Jennifer Hamady - Coaching

Singing is about much more than vocal technique and physiology. Unresolved fears, conflicting or negative emotions, and incorrect belief systems can cause as many seemingly vocal issues as the voice itself.

Training in the traditional, classical sense without first recognizing and addressing this important reality can create physical and mental tensions that become increasingly difficult to extricate as time goes by. It is therefore crucial to first un-learn what's not working, before learning what does.

This is true of all growth. We're unique individuals, with not only our own strengths and limitations, but our own best strategies for processing information and communicating. We must therefore first honor where we've come from, and where we currently are, before moving forward toward where we want to be. Only then can optimal learning begin, with lasting, integrated, and transformative results... in musical and personal performance.

My approach- which I've been sharing with clients both privately and in workshops for fifteen years- has allowed me to work with recording artists, Broadway performers, and television personalities- including Grammy, CMA, Emmy, and Tony award-winners- as well as corporate executives, community leaders, and organizations.

My experiences, ideas, and all that I've learned have been captured in my new book The Art of Singing: Discovering and Developing Your True Voice. In it, I share how singers, speakers, and others can find and release their true, authentic voices and selves by:

discovering their inherent learning patterns and preferences, and putting them into practice

unleashing their creative and vocal potential by cultivating the intuitive mind

recognizing and overcoming the powerful effects that fear and insecurity have on both the person and voice

implementing ‘best language practices’ that not only reflect the singing mechanism accurately, but dramatically improve awareness and vocal ability

understanding and using the psychology of singing and performing to their advantage, rather than allowing it to work against them

I am based in New York City, where I see the majority of my private clients, though I frequently travel around the country and world giving Master Classes and workshops; Nashville and Los Angeles are two of my more frequent stops. Please Click here to learn more, share your experiences, ask a question and/or to schedule an opportunity for us to work and learn together. You can also click on any of the links below to read my blog, which I update frequently with news, ideas, suggestions, and answers to questions.

*NY Workshops and Master Classes*

"The Mother Teresa of Voice Liberation"
- Ben Evans, singer/songwriter, Wyoming

"The Queen of Unlocking the Blocks!"
- Lisa Jayne, singer/songwriter, London, UK

"Some people believe it takes a lifetime to become enlightened, but I now believe it happens every time you become present and aware. By applying what Jennifer taught not only technically but also philosophically it feels like it happened that easily. Her every word is a beacon."

- Dominick Cicco, tenor, NYC

"She is a magician, but uses no feats of illusion. Her magic is real, which makes it the best kind of all."
- Melissa Guttman, recording artist, NYC

"I have found my voice with Jennifer; a natural, healthy voice that was buried under years of bad habits, muscle tension, faulty technique, unhelpful definitions of singing, and negative experiences."
- Vivian Williams, performance artist, NYC

"I feel like I've grown 3 feet taller and 3 times more confident. THANK YOU!!!"
- Riana Nelson, U of Michigan, Musical Theater

"Jennifer has worked with me to begin my entrance into freedom not just as a musician, artist and singer but as a person, spirit and soul."
- Lia Monya, Berklee College of Music

"Jennifer, Jennifer... if I hadn't met you, I don't think I would be where I am today - confident in teaching and coaching, ready to conquer the world in my own little way."

-Jonathan Doyel, Voice Instructor, S. Carolina

"The same loving, inquisitive spirit that I experienced with Eloise Ristad shines through Jennifer Hamady’s work.”
- Ron Thompson, M.A., Masterful-Life Performance Psychologist, Vermont

"I can honestly say that I learned more from Jennifer in two weeks than from anyone else in my career as a singer and performer. I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her."
- Chad Oliver, singer, Cirque du Soleil

"I'd never seen a force of joy, compassion, sharp-mindedness, grace, experience and guts so captivating until I met Jennifer..."
- Jim Ferrie, singer/songwriter, Paris, France

"Working with Jennifer has been such a blessing... she opened up my voice in so many ways and taught me so many incredible techniques. I not only had fun working with her, but my voice is stronger and I am by far a much better singer and speaker. Thank you, Jennifer!"
- MacKenzie Westmore, actress, Los Angeles

“Within the first coaching with Ms. Hamady, I developed a more comfortable approach to singing that sounded much closer to my natural voice that I unconsciously use every day in conversation. After a performance less than a week later heard by strangers and friends alike, I received consistent observations attesting to my increased ‘resonance’ and overall expression.”
- Mike Block, Julliard School of Music

"A rare gem of a coach, musician, and person." - John Briggs, Vice President, ASCAP

“An incredible, beautiful and long-needed force to be reckoned with in the realm of vocal coaching and teaching.”
- Kate Fisher, Broadway performer, NYC

"A one in a million find... we are talking about a brilliant and truly special person"
- Dr. James Fallon, Univ. of California, Irvine

"Fly, run or swim to wherever this woman is... you will not regret it!"
- Rachel Kice, visual artist, Nashville

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