Musical theatre & Broadway performers
Singers preparing auditions, callbacks, college programs, showcases or professional contracts who need a voice they can trust under pressure — not only a good sound on a good day.
Live to sing
Singer. Mentor. Vocal Coach.
Professional Vocal Coaching Online — Musical Theatre Singing Lessons & Private Vocal Coaching
Private vocal coaching with US certified vocal coach and singer Juliana Polansky — one-on-one work for singers who want more than another set of exercises, whether you are preparing an audition, developing technique, building musical theatre repertoire, or looking for a healthier, more sustainable way to use your voice.
Coaching near Los Angeles and online across the U.S. and internationally: lessons happen wherever you practise, with in-person sessions available throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.
MUSICAL THEATRE · CLASSICAL & OPERA · AUDITIONS · CONTEMPORARY SINGING TECHNIQUE · VOCAL HEALTH
- STUDIO BASED IN
- Los Angeles, CA
- IN-PERSON COACHING
- Greater Los Angeles Area
- ONLINE VOICE LESSONS
- Across the U.S. & Internationally
Who I work with
Singers at a Turning Point
Singers come to my studio with very different goals: a role they want, an audition deadline, a new style they need to master, repertoire they want to understand more deeply, or a voice that has stopped feeling as reliable as it used to. We begin with where you are and build from there. And in many cases Online vocal coaching works when the plan fits the person.
Classical & opera singers
Singers building Bel Canto technique, preparing arias, art song and roles, or getting ready for conservatory auditions, young artist programs and competitions.
Pop & contemporary vocalists
Gigging and recording singers developing mix, belt, stylistic phrasing and microphone craft, with the stamina to carry a full set or session day.
Adult beginner singers
For adults who sing for the love of it — choir artists, amateur musicians and creative souls drawn to the warmth of a real, professional vocal sound. Curiosity is the only prerequisite.
Audition & competition candidates
Singers facing a prescreen, callback, college audition or competition round who want to walk in prepared, focused and ready to make musical choices.
Voices under strain
Teachers, worship leaders and gigging vocalists whose voices tire early and who want stamina back through more efficient, sustainable technique.
Musical theatre
Broadway & Musical Theatre Vocal Coaching
Musical Theatre Singing Lessons · Broadway Repertoire · Audition Cuts
As a musical theatre vocal coach I treat style as technique, not decoration. Legit musical theatre, contemporary musical theatre, Sondheim's rhythmic detail and Broadway belt each ask something different from your registration, vowel shapes and breath. We train the transitions so you can move between them without bracing or pushing.
My goal is not to make you sound like the person who originally recorded the role. It is to help you understand what the song is asking for — and find the strongest, most natural way for your own voice to answer it.
Vocal technique for musical theatre. Mix and belt you can repeat — coordinated, resonant sound that survives a full rehearsal week rather than one great take.
Broadway repertoire & style fluency. Legit, contemporary, pop-rock and character work, with the vowel and onset choices each style expects.
Character & interpretation. Objective, obstacle and shift, mapped onto the score so your acting through song lands on the lyric.
Audition cuts & book building. Musical theatre audition preparation: clean 16- and 32-bar cuts and a balanced binder of contrasting material.
Auditions & competitions
Vocal Audition & Competition Preparation
An audition is not a vocal exam. It is a short conversation in which your voice, acting and musical choices have to tell the panel who you are. We work backwards from your date and cover every decision they will notice — often in as few as three focused sessions.
- College & conservatory auditions
- Musical theatre auditions
- Opera auditions
- Vocal competitions
- Repertoire selection
- Audition cuts
- Interpretation
- Technical preparation
- Performance preparation
- 01
Song selection
We choose material that fits your voice type, age range and the specific creative team — then keep a short list ready for anything the breakdown asks for.
- 02
Vocal interpretation
Text work, phrasing and dynamic shape so the vocal interpretation is yours rather than a copy of the cast recording.
- 03
Performance confidence
Warm-up routines, nerves protocol and a repeatable pre-audition plan so your best singing is the reliable version.
Gallery
Stage, Studio, Screen
Moments from performances, recording sessions and online lessons.
Gala with orchestra
Concert stage
Stage presence
Studio class
Student showcase
At the piano
Recording session
Live set
Industry roots
Press wall
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Classical & opera
Classical Voice & Opera Singing Lessons
Bel Canto Technique · Opera Repertoire · Audition & Role Preparation
Classical singing rewards patience and precision. In these lessons we build the instrument itself — breath, onset, vowel, registration — and then apply it to opera and art song repertoire, so technique and interpretation grow together instead of competing.
