The Voice Doctor

The Doctor is in.....
The Voice Doctor!

New Orleans Saints Superdome screaming lessons from an opera singer

Kristin Samuelson, aka Dr. Sam, has taught hundreds of people from age 7 to 70 how to sing. She has been teaching singing for over 25 years, primarily in New York City, but has now embraced New Orleans as her home. She is available for singing lessons, song coaching, voice therapy, singing for actors, cabaret workshops and speech improvement sessions.

I have had the opportunity to observe Kristin in action many times. High energy and fun to study with, she teaches belting and legit singing and her students “get” it! Her students always sing well, perform with confidence and get work.

----Noreen Waibel, Vocal Director for Disney Cruise Line

Dr. Sam's musical theatre students have performed on Broadway in Candide and Parade and Off-Broadway in many shows, including Fiorello. Additionally, they have done many tours and shows in regional theatres. Classical students have sung at The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera touring company, Chautauqua Opera and Teatro Stabile in Potenza, Italy. Undergraduate students have gone on to graduate study at New England Conservatory, Harvard University, Eastman School of Music and The Guildhall School in London. Producers of debut rock recordings have brought their singers to her for preparation before their recording sessions.

She teaches everyone vocal technique, which involves: breathing, registration, resonance, posture and communication. These techniques can be applied to singing or speaking. Her approach is holistic, resulting from her experience with Alexander Technique, yoga, dance and acting.

As a former member of the Board of Directors for the New York Singing Teachers Association and the New York City Chapter of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), as well as a founder of the NYSTA Professional Development Program for Voice Teachers, Dr. Samuelson is dedicated to teaching people to use their voices in a healthy fashion. A progressive teacher, she works with singers of all styles of music. Styles worked with include: classical, musical theatre--both belt and legit, jazz, rock or anything else someone wants to do.

With a background in speech pathology, Dr. Sam also does speech improvement coaching. She has helped teachers, lawyers and business people, as well as actors improve their projection, find their true speaking pitch, refine their diction, get rid of accents and develop healthy speaking habits. She has been the speech coach for productions of Shakespearean plays.

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