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Welcome to Lynn Mendoza-Khan's Music Studio in San Diego

Do you need help auditioning?

Do you want more confidence in your singing?

Do you want to learn more about vocal projection?

Does your throat hurt after singing?

Do you want to learn how to read and/or write music?

Do you want to enhance your childrens education by studying music?

Have you always wanted to play the piano?

Contact me to schedule an Interview to study Voice/Piano where you will receive individualized attention to your specific music needs.

In The Spotlight...

Brian, from the band Plane without a pilot finished recording and putting the finishing touches on their debut full-featured LP.

Brian deserves the spotlight for his determination and focus on his vocals. He has improved so much in such a short time and it's been fun having a punk/rock singer in my studio. To hear and learn more about Brian and his band visit his myspace page by clicking on this link. http://http://www.myspace.com/planewithoutapilot

Dylan hoffinger is 13 yrs old and has been studying with me for a couple of years. He is self motivated, intelligent and focused in his study of vocal technique. He's blossomed into a wonderful singer. He has already been cast in many musicals throughout the San Diego area including SCPA, Junior Theatre and J company.

He has just been cast in San Diego Lyric Operas "Anything Goes". This is such an exciting milestone for him. I'm very proud of the progress he's been making. Keep up the good work Dylan!

Whether you are an adult or child wanting to take voice/piano lessons (voice coaching) for personal enrichment or as a means towards an exciting career in music you will build self-confidence and you will also gain emotional and psychological benefits of self expression. Keep in mind that success in music comes from discipline, dedication, ambition, talent, responsibility and a positive attitude. In general, those who enjoy success do not let setbacks keep them from working towards their goals. A positive attitude will take you far.

There are Two payment Options*

Monthly Tuition (Due by the beginning of each month)

$160 1 hour lessons (works out to be $40 for weekly lessons)

$100 1/2 hour lessons (works out to be $25 for weekly lessons)

Regular Lesson Rates

$50 1 hour lesson

$30 1/2 hour lesson

Group Lessons

If money is an issue, you should consider finding friends to share the lesson with you. I'll accept up to four people in a group and you can divide my hourly rate amongst you. This is ideal for children and each person will get some individual attention during the hour.

* I will travel within 10 miles of my home and charge an additional $30 per hour.

Sing with the Childrens or Youth Choir

I direct a childrens choir ages 5 through 11. There is also a Youth choir ages 11 through 18. Both choirs are open to anyone wanting to sing and strengthen their voices. We sing a variety of music from spirituals to pop and musical theatre. We meet three Sundays a month at the First Unitarian Universalist Church accross from UCSD Medical Center. Each sesson begins in the fall and ends in the spring. Please contact me for more information.

Music Theory / Composition

Do you love singing and/or play an instrument but can't read music? Have you always wanted to write your own music? I will go over theory and comopostition giving you the tools to transfer your ideas onto paper.

Along with our piano or voice lessons I will go over basic music theory which will give you the tools to read and write your own music.

Classical Teacher or Pop vocal Coach?

Some are of the opinion that a classically trained singer will teach you vocal exercises in a falsetto voice resulting in a silly sound. I strongly dissagree.

As a classically trained singer I've also been able to sing pop, barbershop quartet singing, jazz, gospel and musical theater as well as opera arias.

Vocal health and the basics of vocal projection can be used in any style of music. It doesn't matter if you're a lead singer in a rock band or if you just want to sing a special song at church. My intention is to guide you to find the freest most beautiful sound, free of tension so that you will sing beautifully into your golden years.

Learn the joy of Playing the piano

Have you always wanted to have the ability to sit at any piano and just start playing? It's never too late to start. I will teach you the basics of posture and music theory and give you the skills to play from any fake book in any style.

I reccomend that children start taking piano at 5yrs old and that they start with 1/2 hour lessons. Once they have longer attention spans we can discuss increasing the lessons time but as a young child it may be difficult to stay focused for longer than half an hour.

I also teach adult beginning through intermediate level piano lessons for the full hour.

I love and teach all styles of music

pop

Rock

Gospel

Jazz

Classical

Musical Theater

Sacred

My San Diego Music Studio

Voice and Piano lessons