment TRAINING and I’ll send you the details. 🎶

08/11/2026

If you’re a light soprano who’s always wanted to belt, you’re in the right place.

For years I thought belting only belonged to the big, powerhouse voices, not lighter voices like mine. It’s not true. Voices that belt come in all weights, from light to full. Unfortunately, most belting training is designed for heavier voices — so I made a set for us.

My Light Belt Vocal Exercises are 20+ follow-along videos that build your belt step by step. Comment EXERCISES and I’ll send you the link.

Not sure of your voice type yet? Comment QUIZ for my free Belt Voice Type Quiz first.

Save this for your next practice, and send it to a soprano who’s been told she can’t belt. 🩷

07/26/2026

How to belt high when you run out of chest voice, Part 3 — this one’s about brightness.

In Parts 1 and 2, we used speech and sustained speech to find your mix. Now we add the ingredient that makes a belt really ring. And the fastest way in is to get a little silly.

Make a bright, twangy sound — a witch’s cackle, a bratty “nyah, nyah,” a duck’s quack, or — my favorite — a sheep’s “baa.” Now sing it on a 5-note descending pattern. Carry that brightness up as you transition out of a thicker head voice and into your mixed belt.

And if you teach: silly sounds and animal noises are a shortcut past a singer’s self-consciousness!

Save this for your next warm-up and tell me below: which silly sound unlocks your brightest twang?

07/25/2026

Throwback to Emma Allee singing Bernstein’s “A Little Bit in Love.”

I absolutely loved hearing Emma Allee’s recital rehearsal. Her repertoire is gorgeous and suits her so well. She is such an expressive singer. emma 🌞

07/24/2026

How to belt high when you run out of chest voice, Part 2 — this one’s about sustained speech.

In Part 1, we used your speaking voice as the bridge into your mix. Now we stretch that speech out and let it become singing.

1) Speak around the pitch you’re going to sing on.
2) Speak it again and sustain it, then let the pitch fall.
3) Sing it on a pitch pattern.

As you ascend, lighten and brighten the sound. This gives it “ring” without too much muscular effort.

(I learned this exercise from MADDIE TARBOX VOCAL STUDIO in her course Mechanics of Mix and Belt.)

And if you teach: this speech-to-sustain-to-sing progression is a gentle way to walk a singer into their mix. It works equally well for “under-doers” (quiet singers struggling to find their belt) and “over-doers” (belters who tend to push).

Save this for your next warm-up or send it to a singer who tires out up top.

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Downingtown, PA
19335

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Monday 4pm - 9pm
Tuesday 4pm - 8pm
Wednesday 4pm - 9pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 8pm
Friday 4pm - 7pm

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