I took a few voice lessons with Jonathan to improve my speaking and singing voice. I discovered…read morethat my real voice was much lower than what I was used to. To my surprise, many people have complimented my speaking voice since then. I considered the lessons as masterclasses as they were unconventional but extremely effective. Highly recommend!

Inside Voice and Jonathan's teaching is such a gift in my life and work. I have no musical training…read moreand beyond singing, mostly silently, to my favorite songs, I never previously used my voice to make music. I spend a lot of time avoiding my creative expression, despite knowing I wanted more of it in my life. When I finally stepped out and gave myself to my desire for more expression, I wanted to both learn more about my voice and how it's shaped by my inner life. Inside Voice fit the bill from my first lesson. Jonathan met me and my voice right where it was with care, while clearly sitting in his knowledge and expertise. Over the course of my time at Inside Voice, I have been guided both clearly, with playfulness and almost magical intuition into a fuller understanding and expression of voice. I see now how my voice can reflect and inform who I am and the range of expression I can sing into the world! What a pleasure to experience Jonathan's work and learn how to bring it to more and more of my creative life. I've gained the confidence to go further in my creative expression in my voice practice, but also in my whole life. I am so excited to explore the creative, imaginative and expressive worlds this work continues to open in me. It is such good medicine in my life. Grazie mille Jonathan Stancato and Inside voice!

Jess is an insightful vocal coach and the first to "unlock' my voice. I've worked with teachers who…read morewere also quite capable, but what sets Jess apart is their unique philosophy which allowed me to tap into a truer, more natural vocal style that sounds amazing for the pop and rock bands I sing in, not just for musical theater. Truly remarkable hearing my voice blossom and take up space after decades of locking it up. Thank you for being the key.

Working with Jess has been the best experience. As someone who was a complete non-singer coming…read moreinto this, finding and letting out my voice was about so much more than learning how to hit the right notes.. it's been a profound somatic experience in connecting with my body. Lessons have been fun, connective, productive, and honestly some of the best therapy I've ever had. Couldn't recommend more.

I have had a pleasure of studying with Evelyn La Quaif and I can confidently say that she is an…read moreoutstanding voice teacher. Her expertise, patience, and personalized approach have helped me grow tremendously as a singer.Evelyn has a deep understanding of vocal technique, from breath control and resonance to diction and pitch accuracy. Whether preparing for the roles she equips students with the tools to perform confidently, including stage presence and emotional expression. Her guidance will help you unlock your full vocal potential. Highly recommended!

I am a practicing physician and a perpetual student of singing. For more than fifty years, I have…read morebeen continuously taking vocal lessons from many professional singers. I typically switched after three years when my progress would plateau after the same study routines. I have been studying with Miss Evelyn LaQuaif for the past 20 years and am happily surprised that in my mid-seventies, I am singing my very best and still improving. Most of my previous teachers gave me metaphoric inspiration, as I would hopelessly imitate their better voices. But how could I get there? Miss LaQuaif is the only one who taught me the physical mechanics of good singing. She offers details that are palpable and teaches hands on: "Belly breathing...use your ribs...your tongue is too loose...guide your voice with your hand...oh, you forgot to rest..." Miss LaQuaif is a multi-talented artist that has that rare talent and sensitivity to feel and guide the students' muscle coordination -- minute details of tongue, palate, throat, and diaphragm that are invisible to ordinary people's external observation. She has the ear and mental conception for what is naturally beautiful in the student's voice. Her method of teaching is creative and often changing. The result: a strengthening of the singing muscles and shedding counterproductive habits that have stood in the student's way. Throw in a little psychology, human empathy, and a profound respect of the art of singing -- then you may sense what Miss LaQuaif is like as a teacher. -JCWM

I've been working with Ellie over Skype only over the last 1.5 years. I have taken around 35-40…read morelessons from her over that period. I've always loved to sing but never taken formal lessons. Let me start by saying that Ellie is an extremely perceptive teacher that - as shocking as that is - notices more about my posture and body tension over a Skype connection (often a crappy one) than I initially noticed myself. I didn't know how to breathe properly - Ellie taught me how to breathe. I have tried taking lessons with other teachers and I heard comments on how good my breathing is. I have found that learning to breathe properly gave me a deeper, fuller sound. Ellie's perceptive instructions helped me eliminate tension and bad singing habits. I love the exercises she gave me, they are fun to do and really build the voice. Doing them over and over again helped me build both my speaking and singing voices - with much less tension. Ellie is also careful when teaching. I had a bad vocal injury from another teacher that rendered me unable to sing for around 6 months. Ellie was very supportive and helped me rehab my voice. I really appreciate that Ellie is kind and careful and makes sure we don't do anything that could mess up your voice. Finally, I really enjoy every lesson because we start with various scale exercises - each time I learn how to use my body/voice properly. At the end we sing a song of my choice to a karaoke track that I play. This makes lessons a real vocal work out, challenging (but safe) and also great fun because I get to sing the songs that I love. I am bilingual and I love that in addition to all the English songs that I love I can sing songs in my native language - and Ellie is totally on board with that. Finally, Ellie is a very kind, fun person with an amazing sense of humor that immediately puts you at ease all while giving you valuable feedback that you need to hear! I would highly recommend Ellie as a singing teacher, she taught me skills that will last a life time - my ease, resonance, and fluidity in both my speaking and singing voices had increased dramatically. You cannot go wrong with Ellie as your technique teacher.

