Singing Lessons

After five lessons from a very well known singing school in Melbourne, Australia I stopped going to the school. I got so bored with the vocal exercise and I thought the technique the teacher was trying to teach me was ridiculous. She wants me to lift my cheeks, drop my jaw and open my mouth. When I asked her why, her explanation was more confusing than dropping my jaw and lifting my cheeks. When I joined a group class one time, one student asked why he has been having a sore throat from singing. The reply was embarrassing, I realized they are not well trained because of the unknown facts the teacher was saying. The school was very popular because the founder and owner had some great qualifications in the music industry and he is a singer himself in Australia.

So there I go frustrated and went to find another school. It didn’t took me a long time to find “Invisible World” now “Dreamquest Singing Academy”, and decided to give it a try since it was closer from where I live compared to the other school. The founder of the Academy was my teacher, a soft spoken and reserved lady, Melissiah. What impressed me most were the answers she gives me to every question I ask. Her teaching was spot on to my category. You see, I have been singing professionally with different bands around the Asia Pacific. I was also a vocal coach at the “The Centre for the Pop Music Philippines” in Manila since I was 19 years old. The previous teacher was giving me exercises for someone who have just started singing and who doesn’t know all about it. With Melissiah I enjoyed every session we had and for the first time in my life I understand what my body was doing during singing. I always look forward to learning more from her until my husband got another job in Beijing, China.

I went back to the Academy after 2 years and took a Diploma for VoicePower Coaching. I was very lucky to be accepted because Melissiah doesn’t just train anybody. She makes sure that whoever she trains share the same passion as her. So after a number of applicants there are only two teachers she trained so far that are VoicePower Coach around the world and that includes me. These are Melissiah’s own words;

At Dreamquest Singing Academy we teach students how to sing correctly, powerfully and beautifully, using their entire body, mind and soul. The way we have developed our singing methodology is through science and research. The way we help students develop their talent is through fun, commitment and passion. At Dreamquest you will certainly discover you are 'born to sing'.

I started teaching in Singapore and had a very overwhelming response. I have students from 10 years old to 50 years old, it was rewarding to be able to share your knowledge and experience to the people who are willing to be educated with their singing instrument. I always say, “we only have one pair of vocal folds, if you enjoy singing or want to pursue singing as a profession I advise you to understand your singing instrument to avoid damaging your only pair of vocal folds, because once it is damaged you can’t get another one.”

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