Ted's Voice Academy

When you take a voice lesson here, the summary is sent to your inbox shortly after, including what we covered in the lesson, exercises, take-aways, and what to be working on.

Having the roadmap to help guide the development between lessons is a real game changer, helping to speed progress.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:

🎵 Teaching voice since 1988. Performing since I was eight years old, which is 53 years now and counting.

🎵 National Board Certified since 2005, with degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Seattle Pacific University.

🎵 Recognized among Washington's top vocal instructors by BusinessRate, two years running.

🎵 Author of 𝘈𝘝𝘍: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, a vocal pedagogy text.

🎵 Still performing. Solos, Fourteen international a ca****la quartet appearances, most recently a sixth-place international senior finish this pastJanuary.

🎵 Weekday daytime lessons, 9 to 5, Monday through Friday.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹. We talk about where your voice is right now, where you want it to go, and whether I am the right coach to get you there. You will come away knowing more about your own voice either way.

Lacey, WA. Call or text me at 253-414-2267.

If you sing, I would like to know what your practice week actually looks like right now. I read every reply.

There's a spot near the top of your comfortable range where your voice wants to shift gears. That spot is a doorway. 🎶

When I work with a singer on that transition, we start small:
🌬️ Soften just a touch as you go up.
🌊 Keep the air moving in a steady, easy current.
🎵 Hum through the shift first, so the lighter coordination settles in before the full vowel arrives.

Over a few weeks of this, something wonderful happens: your lower voice and upper voice weave into one connected line, and the notes above the shift become part of your everyday range.

In your first lesson, we listen to where your voice is right now and build a plan around your goals. I'd love to hear you sing. 😊

📍 tedsvoiceacademy.com
📞 253-414-2267

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮.

I'd love to see you there. I'll be coaching one voice at a time at my Lacey studio all day, with sessions from early morning through evening.

📅 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵: anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours, whatever fits your goal.
👥 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 of up to four (your quartet, a few friends, or your team) and work together for one flat rate.
🎶 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸, 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱: book online and watch the live schedule as you go.
Slots fill in the order people book, so booking early gives you the best choice of time.

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁: https://tedsvoiceacademy.com/book/

What would you most love to work on? Tell me in the comments.

🎵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Too many singers spend years thinking:

• "I'm not good enough yet."
• "Maybe someday I'll sound the way I want to."
• "I wish singing felt easier."

The truth?

You don't have to wait until you're an expert to enjoy singing.

And you don't have to figure everything out on your own.

Whether you're a brand-new singer, a choir member, a soloist, or someone returning to singing after years away, the right guidance can help you:

✓ Build confidence
✓ Sing with more freedom and less effort
✓ Expand your skills safely
✓ Express yourself more fully through music
✓ Enjoy the process instead of constantly judging yourself

That's what I help singers do every day.

🎤 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽.
🌐 tedsvoiceacademy.com
📞 253-414-2267

This is a perfect time to come check out singing with this vibrant community-focused All Voices Barbershop Harmony Chorus. Do you like to sing? Do you like expressive performance? Info in the first comment.

🎶 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at rehearsal this week! We loved meeting you and hope you had as much fun as we did. 💙

We’d love to see you again next Monday—and if you missed this week, it’s never too late to join us! Come experience the joy of singing, friendship, and harmony with Voices of the Sound. 🎵✨

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?

Start with a coach who has spent a lifetime figuring out how the human voice works. A performer as well as a voice expert, he has studied with dozens and dozens of voice & music teachers, choral directors, vocal and performance coaches. He wrote the book on it. And he still performs, [and like all excellent performers, continues to get coached himself!] so the teaching comes from someone who does the thing.

Then make it work for the music you love. Pop, classical, musical theatre, jazz, country, barbershop, gospel, R&B. One voice handles all of it when you understand how the instrument works. Healthy. Sustainable. The same goes for speaking, since the stage and the boardroom use the same voice.

𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔.
The work starts from what your voice already does well and builds from there. And both of you stay fully present, because nobody is scribbling notes or trying to memorize six exercises mid-session.

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱.
What you worked on, the exercises for your week, what your voice did well, plus any recordings or sheet music you need. Practice gets easier because you know exactly what to do and why. Over time the notes become a running record of your growth. Included free with every lesson.

Ted has helped more than a thousand singers develop across many vocal styles. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. And...Lacey South Sound Chamber of Commerce 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year.

𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆.

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝟭𝟱-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹. Link in the first comment.

Open to all singers. All choice types. Come check out this wonderful, welcoming community of passionate singers!

🎶 TOMORROW! 🎶

Have you ever wanted to sing with a fun, welcoming group? Join Voices of the Sound for Guest Night on June 8!

🕡 Doors Open: 6:30 PM
🎵 Rehearsal Starts: 7:00 PM
📍 Olympia First Baptist Church, 904 Washington St SE, Olympia

✨ The first 10 new guests will receive a special gift!

Come experience great music, great people, and the joy of harmony. Bring a friend and discover where your voice belongs!