Private Performing Arts Lessons

Private vocal training is tailor-made to each individual singer’s needs and goals. Your singer will learn the proper vocal technique to increase vocal range and strength, create a beautiful tone, and maintain a healthy voice. Additionally, students may elect to work on any song within a show that they are currently in rehearsal for (at the JCC or otherwise) to have extra help outside of their allotted rehearsal time. As your singer continues with their teaching artist, they will also gain confidence, poise, and performance technique.

Private acting lessons are tailor-made for each individual actor’s needs and goals. Ultimately, students gain confidence, conquer shyness, and learn skills to enhance any acting challenge that may lay before them. Your actor will learn a deeper knowledge of how to create and develop character, self-expression, and storytelling. Students may elect to work on an audition monologue, scene for TV series, plays, musicals, or films, or a current show that they have been cast in (at the JCC or otherwise). As your actor continues with their teaching artist, they may also delve into improvisation activities, scene work, and monologues to strength their skills.

Private dance lessons are tailor-made for each individual dancer’s needs and goals. This is for students who are passionate about dancing and inspired to excel in their art. It is an extension of a child’s initial dance training, but can also assist in additional strength, flexibility, choreography retention, performance technique, and confidence on stage and in the dance studio. Students may elect to work on a dance audition or a show they have been cast in (at the JCC or otherwise) to work on their technique.

• Water
• A Mask (must be worn at all times by both student & staff)

• A three-ring binder that will hold sheet music
• A Pencil to write notes on music
• If possible, please dress comfortably. Some warmups will include simple stretches.

• Hair tied out of the face (a bun or ponytail are acceptable – if short hair, please pull hair half up in the front of the face)
• Dance attire (leotard and tights and/or tight athletic wear)
• Dance shoes based on the style of dance (Ballet shoes for ballet; Jazz shoes for jazz or hip hop)
• For more questions on attire or recommendations on where to purchase items, feel free to reach out to Director of Youth Arts Education Adrienne Bergeron.

The JCC is dedicated to ensuring that people of all abilities are welcome and included in everything that we have to offer. Please let us know if you or your loved one needs accommodations to take part in any of our programs or events, and we will do our best to make it happen. Please contact inclusion@jcc.org.

Voice lessons will follow the JCC’s Inclement Weather Policy. When the JCC is closed, classes will be canceled. You will be alerted via email as soon as possible of the JCC’s policy.

If you are unable to attend a lesson, please email our Director of Youth Arts Education Adrienne Bergeron and/or your teachers personal email address, should they be willing to share that with you. Out of respect for our teaching artists, if you are planning on missing your lesson or need to reschedule, please contact Ms. Bergeron and your teacher no less that 12 hours prior to the lesson time. If your teacher is unable to make a lesson, you will be given the same courtesy.

If a client does not show within 15 minutes of the agreed lesson time frame, and the teacher has not heard from you, the teacher is allowed to leave, and the lesson will be charged as attended. Please know that our teaching artists have other commitments outside of your private lessons, so if you are tardy, the time will be taken from your time with the teacher, unless agreed upon by the teacher’s availability and desire to stay after the agreed upon time.

All children must be picked up promptly. If you are late, there will be a fee of $1.00 per minute per child payable at time of pick-up.