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Samira
- Rate $60
- Response 1h
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Students50+
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- Singing
Experienced tutor in Singing in Houston, Samira offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Singing
Lesson location
- online
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Houston
Recommended
Samira is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Samira
My students learn how to be excellent singers and more importantly, to express their unique voices. They learn how to take charge of their artistic experience and feel totally empowered.
That's right...No more standing in the background aimlessly trying to find your place! Instead, own your artistic identity!
I have trained in opera for around 10 years. I also sang in many choirs. Eventually, I started teaching the art. I have been teaching voice for almost two decades and work with people who want to do pop, classical and more.
I have performed on large-scale stages such as the Walt Disney Theater and Fox Theater, as well local theaters.
Over the last couple of years, I have been working on a project entitled Impressions of Devotion, a world-fusion choral album, collaborations with musicians like Mike Raznick, Sundance composing fellow and film composer, and Andrew Synowiec, grammy-winning guitarist. I have also performed with, and under the direction of, Salim-Sulaiman, the famed Bollywood music composing Duo, as well as Hussein Janmohamed, a world renowned choral conductor.
I'm excited to share my knowledge and experience with you through my unique teaching methods.
Being that I studied Hindustani Classical music for over 7 years, I also love working with those who want to incorporate some Hindustani classical learnings into their overall voice education. So call me if you want some FUSION musical studies in your life.
The best thing about being a music teacher is
-hearing those voices transform
-watching the students go through some of the experiences I did only to find their true place in the musical world.
Even after my initial training I was a little timid about my voice. Everyone else seemed so much more confident than me. But, when I pursued an education with the right coaches, I started to feel like I could be myself. I felt like I could express my truth through song. And... that's where I like to take my students.
I started teaching in Houston, TX in 2001. Recognizing a need for voice lessons that spanned more than just classical music, I decided to offer lessons that were customized to the student. I want you to learn what you WANT to learn!
I still love teaching classical music, but now, I'm teaching musical theater, pop, jazz, Indian/Hindustani, and fusion styles.
I studied classical music (piano, choral and opera) for over 10 years in my youth. Once I entered college I started focusing on pop, jazz and improvisation. That journey inspired me to learn composition so that I could become a composer and music director.
By 2006, I became very interested in creating fusion music, so I studied Hindustani Classical under Heera Kulkarni for several years.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
First, I assess where the new student is in their music education.
Then, I make note of their interests and unique learning processes so that I can customize for their needs!
Then, we take off!
I have worked with
- singers seeking to improve their technique
- those who want to cross over to music composition and write their own music while keeping up their vocal training
- those who need help building a solid foundation of technique and repertoire
-children prepping for talent shows and competitions
-those who wish to learn music theory and piano accompaniment training
Students seeking out lessons should be true to what they want. Do you want specific kinds of training? Then be sure to mention it during your initial phone call or lesson. Do you just want to have fun and let the teacher take the lead on deciding how things go? Mention that as well. The more people know about one another, the better the experience.
Recently at a major event where I sang in Dubai, I remember looking at the thousands of people in the audience and realizing this: that my work was making a real difference.
That's what I want students to feel. That their work as singers is impactful and important to the human experience.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Samira has been one of the only arts teachers I have been able to stick to for a long time because of how innovative and interdisciplinary her frameworks can be. Not only has working with her improved my craft, but it has also fundamentally challenged the way I think about and approach the arts, music, and life. 100000000/10 recommend.
Samira will meet you right where you are! She structured the lessons based on exactly what I needed and where I was getting stuck. She came to lessons from a very grounded somatics place, noticing where I was getting stuck in my head, where I needed to ground in my body, and where I simply needed more practice.
Samira is very patient filled with lots of skills and kindness. She has taught me to embrace my talent, and not be afraid to show it. When I started with Samira I was rusty in vocals and could barely play piano. A couple of months later with her being my instructor I have improved significantly! She has a great heart and puts 100% in all her students.
She's caring, understanding and at the same time providing constructive feedback. I've enjoyed working with this master songstress and as a result, my pitch and vocal control as well as my voice has improved remarkably
Samira is very knowledgeable about music and an excellent, patient and very organized teacher. I highly recommend her.
I am glad to have worked with Samira as my vocal coach. She has helped me gain confidence within my own voice. She helped me see different parts of my voice that I didn’t even know I had. She is very patient and will do her best to accommodate with her students. I cannot wait to take a few more lessons with her and also shown her how far I’ve reach with my voice. :)
She is very knowledgeable and tries different activities with the kids to get them engaged.
Being hands on and expanding my knowledge on apply music theory
I love taking a voice lesson from Samira. She is very knowledgeable, and has so much compassion for what she does. She is making the class so much fun and I feel really comfortable taking the lesson from her.
It had been a few years since I had done any formal solo or group-based performances. Samira made the learning process so enjoyable, and simple. She has a wonderful understanding of musical education, which allowed her to meet me at my level, and to come up with exercises and tools that could help me excel. She makes music fun, easy and accessible.
So many years of struggle just melted away. She helped me meet, and exceed my goals!
Samira is an incredible musician, performer and educator. She remembers very well what it was like to be a student, as she too trained for many years in many genres. She has incredible national and international experiences with incredible artists, and uses all of it to help her students reach their goals!
If you have ever wanted to learn music, or strengthen your skills as a singer, writer, composer, she is simply the best.View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- $60
Pack rates
- 5h: $300
- 10h: $600
online
- $60/h
Details
All classes are virtual (ZOOM)
$165 for 4 lessons (30 mins each)
$240 for 4 lessons (45 mins each)
$300 for 4 lessons (1 hour each)
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