Teaching Philosophy
My studio is a collaborative and experimental space. When you come through my door, I don’t have any idea what you are supposed to sound like or how far you ought to take your study of voice. These are questions we can explore together, and in the end it is you who must come up with the answers. Inquisitive students who are self-directed and like to ask questions are my favorites!
Teaching Biography
Mr. Sortore maintains an active private studio and workshop schedule in the Denver/Boulder area.
He has taught actors and singers of all abilities and ages, from those with severely limited vocal abilities to experienced professional performers. All of his students benefit from increased body awareness, understanding of breath management, balanced phonation, and tuned resonance, and an ability to expand their expressive palettes and vocal artistry. -lesson information-
Jeremy’s teaching is informed by an in-depth understanding of body mechanics, drawing from various somatic modalities such as Alexander technique, hatha yoga, the methods of Moshe Felderkrais and Thomas Hanna, and others. His background includes extensive study of vocal pedagogy, including vocal physiology and acoustics, vocal hygiene, acoustic phonetics, traditional bel canto technique, contemporary commercial vocal technique, breath management, singer’s diction in various languages, stagecraft and movement, and audition techniques.
Past faculty positions include the University of Colorado at Denver (Lecturer – Applied Voice, Class Voice, Ear Training and Sight Singing, Beginning Piano), the University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education (Instructor – Applied Voice), Swallow Hill Music School (Instructor – Private Voice, Sight Singing, Breath Workshop), and the Boulder School of Music (Instructor – Private Voice).
As a freelance clinician, adjudicator, and performance consultant, he has provided professional services for colleagues at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Front Range Community College, the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, Miner’s Alley Playhouse, Great American Parks Festivals, Denver School of the Arts, UCCS/Theatreworks, Denver Public Schools, Foothills Music Teacher Association, Colorado Opera Troupe, and The Principia Upper School (St. Louis, MO). -workshops/master classes-
Mr. Sortore holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in vocal performance and a minor in French from the University of Colorado, Boulder and earned a Certificat de Langue Française from the Institut Français des Alpes in Annecy, France in 1999.
Mr. Sortore is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association and is a certified Somatic Voicework™ teacher.