Sing with Meryl!
Take one-on-one voice lessons
with professional singer and educator Meryl Zimmerman.
Meryl studied jazz vocal performance at the Manhattan School of Music, earning a Masters Of Music degree. Since the Fall of 2019 she has been employed as an instructor of jazz voice at Loyola University New Orleans. The following semester she began teaching voice at the University of New Orleans, working with students interested in a variety of contemporary styles.
Experience the Joy of Singing!
Whether you’re an experienced singer and performer and want to enhance your skill set or troubleshoot something specific, or you’re exclusively a shower singer and want to start exploring what your voice can do, Meryl will meet you where you are and help you reach your goals. Meryl is adept at teaching all contemporary styles (pop, musical theater, soul, funk, folk, etc), with a specialty in jazz.
Here’s what lessons
can look like:
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We work on vocal technique and apply that technique to songs of your choice, so you can sing your songs the way YOU want to with comfort, ease, and confidence
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We focus on the fundamentals of jazz singing: scatting/improvisation, phrasing, swing feel, song interpretation & storytelling, communicating with your bandmates, knowing what to do at a jam session
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I teach you how to make lead sheets using Musescore, a free notation program
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I come to your gig/performance, and we meet up afterwards and I give you feedback
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We hash out everything that needs to happen for a special upcoming performance/gig/recording session so you’ll feel confident and prepared
Who Lessons Are For
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gigging vocalists
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amateur singers
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jazz instrumentalists curious about singing
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kids, teens, and adults of all experience levels
TESTIMONIALS
Meryl is such a radiant human and educator, I feel lucky to have crossed paths with her in my journey as a singer and musician. She's created a beautifully safe space for me to grow and be challenged musically and as a performer.
-Jo Lyell, Loyola University New Orleans