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Today we look at 5 imporant questions to ask a prospective vocal coach before splashing out on singing lessons. You can use these questions to get a feel for the vocal teacher’s level of experience. For questions about the costs involved in taking singing lessons see this article: how much are singing lessons . Bear in mind that these questions should be treated as a guideline. Some of the best vocal coaches may not have the time to answer all your questions in advance as they may be too busy. If the vocal coach doesn’t have time, you could just try a few lessons and find out the answers then. It’s best to treat these questions as suggestions.

Essential questions to help find the best vocal coach:

• How many years have you been teaching? Obviously teachers with more experience will tend to charge more for lessons. Also if the voice coach has been teaching for a while you might try and ask former students about their experiences.

• Where did you get your singing education? Ideally you want to find a vocal coach with years of training in a degree or program that focuses on practical vocal skills. Also important is that they have performance experience. The singing teacher does not need a degree from an expensive music school to be a great vocal coach so you’ll have to use your own judgement here. He just needs to know a lot about singing and how to pass on this knowledge to his students.

• Do you perform as a singer? Where? If you have the chance to listen to the vocal coach’s singing performance, then by all means go. You may discover a lot about his personality that you might not get to see during your singing lessons.

• Do you work with many different voice types? If you are looking for help with a specific voice type, or specific singing styles, you need to make sure that your prospective vocal coach can work with your voice type or the style of singing you’re interested in.

• Where are your lessons conducted? Lessons could take place in a number of different locations including the coach’s home, your home, a studio or a music school. The location should be convenient for you to get to.

• What kind of music do your students sing? Try and find out if the singing teacher enjoys the same kind of music as you. If she doesn’t let you choose your own songs, you at least to feel that you’ll enjoy singing the kind of songs that she chooses.

Lastly don’t be fooled by teachers claiming to have “never before revealed, methods of singing“. Teaching people to sing is an old profession so you want a teacher who bases his teaching on facts and not experimental singing methods. The only exception to this advice that I can think of is Per Bristow’s revolutionary Sing With Freedom program. (Sing With Freedom review). Good luck with your singing and have fun!

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