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As singers, we're often taught one set of tools in voice lessons and another in acting classes
but left on our own to put the two together.
At Meisner in Music, we teach singers to meld beautiful singing with heartfelt expression without sacrificing one for the other.
“A PIANO IS A PIANO AND A VIOLIN IS A VIOLIN BUT A VOICE IS A PERSON.”
- Peter Pears
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CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Wherever you are in your artistic journey, there is a place to begin.
FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS
Step into a technique that frees both your voice and your impulses for greater presence and deeper truth in your singing.
FOR TEACHING ARTISTS
Bring Meisner into your studio to guide your students out of their heads and into connecting with themselves as they sing.
HOW MEISNER IN MUSIC CAME TO BE
THE START
Sanford Meisner spent over 60 years developing a technique that allowed actors to find presence, groundedness, and trust in themselves through a set of simplifying tools.
Meisner-trained actors include:
THE IDEA
Even with Meisner's great impact, after his passing in 1997, the question remained:
How could we take this freeing technique that emphasizes spoken text and working off of a scene partner and apply it to sung text that is so often performed alone?
20 years later, Meisner in Music sought to bridge that gap.
THE DISCOVERY
In 2017, Meisner in Music began. Within its first year as a class, we made an incredible discovery.
While we initially thought that the Meisner technique could help singers with just their acting, we quickly realized that it could help them with so much more...
WHY SINGERS AND TEACHERS TRUST THIS WORK
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Rooted In The Meisner Technique
Built on Sanford Meisner's principles of curiosity, impulse, and truthful response
Designated by the Meisner Institute
Officially recognized as a Designated Meisner Class by the International Meisner Institute
Trauma-Informed by Design
Supporting meaningful artistic exploration through safety, trust, and choice
Committed to Access & Inclusion
Expanding access to meaningful artistic training through our DEI Scholarship
Climate Action & Stewardship
A portion of all class profits supports Citizens' Climate Lobby and climate action initiatives.
MEISNER IN MUSIC HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HELP WITH:
Performance Anxiety
"For the first time, I could sing without an inner monologue of pressure and inferiority."
- Kyle Hughes
Presence & Embodiment
"MiM not only grounded me as an actor, it grounded me as a human being."
- Quiana Onrae'l Holmes
Trust in Technique
"I didn't expect for performance to finally feel easy again."
- Corey Blake Todd
STANDING OVATIONS
Imani Pearl Williams
Broadway's 1776
"A huge priority for me after the pandemic was to only be involved in safe spaces. MiM provided me with just that! Working on challenges that were specific to me in a way that felt safe and fun was so needed."
Sami Abu Shumays
Coauthor of Inside Arabic Music
"I credit Meisner in Music for helping me develop presence and the ability (and willingness) to embrace whatever is happening in the moment. After a lifetime of musical training, this is now where I am progressing and learning the most."
Anna Laurenzo
The Metropolitan Opera's Hamlet
"Meisner in Music is what every singing actor needs! It allows a singer to unlock the truths about their music, frees them from feeling focused on technique, and allows the authentic voice and message to flow through."
