Workshops

Sara has taught workshops and master classes nationally and internationally for over 15 years.  If you or your institution would like to hire Sara, feel free to get in touch on the contact page.  Sara is happy to cater her speaking engagements/workshops/master classes/corporate training to your clients' needs, or feel free to choose from one of the options below: 

Healthy Vocal Technique in a Demanding Pop World:

•   Forward "Placement" and Use of Mix Register

•   Chest "Belt" and mix “Belt”

•   Releasing Vocal Tension to Allow for Freer Vocal Production

•   Muscle Coordination

How to Use the Voice to Better Engage Clients and Customers:

•   Anatomy

•   Voice Management/Diction and Speaking

•   Keeping the Voice Fresh and Engaging

•   Best Practices for Keeping the Voice Healthy

•   Voice Care On and Off the Job

Vocal Improvisation I:

•   Swing 8th notes

•   7th Chord Qualities

•   Writing and Singing Guide Tones

•   SInging the Blues Scale and Applied Riffs/Arpeggiating the Blues Scale

•   Tension Availability

•   Use of Tensions in Improvisation

•   Singing Over the Blues

•   Hearing the "Changes"

•   "Trading" Phrases

Vocal Improvisation II:

•   "Trading" Phrases

•   Tension Availability/Singing Tensions Over 7th Chords

•   Tendency Tones/Tension Resolution

•   ii-7 V7 Imaj7 Phrases and Licks

•   Applied Use of the ii-7 V7 Imaj7 over Blues

•   Applied Use of the ii-7 V7 Imaj7 over Jazz Standards

•   Use of Motifs

•   Modes and modal improvisation

Vocal Improvisation III:

•   Applied Use of the ii-7 V7 Imaj7 over Jazz Standards

•   Advanced Use Of "Licks"

•   Motivic Development

•   "Trading", "Quoting", and Listening

•   Use of Space in Improvisation

•   Advanced Harmonic Ear Training

Voice Care for Transgender, Non-Binary, and the Genderdiverse:

•   Gender 101 - Respectfully Addressing and Training Members of the Transgender community as well as the LGBTQIA+ Community

•   Gender as a Social Construct and Gender Associations for Voice

•   Tips for the Transition: Feminization or Masculinization of the Voice

Vocal Skills and Necessities For the Working Singer:

•   Creating and Sticking to a Regular Practice Schedule

•   External Factors That Affect the Voice

•   Managing One's Business for the Unsigned Artist (How To Get Press, put a Band Together, Put a Tour Together, and more)

•   Chart-Writing

•   Learning how to be a good "road hang".

Music Notation/Chart Writing For the Working Songwriter, Parts 1 & 2:

Part I:

•   Notes in the Treble Clef, Notes in the Bass Clef, and Ledger Lines

•   Time Signatues

•   Rhythmic Values

•   Key Signatues

•   Diatonic Harmony

Part II:

•   Rules of Layout - Measures, Barlines, Key and Time Signatures

•   Understanding and Finding the Form

•   Repeats and How To Use Them

•   Writing Introductions and Endings

Or Sara is happy to talk about any of the following topics:

•   External Factors That Have Affects on the Voice

•   Vocals for Producers/Engineers - What You Need to Know About the Voice for Healthy Production

•   Vocals for Booking Agents/Managers - How To Best Support Your Artists’ Vocal Needs for Tours and Recording

•   How To Maximize Your Vocal Potential

•   Do "The Hustle" - Gigs Won't Find you, You Have To Find Them!

•   Jazz Standard Repertoire

•   Working in a Duo Setting

•   Emotional Expression

•   Song Arranging

•   How To Write A Chart/Lead Sheet

•   Music Notation/Chart-Writing For the Working Singer/Songwriter

Corporate Training

Sara finds great meaning in helping companies train their employees to use their voices properly, healthfully, and usefully.  Corporate voice training helps public speakers, executives, company employees, and service industry professionals to keep their voices fresh and engaging, and healthier. Voice training helps give keynotes a sound people want to listen to, helps employees communicate better to customers, and saves companies money by being proactive about its employees' health, rather than being liable for vocal injuries after the fact.

Healthy employee voices means better communication, better customer service, shorter telephone wait times, happier customers, and less company liability when it comes to employee healthcare costs.  It's a cost effective way for any company, large or small, to boost employee morale while instituting learning, development training, and team-building.  Sara can help anyone from the Fortune 500 CEO who needs to actively captivate audiences while giving keynotes, executives who want to sound confident and authoritative in the boardroom, to corporate employees who want to learn to keep their speaking voice fresh and engaging.

Vocal Health

•   Custom-Designed, Industry-Specific Specialty Courses of Study for Employee Training and Development

•   How to Use the Speaking Voice in a Work Environment Without Tiring the Vocal Folds

•   Long Term Speaking - Best Practices for Employees who Talk on the Telephone 

•   Long Term Speaking - Best Practices for Employees Who Engage in Customer Service

•   Voice for the Public Speaker - How to Keep Your Voice Fresh and Engaging

•   How to Use the Voice to Better Engage Clients and Customers

A & R, Booking Agencies/Artist Management/Tour Management

•   How to Support Your Artists by Understanding Their Vocal Needs

•   Better Booking Through Understanding - How Artist Management and Agents Can Make Sure Their Artists’ Vocal Needs Are Being Met for Better Touring

 Team Building and Trust Exercises

•   Stomp and Clap Rhythm Exercises

•   Blues Exercise - Leader-Led Group Call and Response

•   Circle Singing - Learning to Trust Your Coworkers by Composing and Performing On-the-Spot Rhythms, Melodies, and Harmonies.

Specialized/Custom Corporate Training Sessions