Get one-on-one instruction to hone your craft, now available at Town Hall Theatre! Private Lessons provide instruction catered to your goals and run at the best pace for your continued growth. Choose from our pool of skilled Instructors to work on the techniques or styles that you want to learn.
Vocal Technique
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Building Character
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Sheet Music Comprehension
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Memorization Tips
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Vocal Confidence
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Text Analysis
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Vocal Technique ✳︎ Building Character ✳︎ Sheet Music Comprehension ✳︎ Memorization Tips ✳︎ Vocal Confidence ✳︎ Text Analysis ✳︎
Voice Lessons
Help shape and grow your unique voice as we focus on building healthy singing technique, pitch and rhythm matching, growing sight reading and music reading abilities, and growing on vocal confidence on the stage and off. These lessons can be general technique growth or focused on a specific song/project that the student is engaged in. For long term growth in technique and vocal strength, we encourage registering for 4 or more consecutive lessons.
Acting Lessons
Acting Lessons center around discovery and technique growth as we work to deepen character, consistency in action, and preparation for upcoming acting opportunities. These lessons can be general technique, but tend to be more focused and efficient with a specific project/show that the student is currently engaged in or has coming on the horizon.
Lesson lengths & rates
For8to11years old
30minute lessons
$45per lesson
These 30 minute lessons are a great way to give your student a boost while learning in a one-on-one environment. At 30 minutes, these lessons are shaped to give students new skills and practice how those skills feel in their bodies at a developmentally appropriate lesson length for younger learners. Often lessons at this age bracket function best with a specific role, song, or skill in mind for the student to work on.
- Vocal skills of focus for this age
- pitch matching, rhythm timing and practice, safe vocal technique, projection, diction and clarity of tone, vocal muscle strengthening
- Acting skills of focus for this age
- memorization, understanding of text, showing emotion through facial and body expression
For12to18years old
50minute lessons
$80per lesson
50 minute lessons are a great way to give your student personalized instruction appropriate for their growing voice. Lessons are scalable for beginners looking to build up their basic skills and to advanced learners looking to hone their skills for performance or career advancement.
- Vocal skills of focus for this age
- pitch and rhythm matching, expansion of vocal range, safe vocal technique, vocal agility strengthening, building flexibility in vocal style and expression
- Acting skills of focus for this age
- deepening understanding of text, specificity in facial and body expression, introduction to dramaturgy and contextual analysis
ForAdults
50minute lessons
$80per lesson
At 50 minutes, private lessons for adults are a great way to continue to hone your tone and technique or to get personalized instruction for introductory skills. Use lessons to step into your organic voice and build your stylistic repertoire.
- Vocal skills of focus for this age
- safe vocal technique, expansion of vocal range, vocal agility strengthening, building flexibility in vocal style and expression, vocal coaching for audition/performance preparation
- Acting skills of focus for this age
- deepening understanding of text, specificity in facial and body expression, dramaturgical and contextual analysis of script or monologue work, coaching for audition/performance preparation
Meet our Private Instructors
| Voice | Acting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8–11 | 12–18 | Adult | 8–11 | 12–18 | Adult | |
| Erika March | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Kelly Handler | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Bethany Chase | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| August Webber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Erika March
Erika March (she/her) has taught singers of all ages with an emphasis on growing music comprehension for vocalists, healthy vocal technique, and integration of acting through song. Over the years, Erika has trained in musical theater, classical voice, folk, blues, and jazz. She is a graduate from Oklahoma City University (Voice & Violin Emphasis) and University College Cork, Ireland (Traditional Irish Music).
Erika teaches
- 12-18 vocal lessons
- Adult vocal lessons
Learn with Erika for
- Musical Theatre (golden age and modern), Classical voice, Pop
- Vocal coaching through repertoire for upcoming performance
- Healthy Technique for changing voices
- Sheet music comprehension and general music literacy
Kelly Handler
Kelly Handler (she/her) has spent two years working with actors between the ages of 7 and adult, focusing on character development and classical acting techniques. Kelly trained with the Young Rep Summer Conservatory as well as SingOut Theatre Company and holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre from Mills College in Oakland CA.
