Timothy's
STUDIO
Hello! Thank you for visiting my studio page!
Singing runs in my family, which led me to discover my love for teaching. When I am not teaching, I am a working singer-actor with credits in opera, musical theatre, early music, and contemporary works. Last May, I finished the coursework for my Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance at Stony Brook University, and I currently serve as an Assistant Professor at Florida School of the Arts.
I often reflect on ways that I can demystify my role as a voice teacher. There are numerous ways to train a voice and many of them focus on the functional effect, rather than the functional cause. I have found that conditioning a singer to focus on the functional cause allows them better understand how sounds are created (function) rather trying to reproduce sounds themselves (aesthetic).
In my practice, I have tried to hone the distinction between the art of singing and the process of building a voice. Functional vocal training and mind, body, voice coordination allows subjective and objective concepts to exist under the umbrella of nature's laws governing the function of the vocal mechanism and the acoustic properties of the unamplified voice.
Contact me below to set up a session. I cannot wait to meet you and work together to unlock a voice that is uniquely yours!
Testimonials
Lindsay
As an adult singer, who has studied with several teachers and developed certain vocal habits and tendencies along the way, Timothy helped me find ease in areas of my voice that I didn’t know were possible. I appreciate not only his extensive knowledge of vocal anatomy and function, but also his ever supportive and flexible style of teaching!
Ava
Timothy was my first collegiate voice teacher and provided one of the most formative learning experiences in my vocal development.... Without him, I would not be off to study opera at the graduate level. He taught me how to love the voice I naturally have and gave me countless tools to use my instrument healthily and effectively.
Will
He is quietly insistent, yet never pushy, and takes high and low points during lessons with grace, fluidity, patience and a comforting sense of humor. He has a scholarly level of expertise regarding the physical and anatomical aspects of the voice, and is an expert at helping the vocalist to make the most of that knowledge without making the subject feel alien, awkward or unapproachable. His emotional intelligence is an enormous help to any vocalist who would benefit from a guiding hand through the emotional landscape that many songs require them to navigate.
Kate
Timothy's one-voice philosophy has completely reshaped my approach to the craft and has allowed me to grow in an aligned, healthy, and sustainable way. As a musical theatre performer of 15 years, I have found myself discovering my true voice for the first time. He breaks down the barriers of what we expect our voices to sound like and encourages us to find a variety of sounds through focusing on the breath and muscular of the voice. Timothy provides ample support and expertise creating efficiency, openness, adaptability in our lessons. I can easily say that he is the most effective teacher I have had both for technique and repertoire and am so grateful for the way he has reinvigorated my love of singing!
