I sang in Nashville with the Symphony Chorus and the Opera Chorus for a number of years, but I had not sung for almost two years when we moved here after retiring.. Rachel got my voice into great shape, and I was able to sing in a local group for two more years. Her constant encouragement and her excellent teaching methods were wonderful for me. I’m a chorus singer, and for me, the crucial things are breathing, pitch and an even tessatura are breathing are crucial. She helped me improve in each of these areas.
I particularly appreciated the help on breathing, because as I got older, that got harder. In fact, difficulty singing longer lines led to my retirement from opera chorus. Her advice and coaching on breathing were especially smart and helpful.
I very much appreciated the way she listened to my concerns about my voice. As an example, it was clear that I would not be able to sing at the same volume I did in opera chorus and even Symphony Chorus and preserve an even tessitura. She helped me come to grips with this new and unwelcome limitation, and made it possible for me to enjoy singing with my new friends, even if not quite like I once did. That means a great deal to me.
