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 " ALSO COACHING IN RALEIGH, DURHAM and CHAPEL HILL, NC"

 

GWEN CONLEY  

    "EMMY AWARD WINNER"     

 

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  VOCAL COACH & TRAINER

PRIVATE VOCAL TRAINING & VOCAL WORKSHOPS FOR ALL LEVELS

Also offering:  ACCENT REDUCTION LESSONS

 

 

 N E W   Y O R K   C I T Y 
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R A L E I G H-D U R H A M,  N C 

INCLUDING ALL SURROUNDING AREAS

 

 "SKYPE"  Lessons available

 

PRIVATE VOCAL TRAINING - RIFFING SPECIALIST
VOCAL "CRACKING" PREVENTION SPECIALIST
PIANO & MUSIC THEORY INCLUDED 

  Gwen Conley won her fabulous Emmy Award as guest soloist for a TV special, "A Christmas Card", with the Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra.  She also hosted her own TV variety show, "Feelings with Gwen Conley," enjoying the added pleasure of interviewing major stars, i.e., Billy Dee Williams, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, et al.  She toured as opening act for a month on the road with James Brown and
his famous band and "Maceo", which culminated with her as his opening act in a
week-long appearance at the Apollo.  
"A total performing pleasure!" 

of being the opening act for other major stars
such as Redd Foxx, Moms Mabley, and Glenn Campbell.

During her first 3 years in NYC she did 9 national TV commerials, and many "Jingles" for TV commercials
including a Coca-Cola session with 
her idol, Bill Cosby, 
and a memorable Maxwell House Coffee session with music genius, Ray Charles.

GWEN & BILL COSBY

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GWEN & RAY CHARLES

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 Her album, "The Many Faces of Gwen Conley", is a compilation of jazz, pop and gospel songs which continues to attract successful domestic and international sales.   Her coaching expertise brings with it more than 30 years as a professional singer with a wide range of experience in the music genres of R&B, Pop, Jazz & Gospel, making her one of the top most sought-after vocal coach in New York City.  

She's able to motivate her students into matching their dreams with a devoted, daily vocal training routine to gain the progress needed to become successful professional singers.  This ignites them to stay committed and driven, and to make whatever sacrifices needed to move closer and closer to their dreams, and finally, achieving them.

Most of Gwen's students come to her from New York City and surrounding areas, but she works with students who travel to her from other countries, as well as online via "Skype".   She "Skypes" students from everywhere including places as distant as Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East, to help fulfill whatever ambitions they have whether preparation for auditions and performances, or how to strengthen the voice to gain confidence, develop vocal flexibility for unique style, and how to express feeling in the songs they love to sing, their choice of "Skype" is the next best thing if they can't make an in person session with her.  It works very well for ignited students!

Working with her in person or online via "Skype", you will leave with total focus and a clear awareness of what you came for - every time.

Gwen has a "no-nonsense" coaching approach that comes with her experience of what's expected when you hit the stage. "Singing is the easy part - the difficulty is the daily practice that's required to become a professional singer!  Professional singers work very hard to achieve greatness, and with Gwen Conley, you will work hard!

You can also expect your R&B voice lessons - whether you're with her in person or on "Skype" - to incorporate a few minutes of theory topics such as sight-reading, key signatures, and piano scales and chords if you're not already equipped with these skills.  Piano and music theory are incorporated into each lesson because the student must learn to communicate with other professional musicians who will be accompanying them on stage.

While the majority of her student are from NYC, NJ, CT and the RDU areas, many travel from countries as distant as Paris, Seoul, Croatia, Tokyo, Spain, Brazil, Turkenistan and Russia - eager to study the art of "Riffing" as taught by Ms. G - a skill that's very popular in R&B, Gospel and Pop music.  Mrs. Conley is one of the top "Riffing" specialists in the country as it has been an intricate part of her early life as a  gospel soloist and pianist with her church and school choirs.  She has always been able to execute runs and riffs naturally and with genuine ease since age 9, and has a passion for developing these skills in her students.  Through her rich experiences as an R&B singer she has developed one of the most "guaranteed" riffing techniques in the industry today.  If the student works hard at it - it works... everytime!

She also specializes in preventing "cracking" in the voice when going from the chest to head registers.  It is a fear of many singers - especially in earlier stages of their career.  This is an area that Gwen specializes in very heavily, and her students are thrilled to learn how to control this vocal problem.

Her coaching and training has been expanded to include the Raleigh/Durham, NC areas as well.  To request further information on signing up for her R&B training and coaching sessions, please click on the "CONTACT FORM" on the Home Page, fill out all items and email it in.

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Alison singing at the Presidential Inaugural Ball for
President Barak Obama and his lovely wife, Michelle Obama, was truly a dream come true! 

