Are you struggling to reach your ultimate singing goals? Preparing for an important audition and need help perfecting your material? Have a performance coming up and looking for expert feedback and guidance?

 

Hi, I’m Maureen Brennan – a Tony-nominated Broadway singer and actress with over 40 years of experience. Alongside my extensive performance career, I spent 18 years as a faculty member at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, shaping the next generation of talent.

 

Throughout my journey, I've personally auditioned over 1,000 aspiring singers across the country as an admissions adjudicator for The Boston Conservatory Music Theatre Program. I’ve also had the privilege of teaching specialized classes with both the Broadway Dreams Foundation and Broadway Breakthrough.

 

While starring in Candide on Broadway, I was introduced to renowned vocal coach Laura Thomas by the legendary Barbara Cook. Through my studies with Laura, I mastered the Kobin technique – a method that emphasizes breath control and the activation and relaxation of voice-specific muscle groups to produce optimal sound. Under Laura’s mentorship, I’ve adopted her powerful techniques and continue to pass them on to aspiring vocalists.

 

I currently run my own private studio in the Boston area, preparing talented young performers for regional productions, auditions, and college conservatory entrance requirements. I also work with a select few students remotely, offering personalized coaching for serious vocalists.

 

If you’re ready to take your singing to the next level and want to explore working with me, click the link below to send me an email. I occasionally have openings for students eager to benefit from my experience, skills, and training.

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What do I teach?

 

Depending on the individual student's need in each session, whether it is for a specific audition, performance or vocal issue, the Maureen Brennan Studio offers:

 

Vocal technique lessons--Building of a basic vocal technique based on the Robert Kobin technique –which will support any kind of repertoire you choose to sing. You will be building repertoire as you learn technique. Music will be chosen to address technical issues as well as choosing material that is specifically appropriate for each individual student

 

Exploring various vocal exercises and warm ups, ranging from a classical approach to pop, to rock, to crossing over between these styles in a healthful way.

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For women, I focus on developing/ balancing (chest voice) and (head voice) and the option to choose these various registrations according to the material.  For both men and women. the basis of the technique is to sing healthily and freely with no interfering tension. 

 

We will focus on the physical stance, breath, and releasing areas of tension that inhibit sound.

 

Vocal Interpretation
 

Working on musical elements of a piece, diction, characterization in communicating the total performance.

 

Audition Preparation
 

Finding the right material for you - a cross range of 16-32 bar cuts of songs, as well as entire selections that best display your vocal range as well as character type.

 

This is geared to all ages and levels; I can help to prepare you for high school  programs as well as college entrance auditions, Broadway, off-Broadway and touring companies of shows, and regional and semi-professional theaters.

 

CLICK HERE to inquire about studying with me.

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