I trained and performed as a classical singer before building my studio in Los Angeles, and I coach singers preparing arias, song cycles, concert programmes, conservatory entrance auditions and stage roles. Sessions run online or in person, in English or Russian.
Classical Vocal Technique & Bel Canto Training
Breath support, legato line, balanced registration and resonance built through Bel Canto principles — the foundation that keeps a classical voice free at every dynamic.
Opera Voice Training & Repertoire
Opera singing lessons, aria and art song repertoire, stylistic phrasing and text work, with repertoire chosen for where your voice is now rather than where a fach chart says it should be.
Role Preparation & Classical Auditions
Score study, dramatic intention, stamina planning across a role, and classical audition preparation for opera companies, young artist programs and competitions.
Additional expertise: Russian repertoire
For singers preparing Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov or Mussorgsky, I coach sung pronunciation, text meaning and dramatic intention so the delivery is idiomatic rather than phonetic guesswork. Available to singers of any background, in English or Russian, as part of classical coaching or as a standalone booking.
Contemporary technique
Contemporary Vocal Techniques Training
Singing Lessons for Adult Beginners
Contemporary singing has its own craft. Pop vocal training, contemporary phrasing and microphone technique all rest on the same efficient coordination classical work builds — applied to a different sound world. We work on tone, style, interpretation and stamina so your voice stays healthy through gigs, sessions and long rehearsal days.
This is also the natural home for adult singing lessons. Beginners start with the same careful foundation as professionals — breath, onset, resonance, ear — at a pace that keeps singing enjoyable.
Contemporary vocal technique
Mix, belt, speech-level coordination, stylistic articulation for pop, rock and singer-songwriter material — trained as technique, not imitation.
Style, sound & repertoire
Finding the vocal colour a song actually asks for, choosing repertoire that suits your range and personality, and building an authentic contemporary sound you can repeat live.
Singing lessons for adult beginners
For adults who sing for the love of it — choir artists, amateur musicians and creative people who want a real, professional vocal sound. Curiosity is the only prerequisite; the rest we build note by note.
Vocal health & stamina
Vocal Fatigue & Sustainable Singing
Vocal fatigue can have many causes. In coaching, I rely on holistic voice practice: we can look at how vocal load, coordination, technique, speaking habits and practice patterns may be affecting how your voice feels and functions — the second hour of rehearsal costing more than the first, high notes needing a run-up, a voice that takes until noon to arrive.
In lessons we work on breath management, SOVT techniques, onset, register transitions, warm-up and cool-down habits, vocal pacing and the sheer amount of speaking your week demands. Small gains in singing efficiency often return a surprising amount of stamina, and mindful singing — attention to how the body is actually working — is the philosophy behind it.
Signs worth attention
Rising effort for the same phrase, air escaping on sustained notes, a voice that recovers more slowly each week.
What we rebuild
Efficient onsets, released jaw and tongue root, breath that supports without squeezing, and pacing across a rehearsal day.
Recovery habits
Structured warm-ups, semi-occluded exercises, cool-downs after heavy use, and realistic vocal rest between calls.
An honest boundary: I'm a voice teacher, not a clinician. Persistent hoarseness beyond two weeks, pain when singing, or sudden loss of range belongs with a laryngologist or speech-language pathologist first. I'm glad to work alongside your care team once you've been cleared.
About me
Juliana Polansky
Meet your coach
I came to teaching through my own experience as a singer and performer — learning firsthand that vocal technique must remain reliable when the artistic and emotional demands are real. That experience shapes my approach today. I work with the voice as a complete, responsive system, helping singers understand their own vocal coordination rather than fit into one fixed model. Technique, repertoire, physical sensation, interpretation and style become connected tools a singer can consciously use and reproduce in performance. I am a professional singer, musical theatre performer and U.S.-certified vocal coach with international stage experience across Russia, Europe and the United States. Today I coach singers in musical theatre, Broadway, classical and operatic repertoire, contemporary styles, auditions and performance preparation.
- US NATS board certified music instructor (2017)
- Professor, French Conservatory of Music, Beverly Hills
- Grant beneficiary of producer Quincy Jones (2013)
- Hollywood Music & Media Awards winning artist (2011)
- Jury member, international vocal competitions in Europe & the USA
- Opera America association member since 2015
FAQ
Questions Before We Begin
Booking · New student application
Let's Get In Touch
I keep the studio small, so every new student starts with a short application and an introductory online lesson. Tell me where your voice is today and what you're preparing for — I'll reply personally with times and a plan.
- Reply within two business days
- Introductory lesson: voice assessment and a written path forward
- Packages of four to eight sessions once we set your goals
- Lessons in English or Russian, across US time zones