Bio

Master Singing Teacher and Vocal Coach, Deborah Staiman, returned to Toronto in March of 2002, after an absence of 27 years and an international career. She caught the singing bug at the age of 12 when she started to take singing lessons with Helen Simmie at the Royal Conservatory of Music and was in the Children’s Opera Chorus of the Canadian Opera Company. Since then singing has been an integral part of Staiman’s life.

• Bachelor of Music, University of Toronto
• Diploma, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England
• Participant, Tito Gobbi Opera Workshop, Villa Schifanoia, Florence
• Study of ‘bel canto’ singing in Rome, Italy 1979-1981.
• Master of Sacred Music, Hebrew Union College, New York City,1991
• Performance Instructor and Vocal Coach since 1982
• Private Singing Studio in Manhattan from 1982 to 1995
• Vocal Faculty, AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy)in New York City
• Performer for over 40 years of Opera and Musical Theatre
• Expertise in musical theatre style and repertoire
• Singing Studio in Toronto from 2002 to the present
• Ten Annual Student Showcases to date in Toronto
• Doctor of Music, honoris causis, HUC-JIR, May 2016

Teaching Info

Deborah Staiman has been teaching singing for over thirty years and in addition to teaching the classical and operatic vocal production, she specializes in building a strong foundation of vocal technique for singers, who sing the musical theatre and popular repertoire. She combines the best that the broadway and popular music singing techniques and the classical Italian “bel canto” singing technique have to offer. She welcomes beginners as well as professionals for singing lessons and classes at her Toronto Singing Studio.

Private singing lessons and vocal coaching focus on vocal health, breath control, blending the registers, flexibility, range, increasing resonance and projection in addition to building a rich song repertoire. Deborah listens to each voice and strives to bring out the innate vocal potential of every singer. Each voice will blossom forth freely with a safe and healthy vocal technique, which will ensure longevity. Singing lessons will bring out the best in your voice.

• Realize your full vocal potential as a unique singer
• Sing with a healthy, safe vocal technique
• Practice correct body alignment
• Learn the keys to vocal health
• Develop an excellent warm-up
• Master breathing technique and breath control
• Eliminate register “breaks”, blending the “chest” and “head” voices
• Extend flexibility
• Increase vocal range
• Enrich resonance and build projection
• Learn vowel modification
• Find songs that will enhance, nurture and showcase your voice
• Build a rich, varied song repertoire in the style/s of your choice
• Learn to read music and build musicianship

Singing Lessons are a half hour or one hour in length.

For current rates please speak to Ms. Staiman