Lucía Samartino
About
I am a professional singer, pianist and recording artist. I graduated from Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda with a Bachelor in Contemporary Music and a Master in Vocal Pedagogy. As a professional recording artist I am working on the Spanish versión of a children's music project from Portugal. I love to mentor students who want to become effective, dynamic musicians. My personal passion is jazz music but I firmly believe that great technique is essential to any and every style. I look forward to meeting you and helping you to become a better musician!
Voice students can expect to improve week to week in their vocal technique. Every voice has a unique timbre; I teach students to release built up tension and apply foundational techniques in order to unlock their own individual sound. I can help any student to sing with freedom, confidence, and expression. I teach piano students of all different experience levels. I can teach students to read music and learn how to play contemporary music using chord sheets, or both depending on the goals and preference of the student.
I have a Bachelor degree in Contemporary music with specialization in Jazz singing and a Master in Vocal Pedagogy, both with teaching certification. I am a bilingual session singer and music teacher based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I have participated in several musical projects, both on my own and for clients as a session singer, vocal coach and backing vocalist. I also have experience in the field of dramatic arts and literature. For years I coordinated diverse jazz singing workshops in art centres such as "Matienzo" and "El Emergente". I integrated the teaching staff of music schools such as "Ciclos", "Escuela de rock" and "Coral". Nowadays, I work independently in my own space giving lessons on-site and virtually for both Buenos Aires and worldwide students..
I studied Speech Level Singing, Rabine (Voice functional Method) and Lyrical. My teaching method is a combination of all my experience as a singer.
A book that I highly recommend to start approaching Speech Level is Singing for the stars by Seth Riggs, the method creator.