Fattore Voice Studio

FAQs and Policies

2026 NEW STUDENTS:

Lessons are $150 for the session.

New students are accepted with a commitment to 4 lessons, to be scheduled weekly for the first month.

There is a discounted subscription option:

Prepaid package of 4 lessons $500
Payment in full is required for the discount rate. Your schedule is set up at the time the subscription is booked. There is a 48-hour cancellation policy for each scheduled session, or the lesson counts as billable. All four lessons must be completed within 5 weeks of the start date, and lessons are scheduled in the Astoria studio, late afternoons on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

In person midtown location lessons are only available at PianoPiano studios---click here for more information.
Clients are responsible for booking the studio, after we have found common lesson time possibilities.

Parents, please note:
I will consider children over 13 years of age if they are gifted or under professional management. A consultation lesson is required, and the cost will be applied to the first subscription of four lessons if the student is accepted.

Payment options: Cash, Venmo, Paypal.Me (@MariaFattore) or invoiced from PayPal

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work.
-------------Emile Zola

Three of the best vocal exercises

Tongue trills, phonation into narrow tubes, phonation through puckered lip position

What it does:

Rapidly engages Respiratory muscles
Minimizes upward force on vocal folds
Spreads the vocal folds to vibrate only the edges
Lowers the phonation threshold pressure

2. Two octave pitch glides:

up and down using forward position
vowels [i] and [u]
What it does:

Gives maximal stretch to the vocal folds
Maximum dichotomy between TA and CT muscles, then coordinates the function between them

3. Arpeggiated staccato work

What it does:

Clean and rapid voice onset
Trains adductor/abductor muscles simultaneously with tensor muscles during pitch change

What do professional singers need?
The list below focuses on the things

you will need to achieve your dreams.

The Prerequisite -- natural vocal talent

A Clear Understanding of Vocal Technique
Musicality
Discipline
Confidence
Aggressiveness
Positive Mental Attitude
Nerves of Steel
A large personality when performing
Honest Self-Appraisal
Willingness to Risk
Vision
A Plan
Networking Ability
Energy
Health
Stamina
Intelligence
Organization
Even Temperament
Ability to Appraise a Situation with Calmness
Tenacity
Spirituality
Acting and Language Skills
Body Awareness
Financial Support System
Courage
Analytical Mind For Problem Solving
Independence
Charm -- On and Off Stage
Conversational Ability When Out of Your Own Culture or Peer Group
Good Looks
Well Dressed
Motivated
Stage Experience

After you have these are in place,
you will need
a great deal of luck!
Remember --- luck is PREPARATION meeting

opportunity!

FAQs and Policies

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Three of the best vocal exercises

What do professional singers need? The list below focuses on the things

What do professional singers need?
The list below focuses on the things