 Joel Katz Joel Katz is an internationally renowned voice teacher in the Toronto area. In addition to being the head of the Voice Department at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, Joel maintains a private studio. His speciality is operatic technique, resolving technical issues, and advising on fach and repertoire. His students has sung at major opera houses all over the world, and include a number of the prominent Wagnerian singers before the public today. He has maintained private studios in Bayreuth, Germany, where he taught a number of the singers at the Bayreuth Festival, Manchester England, and the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussells. An active performer, Joel has recently sung Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro with Mario Bernardi and the RCM orchestra, and the Sacristan and L Ancien Evreu with Opera Hamilton. Joel is a past winner of the Munich International Voice Competition. What I teach is based on thirty years of practical experience. Of my own teachers, Louis Quilico was the greatest influcence on me, not so much for what he taught, as for what he represented. Louis was the first singer I met who said, in effect, There is a coordination of great singing. Great singers do it: you can learn it too. What I teach is based on a few simple truths. 1) Good breathing starts with good posture. 2) There is a way to breathe which is balanced between the diaphragmatic, abdominal and intercostal function. 3) Support or breath management is based on maintaining the position of breathing as long as possible. 4) Beautiful sound is produced from a loose throat. 5) Come si parla: the voice in singing feels exactly like the voice in correct speaking. There is no extra pressure on the vocal cords, and there is a feeling of the voice in the front, on the lips or on the hard palate. 6) Sing on the gesture of inhalation . This old maxim of Lampertis is as true today as it ever was. 7) Singing is balance. Put it all together with a good teacher Phone: 416 467-7289 Fax: 416 467-7289 96 King Edward Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4C 5J6 Canada Other Categories:  Private Teachers Educational Establishments » Conservatories Educational Establishments » Voice Studios |
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