J Michael Pope
Master Teacher • Musician
Durham NC   919.423.3754
Private Voice Lessons
for 40 Years.
All Ages • All Levels • All Styles
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Breathing Technique
Vocal Exercises
Sight Singing
Breathing Techniques
“Ahh, ahh, ahh,” is the true sound emanating from the throat. The ability to create
this natural ‘ahh’ begins with breath. Michael teaches the theory and techniques
necessary to develop the controlled use of breath, that is, the use of the
diaphragm, and the muscles of the stomach and lower back.
Vocal Exercises
The primary sound that emanates from air pushed over the vocal chords is ‘ahh’.
Various exercises are presented to the student to meet his or her particular needs
to reshape this ‘ahh’ into the multiplicity of sounds that a person is able to
create. These include exercises for: breath control, pitch control, pronunciation
and presence.
Sight Singing
Sight Singing focuses the techniques of breath control and vocal exercises with the
intellectual discipline of reading music and vocalizing “at sight’. Michael teaches fixed ‘Do’ and
movable ‘Do’ Solfege studies.
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Music Lessons for Children
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC STUDIOS
DURHAM NC
919.423.3754
"Each of us has the capacity to create and express beauty. This is the focus of Beautiful Music Studios."
J Michael Pope
assists each student to create and express beauty through his or her own music.