I love to sing but have been told my entire life that I am tone deaf and can't carry a tune. After…read moremuch encouragement from my daughter, I signed up and today I had my first lesson with Lars. He was fantastic. He went at a pace that worked for me and totally calmed me down as I was pretty nervous. And guess what? I CAN sing but have been doing it wrong for all these years. He taught me how to breathe and that my range is actually much higher than I thought - it was pretty amazing. I went from nearly crying with fear to singing a tune pretty decently! I can't wait until my next lesson!!! And I am sure he is phenomenal with experienced singers as they can't be as hard to teach as I was! Thank you so much Lars!

Honestly I don't know where to begin! Studying with Judy has…read morecompletely transformed my life. I have been singing since I was five, with different vocal coaches scattered throughout the years. But nothing, and I mean nothing, has improved my singing more than studying with Judy. I am past my fourth year with her, and with each month I notice vocal growth, depth, and more precision. Working with Judy, your voice can be groomed, honed, and grown into something magnificent...IF you are willing to do the work. The technique isn't for the faint of hearts. It isn't easy. It is rigorous, intensive, and some days you will feel like you want to quit. But you don't...Because true artists and singers can't stay away. ESPECIALLY when you know you are getting the absolute best for your voice with Judy. If you are serious about singing, I strongly encourage you to study with Judy Hages. While it is tough to get in for a trial lesson, if you do, you will be very lucky!! My life and my voice will never be the same. :)

Judy and this training have completely changed the course of my life. I started out with a very…read moresmall, generic sounding voice with no range but through many years of training I developed a voice that is better than I could have ever dreamed possible. I never thought that a voice could be changed so drastically. I had always been told that you either have a naturally good voice or you don't. But that is simply not the case. I have seen Judy help people who could barely speak develop voices that are so big and so unique that no one would ever believe that they didn't have that voice naturally. And the development happens extremely quickly. The training takes focus and hard work, especially in the beginning, but once you get past everything being new and confusing, it all starts to work. The best part of the training is that you learn exactly how to do everything you want to do (you can learn to sing any and all styles of music) and how to continuously develop and maintain your own voice. The beauty of that is that you will not be dependent on someone for your whole life. You become the master of your own voice. It's very freeing and rewarding to know that you can sing and know why things are working and how to fix things that aren't working. It takes all of the fear and guesswork out of singing. It's not only an art but a science. I highly recommend studying with Judy Hages if you are serious about singing and willing to do some very satisfying work. Judy will help develop your voice, show you how to maintain your voice, and teach you to sing with artistry, musicality, and an overall freedom and joy that comes from truly loving your voice and knowing that it will will never let you down.

Update: My granddaughter is now nearly 16 and still loves it at Randolph School of Rock. There have…read morebeen changes to staff but they still do a great job teaching kids.

What can I say. I've never been there but any school of music is a definite plus. Now that I'm…read moreolder and I look back and surely wished that I took up any instrument and learn how to play some music. If you watched the story of Janet Jackson their father demanded that they learn starting from a very young age. The rest is history. So to all the young kids out there today if you have an opportunity to learn, then grab it and put your heart into it. Maybe someday you'll become a famous musician.