"There're so many things I've learned from Gwen which are "priceless, and had a glorious time growing in areas where I needed a lot of work.  I'm very grateful for the skills that I developed along with the confidence and courage to perform anywhere!  She not only helped with my technical skills but helped me to build the courage, guts, and passion needed to re-dedicate myself to my life-long dream of becoming a lead singer in addition to being a back-up singer.   It takes guts!  Another major step for me."  

Alison Foster  - Professional cabaret & background singer, NJ, USA 

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  Stefanie H.- Professional singer & pianist, Paris, France     

I made my trip from Paris to see Mrs. Conley because I felt she could put the finishing touches on my riffing skills.  I'd been performing for years and had hit a plateau and felt stuck.  When she heard me, she told me that she could tell that I'd been working hard to arrive at the level I'd reached.  She complimented me on being a tremendous talent and that after after a little "tweaking" I could be on my way.  That little "tweaking"turned out to be the hardest drills I'd ever done in my life (!!!) but they did the job for me!  Before I went back home to Paris I performed at the Village Underground (one of NYC's premier open-mic clubs) and got the surprise of my life - I received an encore - I was exhilarated!!  It was absolutely awesome!!  I love how Mrs. Conley helped me and I will come back again the moment I need her only this time I'll be ready for the hard work.  Thanks so much, Mrs. Conley. 

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Hiba Tawaji - Professional singer/actress/dancer
Lebanon, Beirut

Hi Ms. G,

Hope you're doing good, miss u so much!  I am sending you my 2 albums tomorrow, 

so you should receive them next week ... I am so excited to hear your comments.

starred in ... The concept is done by Oussama Rahbani, my producer & composer, he's also the composer of the whole musical ...as you can notice its a modern adaptation .. the story is very much adapted to my society & country ... ( I play 2 characters : Dulcinea and Dima. Dima is a young woman that works in a "night club/cabaret," Don Quixote meets her and thinks shes Dulcinea.)    I would love to hear from you soon!  The Albums are coming next week! Please enjoy them

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Gwen's students travel from Barcelona (below), South Korea, (below), and many other countries, 

with a tremendous desire to perfect the vocal skill of "riffing with ease".  

Their main objective is to master this "soulful" skill.

Several members of the Barcelona Gospel Choir - Barcelona, Spain attended their very own private gospel workshops with Mrs. Conley.  They came with the desire to learn how to sing "contemporary gospel and praise music" even better than they had before - and how to add a bit of "riffing" to the message in tasteful ways.  They satisfied their longings and "happily" returned home to share their new skills and repertoire with their wonderful congregation. 

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PRIVATE  VOCAL  LESSONS

For R&B, POP & GOSPEL 

          
Vocal Evaluation
Diaphragmatic Breathing & w/Posture
   EAR TRAINING for Pitch Accuracy
Harmony & Blending 
VOCAL STRENGTHENING, Chest Voice, Head Voice, & The "Mix"
 Riffing & Flexibility Exercises
Vocal Expression & Development of Style
Stage Performance Coaching
Sight-reading
 Basic Piano Chords, Key Signatures & Scales for song-writing 
Building the Repertoire (Library of Songs - Covers & Originals) 
 

FOR RATES and SCHEDULING POSSIBILITIES,  
FILL OUT THE FORM ON THE "CONTACT PAGE" AND EMAIL IT IN.
YOU WILL BE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS SCHEDULING YOUR PRIVATE VOCAL SESSIONS.  

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5-HOUR VOCAL WORKSHOP

2:00 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, May 25, 2013  

$250.00

 

The workshop will cover and include -  

1.   A Vocal Evaluation of each participant
2.   Breathing to set up for the following intensive vocal workout - 
3.   TWO hours of intensive vocal strengthening with a mix of 3-part harmony exercises
- heavy emphasis on accurate, excellent pitch.
4.   Components of riffing - "rhythms" as well as the pitches 
5.   How does one actually develop a unique vocal style?
6.   Stage presence & confidence - how does one lose the jitters?
7.    Q & A 
8.   Individual performances

It's absolutely essential to commit to a strong, serious work ethic to achieve the goals you came for.  IGNITION, COMMITMENT and HARD WORK are necessary.

TO BOOK A SPACE IN THE  WORKSHOP
FILL OUT THE FORM ON THE "CONTACT PAGE", SPECIFY "WORKSHOP", AND EMAIL IT IN.
YOU WILL BE CONTACTED ASAP. 

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VOCAL EVALUATION & CONSULTATION
(THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE LESSON)

From a professional perspective, you can find out
where you stand in terms of your current 
vocal development.  What are your
basic strengths, weaknesses
and what will it take for you to move
forward in the direction of your professional
career dreams.

FOR SCHEDULING POSSIBILITIES, PLEASE
FILL OUT THE FORM ON THE "CONTACT PAGE" AND EMAIL IT IN.
YOU WILL BE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS SCHEDULING YOUR PRIVATE VOCAL SESSIONS.  
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