Voice lessons

Jeannette Smith is a voice teacher and vocal coach located in Pleasanton, CA. A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance), Jeannette has been singing, teaching music and performing in many different genres and capacities for about 30 years, including vocally directing, musically directing, playing piano for and/or performing in local musical theater and operetta productions, performing as a keyboardist and singer/songwriter with an original 1980’s rock band that performed at the Keystone in 1980's, singing with opera companies such as Livermore Valley Opera, Rogue Valley Opera and Opera San Jose, teaching chorus and music theory at the middle and high school levels and acting as a choral director and resident voice teacher with the San Francisco Girls Chorus, all while teaching private voice lessons. In 2006, Jeannette established JS Vocal Studio in Pleasanton, CA. Currently, her busy vocal studio is her primary focus. She works with people of all ages and abilities, finding joy in guiding her students as they cultivate their skills and build upon their passion for singing and performing.
 

Jeannette is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), the American College of Musicians and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. She is also a Certified Massage Therapist (California Massage Therapy Council #76717) and she holds a certificate from Total Vocal Freedom: Alexander Technique for Voice Teachers. Jeannette is thrilled that she is a graduate of the New York Vocal Coaching Voice Teacher Training & Certification Course (August 2020).  She feels that the brilliant and unsurpassed professional voice teacher training that she received from Justin Stoney and NYVC has transformed her voice teaching and elevated her vocal studio from the level of average to exceptionally rare.