One-on-one Coaching German Arias and Art Songs with Christine Menschner in Boston
Christine loves to teach her mother tongue. 
Thank you for your interest in coaching with Christine. 
Fee: 60 minutes: $60 (The fee includes space rental.)
Location: The Greenroom in Somerville, 62 Bow Street, Somerville, MA 02143
The coaching is for you if you want to
  • prepare on the highest level for upcoming auditions, recitals, competitions, recordings 
  • improve your German diction and storytelling in your German arias or songs 
  • work with a German native singer who helps you to sound as close to a native German singer as possible 
Lacking feedback from native speakers, many singers believe they know how to sing in German, but recognizing the appropriate degree of openness of vowels and umlauts can be challenging. Not to mention the ach and ich- sounds and other German consonants! Learn to distinguish the different sounds and get real hands-on--or better yet ears-on--experience. Bring your German art song or aria and Christine Menschner, director of the German Vocal Arts Institute (GVAI) in Seattle, will help you to bring your text to life. ​
As of 10/26/18 the following times are available: 

Mon 10/29 10am-7.00pm. 
Tue 10/30 4.30pm.-7.00pm.
Wed 10/31 10am.-3pm. 
Fri 11/2 10am.-1.30pm. 
​Mon 11/5 11am-1pm. 

Please fill out the inquiry form on the bottom of the page: 
What people say about the work with Christine: 
Shyheim Hinnant- Bass- Baritone
Worked with Christine at GVAI 2017
"It was such a pleasure to observe the quick progress the singers made in the sessions with Christine.  As a native speaker and singer, her guidance and practice exercises were so clear.  Everyone progressed quickly with these life-long tools to improve their performance of German classical vocal repertoire. "
​Beth Kirchhoff, Chorusmaster Emeritus for Seattle Opera
"Christine is a terrific German diction coach. She is a native German speaker and also a great singer which means she can help singers more than just give them the correct pronunciation. She is also very knowledgeable in German literature. When I had coaching sections with her, she always discussed how the poem were set and what kind of perspective a singer should have. Her help to me is way beyond a German coach can give."  Ya-Li Lee, Seattle, WA  ​
Please find many more testimonials here.  
Please fill out the inquiry form. We will get back to you shortly. 

    Coaching Inquiry Form 

    Availability: Please select your coaching time from the following choices. The more times you select, the higher the chance that the coaching can be scheduled. We will get back to you asap with a time confirmation. Availability is as of 10/26/18
    Mon 10/29 10am-7.00pm. 
    Tue 10/30 4.30pm.-7.00pm.
    Wed 10/31 10am.-3pm. 
    Fri 11/2 10am.-1.30pm. 
    ​Mon 11/5 11am-1pm. ​
    Music:
    What piece(s) do you want to work on? (Please write down the full name and bring one copy for the teacher.) 
    In case you only want to work on one piece, please write a 0 in the field. 
    Cancellation policy

    For this coaching session we will rent The Greenroom.   
    There will be a refund of 90% if session is cancelled 8 days prior to lesson date by sending an email to info@gvai.org. There will be a refund of 50% if session is cancelled 3 days prior to the lesson date by sending an email to info@gvai.org. If lesson is cancelled after this, there will be no refund. A singer might find another singer to replace her/him in the coaching. In this case, the alternate singer needs to register as soon as possible using the registration form on our website. 

    Circumstances resulting in a cancellation may be taken into account at the discretion of GVAI.  GVAI reserves the right to cancel the coaching for a full refund and will make every effort to give reasonable notice.
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