Kelly teaches
- 8-11 vocal lessons
- 12-18 vocal lessons
- 8-11 acting lessons
- 12-18 acting lessons
Learn with Kelly for
- Audition Preparation
- Intermediate/Advanced Acting Technique
- Beginning Vocal Technique
- Song and Monologue Repertoire for Upcoming Performance
- Shakespeare
Bethany Chase
Bethany Chase (she/her) is an acting specialist who guides children and teens into becoming stronger actors by improving the skills they need for auditioning, helping with monologue selection and presentation, discussing character and script analyses, and going over the fundamentals of voice projection, enunciation, and memorization. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles California with a degree in Theatre Arts.
Bethany teaches
- 8-11 acting lessons
- 12-18 acting lessons
- Adult acting lessons
Learn with Bethany for
- Performing and understanding Shakespeare
- Camera acting and theater acting
- Extensive background in improv
August Webber
August Webber (any/all) has been working in theatre education with children of all ages since early 2023. They are experienced and very comfortable instructing a wide variety of students on both basic and more advanced acting and vocal skills, including building personalised warmup routines, proper breath support techniques, acting through song, and audition preparation. August is notably proficient in working with very young actors, as well as nervous older actors. Their training has come from a combination of time spent at Solano Community College, experience, as well as guidance from extremely talented industry peers and mentors.
August teaches
- 8-11 vocal lessons
- 12-18 vocal lessons
- Adult vocal lessons
- 8-11 acting lessons
- 12-18 acting lessons
- Adult acting lessons
Learn with August for
- Building confidence
- Strengthening core skills
- Styles including Musical Theatre, Pop, and Country
- Discovering healthy warmups and exercises
- Audition and monologue coaching
Choose from our pool of skilled Instructors to work on the techniques or styles that you want to learn.
Questions? Call Town Hall Education at (925) 283-6673 or email Education@TownHallTheatre.com.
Voice Lessons
Help shape and grow your unique voice as we focus on building healthy singing technique, pitch and rhythm matching, growing sight reading and music reading abilities, and growing on vocal confidence on the stage and off. These lessons can be general technique growth or focused on a specific song/project that the student is engaged in. For long term growth in technique and vocal strength, we encourage registering for 4 or more consecutive lessons.
Acting Lessons
Acting Lessons center around discovery and technique growth as we work to deepen character, consistency in action, and preparation for upcoming acting opportunities. These lessons can be general technique, but tend to be more focused and efficient with a specific project/show that the student is currently engaged in or has coming on the horizon.
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30 minute lessons - $45 per lesson
These 30 minute lessons are a great way to give your student a boost while learning in a one-on-one environment. At 30 minutes, these lessons are shaped to give students new skills and practice how those skills feel in their bodies at a developmentally appropriate lesson length for younger learners. Often lessons at this age bracket function best with a specific role, song, or skill in mind for the student to work on.
Vocal Skills of focus for this age: pitch matching, rhythm timing and practice, safe vocal technique, projection, diction and clarity of tone, vocal muscle strengthening
Acting Skills of focus for this age: memorization, understanding of text, showing emotion through facial and body expression
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50 minute lessons - $80 per lesson
50 minute lessons are a great way to give your student personalized instruction appropriate for their growing voice. Lessons are scalable for beginners looking to build up their basic skills and to advanced learners looking to hone their skills for performance or career advancement.
Vocal Skills of focus for this age: pitch and rhythm matching, expansion of vocal range, safe vocal technique, vocal agility strengthening, building flexibility in vocal style and expression
Acting Skills of focus for this age: deepening understanding of text, specificity in facial and body expression, introduction to dramaturgy and contextual analysis
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50 minute lessons - $80 per lesson
At 50 minutes, private lessons for adults are a great way to continue to hone your tone and technique or to get personalized instruction for introductory skills. Use lessons to step into your organic voice and build your stylistic repertoire.
Vocal Skills of focus for this age: safe vocal technique, expansion of vocal range, vocal agility strengthening, building flexibility in vocal style and expression, vocal coaching for audition/performance preparation
Acting Skills of focus for this age: deepening understanding of text, specificity in facial and body expression, dramaturgical and contextual analysis of script or monologue work, coaching for audition/performance preparation