Hi, I'm Rachel Anne Williams.
I'm a vocal function teacher and voice coach located in Chicago.
I'm a life-long voice nerd who loves helping singers solve long-standing problems, cross-train in opposing styles, and create dependable vocal function that lasts. I don't believe in quick-fixes. I train singers for deep recoordination. It is my belief that this allows for the most personal expression and career longevity.
Here's the Thing...
The Professional Relationship
I work with singers who are serious about their own development. Recoordinating your voice is work, but there is nothing like the feeling of getting it right - the freedom and power.
If you have been stuck with a specific issue in your voice and you are ready to work through it, I'm excited to work with you.
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If you are wanting to expand your skill level so as to be viable in a genre that is currently out of your reach, this is my specialty.
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Or if you had years of training, but have fallen out of shape and need to get things back in balance, I will help you condition the new voice you have at this point in your life - which of course may feel different than the past.
I know that you know that selecting the right voice teacher for you is a very important step, as this professional relationship will have a huge impact on the future of your singing. As each voice teacher is vastly different from the next, it is obviously not a matter of "who's closest to me?", but a matter of "who can actually help me make these changes?"
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A lesson with me will strike a balance between putting you at ease and pushing your boundaries. I will make sure that you not only intellectually understand how to practice, but that you feel it.
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I clarify long-term goals and short-term work arounds that are necessary for the working singer.
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So much of our success together is based on communication. I welcome your questions, fears, concerns, frustrations and lofty goals! I'm an optimist by heart, and I will always be honest.
"Treating singing as a physical skill allows us to assume everyone can learn."
Jeanie LoVetri