I don't write a lot of reviews but I am so happy with the results of my daughters lessons with…read moreIrina that I am taking the time to write this. I have a 14 yr old daughter who's dream is to be on broadway. She loves singing but her passion is much bigger than her voice. I believe passion is something that should be nurtured so I spent thousands of dollars on voice lessons over the past 3 years. Emily worked hard. After about a year and a half of lessons, though, with a different New York based vocal school, she seemed to plateau. She still practiced all the time and loved it but eventually started to get frustrated. Finally she was passed over for any main singing roles in her school play, and it was the last straw for her. She came home and said she was giving up singing. And she was serious. This broke my heart. Not because I want her to be a famous singer, but because I know how much she really does love singing and her spirit was broken. Shortly thereafter I was speaking to a friend at work about our kids and he recommended I have Emily take a trial lesson with his daughters teacher, Irina Fields. I made the call and I am so happy I did! First of all Irina comes with "cred". She is cool and hip and pretty as well as being an accomplished artist. Emily loved her instantly. She has the patience of a saint and has the same passion for singing that I see in Emily. While studying with Irina, My daughter has become very knowledgeable about the intricacies of this technique called "Bel canto". She does drills every day and not just singing drills. I see her laying on the floor practicing breathing and she describes in detail the science behind singing with this bel canto technique. She is full of passion again and it's awesome. It's been about 9 months now since Emily started lessons with Irina and the results have been nothing short of amazing. I can clearly hear a dramatic difference in Emily's voice and more important, in her confidence and happiness. Thank you Irina! (Voice whisperer!)

I am a NYC based yoga teacher, sometimes I need to lead the class through singing mantras at the…read morebeginning of class. I had a huge phobia of singing in front of people so I went to Irina for direction on where to begin. She has an encouraging and informative, grounding presence and in just a few lessons of Bel Canto I feel as though I can go step by step to ease my fear of singing in front of others. She taught me proper breath support using my diaphragm. These techniques helped to make my voice sound bigger and clear even though I was nervous. I highly recommend her to a novice like myself or someone who is interested in Bel Canto technique to improve their craft.

I'm a new student (22 y/o) but I've been loving it so far! I was choosing between a few different…read moreplaces for voice lessons, and Denville Music Academy kindly let me do a trial lesson before making my decision. Once I met my teacher (Alyce, who is both talented and fun to talk to) during that trial lesson, I knew I would be staying and didn't have to try any other places; I really enjoyed myself and learned so much already within my first lesson. Everyone else at Denville Music has been very sincere and flexible too, in my interactions with them. Plus, the academy is a kind of cool, quirky, warm vibe inside. Definitely recommend trying it out!

Denville Music Academy has offered my daughter a great experience as she learns piano. Their…read moreteachers are knowledgeable, work really well with children, and it helps that the owners are very hands-on in the success of their school. After researching several other options, we are very happy we made the decision to enroll here.

Felicia is an absolute gem. I'm a classically trained instrumentalist with a Master's in…read morePerformance, and getting back into singing felt intimidating - I knew I'd need someone truly special to guide me. Felicia has far exceeded my expectations. Working with her, I've learned more about the intricacies of my own body and how to look within to find different colors, textures, and resonance. She's so much more than just a music teacher. She's an explorer and detective, helping me uncover my own voice and capabilities. There are moments when I'm in awe of the sound coming out of my mouth and even say out loud, "Where did that come from?!" I've also struggled with tension in my voice, neck, and shoulders, and vocal care is something Felicia is deeply passionate about. As someone who's dealt with performance anxiety, I used to feel safer "hiding" behind an instrument. Singing has always felt much more vulnerable. But lately, I've had the courage to sing for friends and family. I'm finally starting to trust that I'll get to a place where I can perform in front of a crowd with confidence, no longer feeling the need to have something shield me. I've worked with many musical teachers over the years, and Felicia is nothing short of amazing. Highly recommend!

I have always had a great passion for singing and have performed in musicals from a very young age…read more When I was a junior in high school, however, I was diagnosed with a vocal injury due to unsupported singing throughout the years. After getting the recommendation from my choir teacher, I began working with Felicia Betts shortly after my diagnosis. Felicia did an excellent job at building my voice back up and helping me overcome my fears post injury. She helped me find my sound again and also gave me a lot of tools in order to prevent injury again in the future. In addition, Felicia is very helpful when it comes to audition prep and guided me through my college auditions. I am now a freshman receiving my BFA in musical theatre and my voice is the healthiest it's ever been. I am so grateful for everything Felicia has taught me and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for lessons.

Suzanne is an incredible voice teacher and has helped me with my speeches as well! She has also…read morehelped me with my presentations as well. She is great, positive energy and I'm always looking forward to the next lesson! She really teaches from the heart, and has incredible technique! Can't recommend her enough!

From the owner: PLEASE NOTE: Teacher of voices age 17 to age 50. Learn how…read moreto sing freely and naturally. Teaching includes correct breathing technique, body alignment, and movement with dramatic & vocal expression. Singing lessons for auditions and performances on stages of Broadway musicals, concerts & opera. Speech lessons for job interviews & presentations, diction, public speaking and speech accents. Acting classes are now offered! Lessons offered in studio, Skype, Zoom. Studio accepts beginners age 16 and up, as well as pro-level singers.