Waking Voice offers
Vocal Development for all levels and voice types, including online courses for self study
Singer’s Therapy for musicians on tour
Vocal Rehabilitation
Originally established in 2008 to bring cutting edge vocal training to singers and speakers in Portland, Oregon, Waking Voice has raised the bar for countless voices in Portland, as well as around the world online over video calls. The voice is not as elusive as most instructors make it, nor is it reserved for some mythically gifted subpopulation that are “born with it.” Everyone is LITERALLY born with a voice ready to sing. Our instructor Daniel has a talent for breaking down vocal concepts into practical cause-and-effect relationships people can discover, explore, and master. Through custom-tailored scientifically proven exercises aka VFEs (vocal function exercises), any voice can be taken from “zero to hero.” Singing is not exactly a talent, it is a learned muscular coordination.
This is what Waking Voice is about; discovery. Discovering the unknown potential of our vocal biology is how the voice starts to wake up, whether you sing professionally or feel you can’t carry a tune. The path to vocal mastery is about vocal knowledge, vocal function, and one’s relationship with their voice (which is often distorted by beliefs, emotions, or a lack of informed mechanical practice). Many people also carry voice lesson trauma from previously working with uninformed, insensitive, or even sham voice teachers.
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Waking Voice is centered in Universal Vocal Technique, a knowledgable practice in voice as nature designed it. Learning the biological laws and sensations of natural vocal production will advance any style or goal. First, you….
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Instructor’s Biography:
Daniel’s path to vocal awakening was arduous. After more than a decade of navigating the conventional paths of “classical” vocal training and
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“OMG I just got offered the role of Fairy Godmother!!!!!!! Thank you for all your help!” (Oct 2022)
“And man my voice has improved so much. Just had a rehearsal and sang “You Got This Girl” a song on my last album and it was effortless!” (Apr 2023)
[ text messages from Paula]
“Hey Daniel, I’m in South America right now. Just wanted to report in with you. It’s been a grueling tour. Last week was my fifth week and I had six headlining shows tues-sun with a flight every day and some really rough sleep schedules. I was worried about my voice but thanks to your teachings my voice on Sunday night was just as strong if not stronger than it was on Tuesday. Thanks so much man. I will have some time at home in the next couple months and want to check in with you again and do some more lessons” [text message from Mike]
I started with Daniel just over a year ago, and he has helped me access areas of my voice I hadn’t known existed. A few months ago, I literally felt a back room in my voice I had never accessed before.
Without fail, either through lack of sleep, dehydration, the weather, yelling, or earlier bad habits, my voice has always found a way to be thrown off-balance. But those worries are now in the past. I’ve found a rehabilitation center, in the 45-minute weekly lesson, where my voice enters the hands of a vocal surgeon. I enter with a voice tensed up and short on range, and I leave with an instrument I can be proud of.
On top of all that, it doesn’t hurt that Daniel’s an all-around great guy, making lessons not only instructive, but enjoyable.
5 stars. Highly Recommend.
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