Questions for your singing teacher:

• How many years of teaching experience do you have? Expect to pay more for a vocal coach with a lot of years experience. If the prospective vocal coach has been around for a while you are more likely to find some current or former students who can tell you about the vocal coach’s strengths.

• Where did you get your singing education? Preferably you want a vocal coach who has had years of performance experience or years of lessons or training in a degree program that focuses on the voice. 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. More important than a fancy degree is that he or she knows how to pass on her knowledge to her students.

• Do you perform? If so, where? If you have the opportunity to hear the vocal coach sing, then by all means go. It’s a opportunity to discover things about his or her personality that you might not otherwise.

• Do you work with many different voice types? You will want to ensure that the vocal coach has sufficient experience teaching your voice type and the vocal styles you’d like to explore.

• Where are your lessons held? The vocal coach may hold lessons in her home, at a studio, at a school, or even in your home. Expect to pay more for lessons at your home. You will want to find out if the location is convenient for you.

• What kind of songs do your teach your students? 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.

Be wary of singing teachers who offer “a life altering method 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). All the best with it and have fun!