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 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!

Top quality training by a professional staff! Lori is an incredible teacher, I highly recommend…read morethis studio!

recently had an unsettling experience with Howard and Lori Fredric's It is with great concern that…read moreI feel compelled to share my encounter, as I discovered unsettling ties to extremist groups advocating against ethnic communities, particularly targeting mothers from minority backgrounds. In my interactions, I observed a lack of professionalism that deeply troubled me. It is disheartening to report that the organization seemed to harbor a divisive attitude, projecting clear animosity towards anyone not belonging to the Jewish community. This lack of inclusivity raises serious questions about the organization's commitment to diversity and tolerance. For the safety and well-being of young ones, especially those from different racial or religious backgrounds, I strongly advise steering clear of lori fredrics My experience left me with a sense of discomfort and concern, and I believe it is essential to raise awareness about such matters.

I normally don't write reviews but everyone needs to know about Pearson Studios. I have been a…read morebroadway actor for 8 years, most recently in Beetlejuice the Musical, and I FINALLY found a brilliant vocal coach, music director, arranger and accompanist. But Scott offers so much more! Due to the pandemic everything has gone virtual and because of Pearson Studios I was able to pivot during the pandemic. Scott also has a state of the art recording studio and is a fabulous sound engineer and videographer. I now have a commercial voice-over demo (which landed me a commercial agent and a few v/o gigs), and also very professional self-tapes for my theatre and tv/film auditions. Not only does he offer his accompaniment and coaching skills, but he uses a professional microphone and protools, and a very fancy camera and back drop which totally ups my game! He also offers excellent acting coaching as well as acts as my reader. He is a one stop shop! Once I went to Pearson studios all my stress was taken away. I started receiving callbacks and just booked a brand new Off-Broadway show from only my self-tape submission. I can't speak highly enough about Scott. He is very professional and personable and makes music and theatre fun. I promise you'll have an amazing experience.

Scott is the best. My daughter was a member of the HCT Junior Company and is currently a member of…read morethe TaDa Resident Youth Ensemble. She's had a number of teachers since she started singing at the age of 5 - and Scott has been the most helpful and knowledgeable teacher of them all. She loves him.

I am an adult learning music because I always wanted to. Now as I have some money and time, the…read morelearning there has been fantastic and tailored specifically to my needs. I learn something new every lesson, and I hope my years in the music industry help me impart some knowledge to those who work with me in learning the guitar in my 50's.

I can't say enough amazing things about my daughter's birthday party at Bach to Rock, River Edge…read more The facility is neat and clean. The staff and owner was fully accommodating to anything we needed before, during, and after our party! They did anything they could for my daughter to have the party exactly how she wanted and better than anything we imagined.

Erin is a wonderful music teacher. She helped me prepare for college auditions and get into college…read morefor voice. She is wonderful and has a lot of patience. She taught me how to play the piano, and will go over questions or concerns you have. She also has had recent painting workshops that are a lot of fun.

From the owner: Private/Group Voice Lessons Private Piano Lessons…read morePrivate/Group Guitar Lessons Acting Classes Over 20 years experience in theatre arts, focused on a holistic approach to educating individuals to use the arts as a therapeutic outlet.

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.

Attending School of Rock Cresskill has had such a positive impact on my life overall. I walked into…read morethe building knowing basically nothing about guitar. But my instructor, Mike, has been so helpful and understanding during my learning process. Beyond that, I was recommended to try vocal lessons with an instructor at the time who's lessons quickly became the highlight of my week. She taught me so much and gave me the confidence, tools, and reassurance I lacked. Performance Program shows have helped me meet so many amazing fellow musicians (that I am glad to say are now some of my closest friends), taught me how to play/perform as a group, dared me to positively push myself, and helped me get comfortable on stage. Furthermore, I was asked to audition vocally for Houseband earlier this year and, to my surprise, I got in! The entire experience has helped me grow in so many ways that I could make this comment into a essay. So to sum it up, I started with barely any stage presence and a shaky voice. Through healthy challenges, once the annual summer tour came around, I was so confident singing on stage and had improved my voice so much by comparison to the fall. I bonded so much with my bandmates and have connected with so many people through music, I wish I started School of Rock sooner! From the fabulous, insanely talented, and hilarious staff, to the programs and experiences themselves, I would 100% recommend SoR Creskill to anybody in search of an amazing learning enviroment.

A place where everyone can be themselves, learn, and have fun. The best staff and teachers ever.read more

Great store, better service…read more Very nice people to deal with, but more importantly very honest. We needed our trombone to get fixed and were quoted for over $100, and we agreed to it. When we picked up the trombone, they only charged us not even half of it since the repair was less complicated than they anticipated. They could have charged us with the oroginal amount agreed upon, but they took the high road and valued their customers more than few bucks. Will come back and recommend to everyone we know.

Really amazing place. Helped our family while we were in NJ for the week. Our annoying middle…read moreschool band teacher made our middle schooler submit band pieces while we were away for a family event. So made us drag our daughters flute cross country to do these pieces. But diBella was a life saver and helped us to borrow a flute so that my daughter can do her musical pieces home work. Thanks!