Julia Cramer Voice and Piano Lessons

Julia has been my voice teacher for several months. She is creative in trying different exercises to work on various vocal and breathing flaws. She is patient and kind and really delightful to work with. I cannot recommend her more highly.

Julia was awesome! Great communication, very friendly and an overall positive experience.

Julia was my son’s first piano teacher from age 5 – 7. She was so patient, kind and sweet. Her demeanor and teaching style really resonated with him and started a love for piano and music that I hope lasts a long time. Thank you Julia — we miss you!

I have never known a more knowledgeable, patient, trustworthy and talented music teacher.
I started going to Julia for voice lessons because I wanted to expand my karaōke repertoire, I kept going because she helped me remember exactly how much music meant to me. She taught me to breath deeply, listen carefully, trust my voice and sink into it.
Lessons with Julia became the oasis in my work week and the thing I looked forward to most. Julia was always smiling, made me feel comfortable, and let me laugh through my stumbles. I was never afraid to be silly, or to make a mistake, Julia indulged me and helped me stay on task at the same time. She helped me choose songs to practice that fit my voice well and challenged me to stretch my range, which I loved, but I think my favorite part of lessons was ear training. Julia taught me how to resolve notes, she harmonized with me so I could memorize my part then switched with me so I would know them both. She helped me to understand how to feel the changes in my larynx when I was breathing right and felt relaxed, and that we all sound a little like Kermit the Frog when we don’t :) It wasn’t just running scales to warm up, I felt like I left every lesson with more knowledge and a clearer voice.
I took lessons with Julia for almost 2 years and if she hadn’t left Portland, I would be taking them still. I can’t recommend her highly enough! I hope you are as fortunate as I was and you get to take lessons from such a fantastic teacher.

Julia got me back into music, after a hiatus of several decades — she was a patient teacher of this sometimes superbusy adult for the past 2 years, and had me working on a nice mix of scales/​drills, easy classical pieces, and contemporary songs.
She has a great voice, and did some ear training with me that helped me get much more comfortable with the improvisational side of music. I appreciated that she tailored the lessons and homework to the demands of my work and family schedule, and with sometimes only minutes to practice each day I am very satisfied with the progress I made under her tutelage. Portland’s loss is definitely the Bay Area’s gain!

I miss Julia! Best vocal instructor I’ve had.
I love her hands-​on approach, where she actually has you work on specific songs and parts that are challenging, giving you tips to overcome that particular problem and make it work within your range.
She also has a very clear way of explaining vocal exercises and techniques, which can be a bit hard to convey, since singing is so based on feeling.
While in the past, I’d been baffled when trying to understand some vocal exercises, with Julia, I totally got it right away.
I also started learning some piano with her to help with harmonies and to train my ear, and discovered I quite enjoy the instrument. She was pretty patient and fun to learn from. I got pretty good results fast, in both my vocals and playing.
I can’t recommend her enough. Our (Portland) loss is your gain, Bay Area!

Julia is a stellar teacher! She is approachable, warm, and smart. I was really impressed that she had me singing within a couple of minutes of meeting her and coached right into what I was doing, rather than giving a long preamble. Julia teaches in a way that feels concrete — she let me know what I could adjust to change my tone or get a fuller sound or a more effective breath. I was amazed at how much ground we would cover in a 30 minute lesson. Working with Julia gave me the confidence to step into the lead singing role for my band and to try songs I never would have attempted before. She’s fantastic!

She’s great and we miss her!
Julia was the first teacher my boys had for piano and with her teaching the boys have developed an incredibly strong and balanced love for music. My boys were five and seven when they started and Julia was patient, gentle and thorough. They actually enjoyed their lessons and would give us little talent shows at home to show us what they learned. It made practicing a lot easier since they loved what they were doing. I wouldn’t hesitate to sign up for lessons.
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