02/23/2026
Are your vocal exercises helping you the way you need them to? A little PSA… .
La Dolce Diva Voicestudio
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Voice lessons in midtown NYC and Edison, NJ. 20+ years teaching. Classical/pop/MT. All voice types. My name is Celia Castro. My website is voice.ladolcediva.com.
I’m an opera singer and a voice teacher. I teach in central NJ in Edison. I also teach in midtown NYC as well as over Skype. I teach all levels and genres and I enjoying watching people unlock their vocal potential and gain more ease and joy in their singing. I have been doing it for over 15 years and I find it to be rewarding and joyful work. I want my students to go out and sing their best and f
02/22/2026
What a treat last night! All the performers and composers presented really strong pieces. Really special ! My favorite team didn’t win, but what a lovely song they birthed into the world! .cookie Carson Cook gave such a beautiful, nuanced performance. I felt such pride! The composer and pianist, Christopher Cooley, played the soulful accompaniment with the needed delicateness. Really lovely. 🎶🎶💗💗🎶🎶 Congrats to all the teams, but special congrats to Carson! 💕🎶
02/17/2026
Come see my student, Carson Cook and friend, Christopher Cooley team up on Saturday for Song Slam!
https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/vp-sparks-and-wiry-cries-10th-annual-songslam
02/08/2026
Just did my version of pre-gaming! If you find this helpful, share your thoughts and your own experiences with moving and singing!
01/31/2026
Here is my latest video to help you get through those times when the voice cracks! I hope you find it helpful or at least inspirational!
Your voice cracked! Now what? Here is my latest video to help you get through those times when the voice cracks! I hope you find it helpful or at least inspirational!
01/27/2026
I started to make this video more complicated than it needed to be then decided to keep it simple. So often I find we add a lot of science terminology to our explanations, which can be good. Informative. But sometimes singers just need something they can DO that is relatable. Something to help them explore their instruments.
I like to teach in a way that gets the singer in touch with their instrument and their specific coordination. So this video is a simple directive for anyone who feels like they don’t have a good grasp on their lower voice. A way to explore and relearn what those sensations are in that part of the voice. Do share your thoughts!
01/21/2026
It’s the middle of winter! Temperatures are dropping. Everyone is getting sick! 🤧 Maybe you’re spending time indoors in situations where you can’t freely practice the way you want. Luckily, there’s still lots you can do. I hope this post gives you some insight into ways you could actually be working on technique while not even making a peep!
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¡Estamos en pleno invierno! Bajan las temperaturas. ¡Todos se están enfermando! 🤧 Quizás pasas mucho tiempo en casa y no puedes practicar con la libertad que quieres. Por suerte, aún hay muchas cosas que puedes hacer. ¡Espero que esta publicación te ayude a entender cómo puedes trabajar tu técnica sin siquiera decir nada!
12/21/2025
I thought you’d be interested to know that science has evidence that connecting to your emotions when making music helps you to develop better as a singer and musician than when you are emotionally detached! (Btw, the slide in question is the one that pops up before I begin to speak, if that seems unclear. I am still working on making content on IG.)
12/21/2025
I love this reminder from science that allowing your emotions into your singing helps build neural pathways that help you grow as a singer and musician. I wanted to draw attention to this post by which confirms what I have been saying all along... Sing for Joy!
11/07/2025
This topic keeps coming up this week. And that’s good because sone of you need to hear it several times over to believe it! You know who you are! 🤗😘❤️🎶
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Teaching for the Stage
When we guide a singer for the stage, we must embrace the ring, metal, or blade of the voice. This may not sound warm and beautiful in a smaller room, but it will warm in the acoustics of the theater.
Lindquest once said, "We get the true color of the voice from developing the freedom of the ring in the voice." What he meant was that when we achieve a free throat and the residual resulting vibration or the ring factor, the voice will take on what I like to call the 'dark laser' in the theater. I have been fortunate to hear my students at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and that house has been my apprenticeship for teaching in my studio.
Final Thought: A warm dark sound in a small room will never carry in a theater. This is just the law of acoustics. Often when a singer finds freedom in the ring of the voice their reaction is that it is shrill and ugly inside the head. This is especially true in the higher range of the voice.
Have a great day. David
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