3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Voice lessons
Mimi Heller
A voice studio and children's choir
Voice lessons and choirs for children, teens and adults
Cantabile is a voice studio in Rutland with four teachers and three choirs. Children who sing, teens in school musicals and adults who sing in the car all start the same way, with a placement visit where we listen first.
- Ages 5 and up
- Three choirs
- Lessons of 30, 45 or 60 minutes
The week at Cantabile
Voice lessons and choir rehearsals, by age band.
Fall term
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Sample classes.
Times change a little each term. The Saturday singing class is limited to 8 children.
The choirs
A choir for each age, one rehearsal night each
Nobody auditions. A placement visit is how we find the right choir.
Tuesday, 4:30 pmJunior choir
Ages 7 to 11. Songs learned by ear, a little rhythm and a lot of singing together.
Wednesday, 6 pmYouth choir
Ages 12 to 17. Harmony in two and three parts, and songs from school musicals.
Thursday, 7 pmCommunity choir
Adults of any experience. Easy songs first, and then whatever the room wants to sing.
Our teachers
Four teachers, one studio
Cailin conducts the choirs, and Mimi plays the piano at every rehearsal.
Cailin Goodrich
Director · Voice and choir · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Mimi Heller
Accompanist and children's voices · Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat
Jordy Garces
Teen voices and school musicals · Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat
Lavanya Natarajan
Adult voices · Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat
Caring for your voice
Sing a little, rest a little
Warm up first
Every lesson and every rehearsal begins with easy breathing and gentle sounds, before anyone sings a song.
Water close by
Bring a water bottle to lessons and rehearsals. We stop for a drink in the middle of every rehearsal.
Rest when you need to
A tired voice can sit out a song, or a whole rehearsal, and nobody minds. There is always something else to do with the time.
The year
A winter concert and a spring concert
Singing in a concert is the student's choice. Families and friends are always welcome to listen.
This school year
Open house
Late August · Meet the teachers, see the studio and sing along at the piano.
Fall term begins
Early September · Lessons and all three choirs start their weekly rehearsals.
Winter concert
December · The three choirs and the voice students sing in the hall. Families and friends are welcome.
Spring term begins
Early January · Lessons and choirs start again.
Sing-around
March · An evening in the studio for anyone who wants to sing one song for friends.
Spring concert
May · The year's last concert, with every choir and a song from each voice student who would like one.
Sample dates.
What families and singers say
“My daughter hums all the way home from Tuesday choir. The teachers learned her name on the first night, and she asked for another night the next week.”
Frankie O.Parent of a nine-year-old
“I have sung in the car for thirty years and never in front of anyone. The community choir sits in a circle, and nobody looks at you for too long.”
Mel T.Adult choir member
“Our son found his own songs for the school musical here. Jordy asks what he wants to sing before he suggests anything.”
Lottie B.Parent of a teenager
Sample reviews.
Questions
Before your first visit
How old do singers have to be?
Our youngest singers are five, in a small Saturday class. Voice lessons start at seven, and there are teens and adults in lessons and choirs every week.
Do I need to read music?
No. Choirs learn songs by ear, and teachers bring in sheet music when a singer wants it.
Do I have to audition for a choir?
No. A placement visit lets a teacher hear you sing a song you know and suggest a choir or a lesson.
Can a parent sit in?
Yes. A parent is welcome to sit in on any lesson, and families wait in the front room during rehearsals.
Do students have to sing in the concerts?
No. Singing in a concert is a choice, and families and friends are always welcome to listen.
Come and sing a song you know
At a placement visit a teacher listens, we talk about what you would like to sing, and we match you with lessons or a choir.