“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.
When I first started taking lessons from Daniel he asked what my goal was.I said “to sing Joni Mitchell songs in their original keys” that was in January 2011. By the Sept 2011 I put on my first all Joni Mitchell show. I couldn’t have done that without Daniels guidance. He knows how the voice works. By developing specific excersizes for each individual he knows how to access and broaden ones range . If you trust him and practice what he goes over in each session you’ll find your voice. Daniel will help you find your wings again!
Daniel is an incredibly patient and attentive teacher, clearly devoted to bringing students to their fullest potential. I have been singing my whole life and thought I knew my voice well, but after only a few lessons, he was able to help me attain a wider vocal range while teaching me to utilize tones in my voice that I didn’t even realize existed! It is inspiring to work with someone who clearly knows the voice very well and who can follow through on his promise to give singers the tools they need to attain a more consistent and controlled vocal sound.
I took a few classes with Daniel before recording Only Good Thoughts Can Stay in October of 2010. The difference in my vocal performance on the final recordings versus the demo recordings was remarkable. Daniel helped me workshop several difficult parts of the new songs I was having trouble singing. My band and the recording engineer all noticed the difference and I felt much more confident in the sessions. Thanks for your help Daniel!
I have been studying with Daniel for almost one year, as have my daughters, ages 10 and 12. In short, Daniel is a truly amazing teacher. I am grateful to him for the incredible vocal transformations that are occurring within me and my children. Over the year I have been thoroughly impressed by Daniel’s thoughtful, intuitive, and compassionate approach to teaching the voice.
Every Lesson, Daniel is able to perceptively gauge what my voice is capable of grasping. Our lessons are fluid and seamless and each lesson builds upon the last. I feel that I am making constant progress to achieving my goals.
As an adult and musician, I am impressed with Daniel’s teaching style, but the way he works with my daughters, and the quick progress he has made with them is even more impressive. These girls sing pop/rock/original songs with a small-ensemble band of children their own age. Over the last year, they have had a handful of performances. His work in getting them performance-ready in a short period of time is incredible. Each of my children has her own personality, attention-span, level of confidence, and work ethic. He uniquely meets them where they are on a given day.
Admirably punctual, Daniel arrives at our home with new and invigorating lessons for each of us. From our first lesson, I was impressed with how he creates a comfortable environment in our home to work with our voices. He is a highly-skilled professional, with an intuitive grasp on not just the technique, but the emotions of learning and teaching that, in my experience, is unparalleled.
