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Photo credits this page: G.N. Miller.
Professional Development The School of Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts trains talented singers, musicians and arrangers. We help develop singers’ vocal power and stage presence as well as teach a substantial musical repertoire. Participants have the opportunity to develop the habits and attitudes that create success in any endeavor.
I loved it! Ulysses [the instructor] is gifted and a lot of fun. Although I was a little nervous about singing with other people, I felt welcomed and encouraged to express myself. Singing with others is different from singing alone in the shower, but now I’m considering joining my church choir. I consider myself a fairly good singer, but I learned that I had a very bad habit of singing on my throat. I was delighted to hear the difference in my voice after changing my technique. The most valuable lesson I learned involved proper breathing. I always thought I was an alto and was shocked to discover that I could actually sing soprano!
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Executive Director Vy Higginsen and Gospel for Teens Choir in performance at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem, New York City, 2006.
For Individuals or Groups • Improve vocal range Appointments Call for an appointment: 212-280-1045 You will be matched with the vocal coach who most suits your needs. Payment for private lessons is by cash only, due at the beginning of each lesson.
Ulysses Slaughter lives and performs music as the universal language. He expresses his musical talents for churches, jazz clubs, the theater and the concert hall with equal dignity and ease. His performance credits include the Carnegie Recital Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Green Street Cafe and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. In Europe, he has performed in Paris at the Plaza Athenne Hotel, Requin Chagrin, and Au Duc Du Lombard.
Gregory Henry Hopkins holds degrees in Music from Temple University and Curtis Institute of Music. Currently, he is the musical director at Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, New York. Hopkins is the winner of top prizes in the Buseto Verdi Competition and the Mantova International Vocal Competition, both in Italy. Hopkins' recording credits include "Blue Monday" (Gershwin) and "Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill), and a recording of spirituals entitled Amazing Grace, which he also conducted.
Knoelle Higginson has toured all over the world with Mama, I Want to Sing, and performed the leading role in Bermuda, Japan, and New York. she has worked consistently in New York theater and is a recent graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) and Manhattan School of Music. She also serves as an instructor and music director for Mama's Gospel for Teens art education program. |
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