Our faculty stands out from the rest: every teacher with Lotus Voice Studio has a minimum of a master’s degree in voice performance and extensive performance experience. Each teacher offers something unique and valuable.
CCC-SLP, MS, MM, BME, NCVS-TRAINED
VOCOLOGIST
STUDIO OWNER & TEACHER
Brittani Farrell
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: New York City, New York
In-Person and Online
Works with ages 18-65+
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Brittani Farrell is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist that specializes in clinical voice, swallow, and airway therapy. She is also a singing voice therapist (“singing voice specialist”).
Her training includes a clinical fellowship with the prestigious Grabscheid Voice and Swallow Center of Mount Sinai in New York City, where she worked with touring Broadway performers and other voice professionals on their singing and speaking voices, in addition to a master’s degree in communicative sciences and disorders from New York University, a master’s in voice performance from the University of Northern Colorado, and a bachelor’s in music education from Colorado State University. Brittani also completed the rigorous vocology certificate program through the National Center for Voice and Speech, in addition to engaging in extra training for manual (hands-on) therapy and gender-affirming/trans voice work.
She has over 10 years of performance and teaching experience, and has worked with beginners and professional performers alike.
From Brittani:
“Voice work is vulnerable, complex, and essential for anyone experiencing voice issues, whether they are just starting out or have been singing for 20 years. We all have things to learn about our voice. My own history and experience with vocal injury led me to the field of speech-pathology. To make a long story short, it took about 5 years to receive a diagnosis that fit my vocal symptoms (vocal fold paresis), and resulted in several surgeries that still left me longing for more vocal function. I completed several years of voice therapy and eventually sought somatic and spiritual healing for my voice. These combined therapies helped me grieve my losses and gain the courage to build a new vocal foundation. This process has humbled me as a voice therapist, to know how life-changing and difficult voice disorders are to work through.
I have spent the last decade honing my skills as a vocal pedagogue, and currently use anatomical/science-based and motor learning concepts that help students of any age understand an internal map of their body as a reference for mastering their vocal instrument.
I derive joy from helping students learn to trust and depend on their instrument, while allowing me to be a collaborative tool towards their success.”
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Kristy Ann Fox
Pronouns: She/Her
Online Only
Works with ages 13 – 65+
MM
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My love of music started as a toddler watching Telly play his tuba on Sesame Street. Soon after I started flute and piano lessons, I settled on voice because I discovered the joy of singing. Throughout my undergraduate studies in music education at Eastern Washington University, I trained in all styles of music and began teaching voice privately. Once I realized that teaching music in public schools was not my passion, I pursued my master’s in opera performance from Manhattan School of Music. As a voice teacher, I am constantly in awe of the beauty of the human voice. Whether it is a fast, florid piece of classical music for a coloratura soprano or a slow, intimate jazz ballad, there is an indescribable feeling that the sympathetic vibrations stir in the singer and listener. It is my job as a voice teacher to let each person experience vocal freedom through empathetic and scientific instruction via kinesthetic learning techniques paired with imagery. I work extensively with the idea of the inner critic as it relates to confidence and stage fright and give techniques to help release the grip it has on the voice. I believe in creating a welcoming and fun environment for the exploration of all types of sounds in voice lessons, which in turn promotes growth and connection.
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I believe all voices are good voices. I am here to build and guide your voice if your goal is to sing for just yourself or for an audience. That said, singing is an intensely personal experience and I believe in using positive reinforcement to get the best results in our lessons together.
My musical education has been a lesson in what and what not to do in the studio. The voice teachers I have encountered have ranged from abusive and dismissive to kind and encouraging. I believe in the latter to get the best voice results. I will help you find the voice you know always existed inside of you.
Not currently accepting students
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Kristen Keymont
MM
Pronouns: She/Her
Online Only
Works with ages 13 – 65+Not currently accepting new students
Lotus Voice Studio does not offer cancellations or refunds. Drop-in lessons can be rescheduled with 72 hours’ notice. Specific teachers may have different policies, so please check with them to confirm.
