I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be making this progress with my voice and with my students. I gave an 8-hour chant workshop yesterday and it’s my first time teaching so long in the day that I haven’t had significant vocal fatigue by the end of the day! I also incorporated some of the exercises you’ve given me in the work, since the class was for professional singers. Thank you! 
Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka,
Associate Professor of Music/Director of Sacred Music
Saint Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA 

Karen Offers In-Person and On-Line Private Voice & Feldenkrais Lessons in Oakland and Petaluma, CA. 
Imagine how you would like to feel as you sing. What comes to mind? What are the sensations, thoughts and feelings you would like to experience as you sing? Karen tailors each lesson according to the needs of the individual. person. Her approach emphasizes a process of developing and refining the person's sensory awareness specific to the vocal technical objective. 

Karen's ability to integrate vocal technique with breath and bodywork was transformative for my singing. 
​It is a real treat working with a teacher who understands the complexity and wonder of a singer's whole instrument.
Sara LeMesh, soprano, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, NY

Private Studio Teaching: Voices Lessons available —in person and on Zoom *PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS OBSERVED
Maintain your progress with 30-minute or 45-minute voice lessons with Karen on Zoom. For rates and scheduling please fill out the contact form.
​In person lessons, 45 minutes to one hour. 
*Covid-19 vaccination required. The studio is equipped with an air purifier, open windows and cleaning products. Lessons will be scheduled to allow for at least 30 minutes break between students. If for any reason you feel unwell in advance of or on the day of your lesson, just call me to cancel. My 24-hour cancellation policy will remain flexible and I am always open to rescheduling. 

Within a few sessions— via Zoom— Karen gave me the tools to really listen to my body. Karen's creative blend of vocal technique with body awareness helped me realize that I already had a good technical foundation. My voice became more free, more expressive, and more enjoyable! — Alma Alvarez, soprano M.M., University of Texas, Arlington

Previous Workshop Series offered by Karen Clark
​Singing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen

Singing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen
Saturdays, February 12, 19, & 26, 2022, 9AM to 11:30AM (PST)
This workshop series presents a contemplative process for learning to sing Hildegard von Bingen's devotional chants. We will look at Hildegard's use of medieval notation as we learn two of her most beautiful sung prayers. Karen designs movement lessons for this series that clarify the relationships between breath, imagination, the speech articulators and vocal resonance. Participants will receive Karen's manual, Singing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen. 
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Singers of all levels and ages are invited to attend. The fee for the series of three classes is $150 general; and, $120 students/seniors. To register, please use the contact button from the menu above, be sure to include your email address and, please write a couple of sentences about your musical background/experience. You will then receive an email confirmation with payment information and details.
​Please register on or before February 11. 
If you are unable to attend any one of the workshops, no worry. All classes will be recorded and available to all participants for download.

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"The body is the vestment of the spirit, which has a living voice, and so it is proper for the body, in harmony with the soul, to use its voice to sing praises to God." From Letters of Hildegard von Bingen, Volume I, Oxford 1994

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Recordings of this workshop are available for purchase.  To order fill out the contact form.
The Impulse to Sing, Tuesdays, 3pm - 4:15pm, June 15, 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20. 
The fee for the 6-class series is $150.
​Learn how to create more efficient and pleasurable practice sessions.
Imagine how you would like to feel as you sing. What comes to mind? What are the sensations, thoughts and feelings you would like to experience as you sing? In this weekly series Karen presents lessons based on the Feldenkrais Method® that are specific to key concepts of vocal technique, and designed to help you clarify how you organize yourself to sing.
Your active engagement in this workshop series will Improve the quality and consistency of your singing and your practice time. 
All classes are recorded and made available to participants for your personal use.

"Thank you for this great class series. I can feel (and hear) so many changes beginning to take place. It's an amazing experience." — Harmony Harrison

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Chorus America Interviews Karen Clark. 
​ CLICK HERE.

“Singing From Head to Toe”
– A Feldenkrais Workshop for Singers  Sunday April 18, from 6-8 pm.  This workshop is open to any interested singer,  SIGN UP HERE
​“Dynamic singing from head to toe engages our awareness of sensations and imagination in myriad creative ways. Since your first utterances as a newborn baby, you’ve always used your voice. Yet, bringing awareness to how you sense what happens when you begin to sing—how you prepare and sustain a tone— is a whole new ball game.”  Karen Clark

It's not too late! These recorded lessons are available for streaming at your own convenience. Presenters: Karen Clark, Drew Minter, Deborah Bowes, Richard Corbeil, Robert Sussuma, and Stephen Paparo. ​The Feldenkrais Method® can enhance your ability to connect with your voice through exploration and awareness. These six workshops will dive into the details of our vocal anatomy and function, breathing, motor skill development and psyche, in order to clarify our impulse to sing. Experience how your whole body coordinates to inform the healthy use of your voice. Each workshop is appropriate for singers, speakers and anyone who is curious about the voice. Cost for all six workshops: $280 Click to purchase. ​

 

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