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VOCAL COACHING AND MUSIC INSTRUCTION

Denine Monet is a jazz and multi-style vocalist who teaches in the Seattle area. She offers vocal technique, music theory and performance coaching for all ages. In addition to private lessons, she leads vocal workshops for singing groups. Her one-on-one instruction covers the fundamentals of healthy singing, to enhance support, resonance and vocal flexibility. Students learn healthy singing posture, breathing, support, body connection to the sound, tone placement, resonance development (throat, tongue, jaw, sinus issues), vowel formation, melody/rhythm, lyric interpretation, phrasing, and when requested, performance techniques. Denine has experience providing Kindermusik instruction for children and vocal performance services in the Seattle area. She has taught Kindermusik in Kirkland to families with children from newborn to seven years of age.

Vocal Group Workshops
Her vocal group workshops, co-taught with Will Flash, provide tips for vocal technique, group singing, lyric interpretation, performance, and include sound equipment evaluations, to help each singing group maximize its performance sound. Workshops are often tailored to focus on each group’s unique needs.

Denine's teaching background
Denine has taught for over 14 years, and has been involved in music education in the San Francisco and Seattle areas. She was coached primarily by one of the Bay Area's premier vocal trainers, Jane Sharp, who has coached numerous professional singers, other vocal teachers, and has been on the NARAS (hosts of the Grammys) vocal conference panels. Denine is a licensed Kindermusik Educator and loves teaching all ages, and enjoys performing in the Seattle area, singing and playing her flute.

VOCAL PERFORMANCE/PROJECTS

Denine sings jazz and other musical styles in the Seattle area, and has performed with a variety of instrumentation, from vocal/guitar duos to swinging quintets. She also performs on flute, often including Will Flash on saxophone. She has performed on live radio, in studio settings and at venues such as the Plush Room, S.F. and the San Jose International Jazz Festival, Bad Alberts and the Crown Plaza, in Seattle. She has also had the opportunity to perform live with nationally recognized instrumentalists such as Frank Martin, Peter Barshay, Josh Jones, Smith Dobson, and Weber Iago. She has also sung for recording projects, including writing vocal scores for award-winning digital media.

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