Throughout my life, I've been told that I can't sing. My family, friends, and occasional strangers all told me to keep my day job.I stumbled upon Courtney and Seadragon Songhouse as a nervous 20-something who wanted to sing but was afraid he never could.I left a confident tenor with a three-octave range. Courtney taught me technique and gave me tools to manage the psychology of vocal performance. I sang tracks by Sinatra, Queen, and Nirvana that I never thought possible with my voice.Courtney is a ray of light and the best sort of teacher. If you are looking for a vocal coach that will build your confidence in a kind, gentle way, I can't think of anyone... read full review
December 2021
I had been singing for several years before working with Courtney, and halfway into our first session I was wildly impressed. She was able to direct me into a vocal range I didn't even know existed. She helped me to improve my range, tone and quality more in several months than I could in several years on my own. Courtney taught me that a person's vocal range is actually very dynamic--rather than static, like most of us think--and after 3 months I was singing songs that I thought were simply outside of my range. Courtney was excellent at identifying weak areas (many I was totally unaware of), explaining her exercises in a way I could understand, and the purpose... read full review
December 2021
Courtney is a prime example of how music education should be done. She in incredibly insightful, flexible, patient, and has the ability to nurture musical inspiration in a way I’ve never seen in my 14 years as a musician. For people with both confidence and experience, or those who are new to music and dipping their toes in for the first time, she is an incredible guide.Her methodology is wholistic, and she adapts her style to remote learning very effectively. She helped me immensely on my fundamentals, songwriting, technique and performance capabilities, and in a very short time I felt a completely new confidence and fluency with my voice. If you want to learn how... read full review
Throughout my life, I've been told that I can't sing. My family, friends, and occasional strangers all told me to keep my day job.I stumbled upon Courtney and Seadragon Songhouse as a nervous 20-something who wanted to sing but was afraid he never could.I left a confident tenor with a three-octave range. Courtney taught me technique and gave me tools to manage the psychology of vocal performance. I sang tracks by Sinatra, Queen, and Nirvana that I never thought possible with my voice.Courtney is a ray of light and the best sort of teacher. If you are looking for a vocal coach that will build your confidence in a kind, gentle way, I can't think of anyone... read full review
I had been singing for several years before working with Courtney, and halfway into our first session I was wildly impressed. She was able to direct me into a vocal range I didn't even know existed. She helped me to improve my range, tone and quality more in several months than I could in several years on my own. Courtney taught me that a person's vocal range is actually very dynamic--rather than static, like most of us think--and after 3 months I was singing songs that I thought were simply outside of my range. Courtney was excellent at identifying weak areas (many I was totally unaware of), explaining her exercises in a way I could understand, and the purpose... read full review
Courtney is a prime example of how music education should be done. She in incredibly insightful, flexible, patient, and has the ability to nurture musical inspiration in a way I’ve never seen in my 14 years as a musician. For people with both confidence and experience, or those who are new to music and dipping their toes in for the first time, she is an incredible guide.Her methodology is wholistic, and she adapts her style to remote learning very effectively. She helped me immensely on my fundamentals, songwriting, technique and performance capabilities, and in a very short time I felt a completely new confidence and fluency with my voice. If you want to learn how... read full review