Juliet Strong Piano and Voice Lessons

Specialties

Piano and Voice Lessons by appoinment.

Serving loyal students of all ages since 2005.

My main goal as a music educator is to instill my students with a sense of joy, artistic curiosity and discipline when it comes to music, singing and the piano.

Piano Lessons: Using theory, lesson and ear training methods students will explore musical concepts, gain a foundation for understanding the keyboard, note names, rhythm, sight reading, and focus on correct positioning of the hands to play properly and efficiently. I also use imaginative imagery and story telling to help young students develop a loving relationship with the piano and the art of making music.

Voice Lessons: Let’s work on your sound! Connect to your voice, breath and body, and heighten your awareness of how singing FEELS.

Learn how to tune into your body and get out of your own way. I have developed a teaching method that uses unique warm-​ups and breathing techniques, influenced by Hatha Yoga and Meditation, to create better body awareness and to teach people how to use better alignment, freedom from tension, and a basic understanding of how the voice works. Vocal exercises, technique, and exploration of the world of theatricality and emotional content will develop specific performance techniques and help you discover your own unique sound.

Rates:

$ 50 per half hour lesson

$ 70 per hour in my home studio

History

Established in 2005.

Juliet Strong is a singer/​songwriter/​performer with a background in Folk, Classical and Jazz piano and voice. She received her Bachelors of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Oregon, where she studied with Milagro Vargas. Juliet has been seen on stages in Oregon and California with Oregon Festival of American Music, California Shakespeare Theatre, Shotgun Players, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, Bootstrap Theatre Company, and in Yosemite National Park. She has performed her original music in venues throughout New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Juliet has collaborated with various New York and Bay Area composers, playwrights, dancers, and singers. In additional to her extensive and eclectic musical training, Juliet has received actor training at the University of Oregon, California Shakespeare School of Theatre and Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. She released her first full length album in June, 2013.

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Meet the Business Owner

Juliet S.

Business Owner

With a voice «like butter» and a body of original, folk-​soul inspired melodies, Juliet Strong touches audiences with her depth of sound, musicality, poetic imagery and eclectic style. Juliet’s energetic sound is underscored by rhythm piano, counter melodies, vocalise, ukulele, and sometimes augmented by an eclectic band. The result is a unique and infectiously uplifting musical experience.

Having grown up in the Bay Area and Central Valley folk scene, Juliet has been influenced by traditional Eastern European, Balkan, Turkish, Flamenco, Americana, Irish, Scottish, Indian and Brazilian music and dance. She has spent years absorbing these styles in a traditional folk setting, supplementing with her love of Bebop, Soul, Funk and R&B, and travel to Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and Argentina. The result is a unique sound often likened to that of Norah Jones, Carol King, and Carly Simon.