Malcolm's Teaching Resume
Private Vocal Instruction & Coaching
Lessons focus on:
- Finding, developing and getting the most out of each student’s unique vocal instrument
- Breathing and projection techniques
- Basic music theory, sightsinging, keyboard skills and musicianship
- Technical strategies to support song lyric interpretation
- Audition preparation, including customized audition cuts (clean, edited music, printed in your key)
- Building performance confidence
- Specific exercises to address the physiology of the aging voice
- Digital recordings (Pro Tools) for auditions and CD production by special arrangement
Private Instruction in Music Theory
If you've never taken a Music Theory class, or if it wasn't your favorite class in college, or if it was your favorite class and you want to refresh and expand your music theory skills, private instruction can help you to:
- Learn (or improve your ability) to read pitch and rhythm notation
- Learn (or improve your ability) to sightsing
- Expand your understanding of harmony, chord symbols and chord progressions
- Be able to quickly identify key signatures, fully grasp the relationships between major and minor keys and the Circle of 5ths
- Learn how to improvise to a chord progression, vocally or on your chosen instrument
Lessons taught to students of all ages in Malcolm's Elk Grove Village studio.
For more information, contact Malcolm at:
malcolm@malcolmruhl.com
