Singing Begins with Choice™
Small Group Class
Understand your voice. Discover your choices. Sing with greater freedom and intention.
Explore how breathing, vocal resonance, and expression work together in this live six-week online small-group class. Understand your voice more deeply, discover new possibilities, and make choices that help you sing the way you want to sing.
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Six weekly sessions · Begins the weekend of September 19, 2026 · Live on Zoom · Two class times for different parts of the world · Only 12 spots each
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About the Class
When you better understand how your body works when you sing, you can stop chasing the "right technique" or the "right way" to sing. Instead, you can explore different possibilities and choose what helps you create the sound and expression you want.
In this live, six-week online small-group class, we'll explore how your voice works through three fundamental areas of singing: breathing (The Breath You Choose), vocal resonance and tone quality (The Tone Quality You Choose), and singing with expression (The Expressive Voice).
This is a foundations class — not because it's only for beginners, but because we'll explore the fundamentals of anatomy and movement informed singing. Whether you're new to singing or have been performing for years, these are fundamental parts of how we sing, and you may experience them in an entirely new way.
No anatomy background is needed. Just curiosity and a willingness to explore, notice, and make choices.
Meet Kurleen
Kurleen George is a singer, teaching artist, educator, and creator of Singing Begins with Choice™. She helps singers understand how their voices work so they can make informed choices about breathing, tone quality, and expression. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Music and a Master of Arts in Teaching and has taught singing lessons and workshops since 2011. Her background includes more than a decade of personal study in Body Mapping, as well as training in opera and vocal pedagogy. In addition to teaching voice, Kurleen is a choir and general music teacher, an actress, and a vocal clinician for choirs and universities. She performs musical theatre, opera, and contemporary music throughout the Pacific Northwest.
What Singers Say
"Kurleen is an excellent teacher. She listened carefully to what I needed and shaped our lessons to reach that goal. She is a master of her craft, and it shows in every interaction. Each lesson was focused and extremely helpful. She helped me through a challenging time with my voice, giving me practical, easily implementable tools that I can keep and use for the rest of my life. Highly recommended!"
— Laura, voice student
"Kurleen is a joy to work with and is so gifted at explaining how to achieve my singing and speaking goals. She has unique insight into breathwork, and I feel like a deeper form of myself after working with her. I cannot recommend her enough."
— Bonnie, voice student
"Kurleen was patient and flexible with my singing goals."
— Young singer, voice student
"Since my first lesson with Kurleen she has always made me very comfortable and confident even when trying new techniques.
— Lorena, voice student
"Taking singing lessons with Kurleen George has been an incredible experience. Her teaching style is warm, supportive, and tailored to building both skill and confidence.
— Wendel, voice student
"Kurleen brings a wonderfully calm and positive presence to every lesson, creating an encouraging environment where students grow in confidence and skill.
— Bethea Gliebe, music educator & collaborative artist
"Kurleen's Voice Singing Classes have been such an informative, uplifting, and truly eye-opening experience for me. I came into the class not fully realizing the ability that was within me, and through Kurleen's guidance, I discovered a voice I never knew existed.
— Tanja Prospere, voice student
"I absolutely loved working with Kurleen George as my voice coach. She is incredibly patient and encouraging, while still challenging you to step outside your comfort zone and discover what your voice is truly capable of.
— Maritza, voice student
"Being in Kurleen's group class was great because you got to hear other people's questions and know you are all working on similar things. Kurleen is a wonderful vocal coach. She knows all the 'tricks' for getting good sound out. She helped me a lot with my breathing."
— Zanne, voice student
"I have had the privilege of taking online group classes, in person group classes, and private lessons with Kurleen. She is an expert in helping me understand body alignment, breath techniques and resonance techniques to improve my voice.
— Sky, voice student
What We'll Explore
Week 1
Breathing
The Breath You Choose.
How your breathing actually works, and how to take conscious control of it without causing unnecessary tension or strain.
Week 2
Vocal Resonance
The Tone Quality You Choose.
Shaping the color and quality of your sound — added to the breath you've begun to understand.
Week 3
Singing with Expression
The Expressive Voice.
Communicating meaning and emotion, with breath and tone now serving what you want to say.
Week 4
Breathing, deeper
The Breath You Choose, revisited.
Returning to breath now that tone and expression are present — where it opens into something deeper.
Week 5
Vocal Resonance, deeper
The Tone Quality You Choose, revisited.
Deeper resonance work, and the first singers share a prepared performance.
Week 6
Expression in Performance
The Expressive Voice.
The whole approach in use. Each singer performs — live or by shared recording — and receives supportive, personal feedback.
Each week builds on the last. Nothing is set down — every layer stays with us and deepens as the next is added.
Learning Outcomes
- 1
A clear, practical understanding of how breathing for singing actually works — what moves, what you can influence, and how to make breathing choices without unnecessary force or tension.
- 2
An understanding of how you can create your tone through the resonance choices you make within the vocal tract.
- 3
The ability to express yourself musically, allowing your choices about breath and tone to support your musical intention.
- 4
Experience exploring and making your own vocal choices, rather than relying on one “right” way to sing.
- 5
A prepared performance shaped by the choices you've explored throughout the six weeks, along with personal feedback you can use to continue exploring and making informed choices beyond the six weeks.
- 6
The experience of learning and exploring alongside a small group of singers, sharing observations, discoveries, and support throughout the six weeks.
The Details
- Format
- Six live sessions on Zoom, two hours each
- Who it's for
- Adults, 18 and older
- Group size
- Each group is limited to 12 singers, so everyone is seen and heard
- Level
- All levels welcome. No anatomy background needed.
- Between sessions
- A curated video playlist and a short weekly email with key ideas and simple invitations to explore between classes—giving you time to deepen your understanding and embody what you're discovering. Not "homework," but curiosity.
- Investment
- $240 USD ($40 per class · $20 per hour) — pay in full, or split into two payments of $120 USD (first payment to reserve your seat, second payment due by the second session).
Join the Waiting List for the Next Class
Choose the class time that would suit you best, and I'll email you when registration opens for the next six-week class.
Class One — 9:00 AM Pacific (Saturdays)
Best for: the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe & Africa
Based on your location, your class is Saturday, 9:00 AM PDT
Dates
Saturdays: September 19, 26 · October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026
2 hours per session
Class Two — 5:00 PM Pacific (Saturdays) = Sunday mornings in Asia-Pacific
Best for: Asia, Australia & New Zealand
Based on your location, your class is Saturday, 5:00 PM PDT
Dates
Sundays: September 20, 27 · October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2026
2 hours per session
Singing begins with choice.