Sally Sanford currently maintains teaching studios in New York City; Concord, Massachusetts; and Charlottesville, Virginia. Her students generally range in age from early 20's to mid-60's and include young and established professionals as well as serious amateur and choral singers. She teaches a wide variety of repertoire from the 12th to 21st centuries and spanning all genres, including musical theater, opera, song literature, oratorio, and chamber music.

Miss Sanford has been teaching voice for almost 30 years and has evolved a unique approach to teaching singing, one that combines a strong emphasis on the mind/body/spirit connection, enhancing concentration and “centeredness” and reducing performance anxiety, with a solid foundation in breath support and resonance. She teaches a classic bel canto technique in an unorthodox way. She also teaches a variety of practice techniques for efficient learning in short blocks of time. The basic technique can usually be learned in 6-12 months. Great artistry, however, is developed over a lifetime.

As one of the leading specialists in the reconstruction of historical vocal techniques with particular emphasis on the 17th & 18th centuries, Miss Sanford also teaches historical techniques and ornamentation and coaches medieval, Renaissance, baroque, classic and early Romantic period styles.

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