Whether you are a curious beginner pursuing singing as a hobby, a recording artist or singer-songwriter in search of skills to maximize your vocal performance and boost your singing career, or a working professional who views voice study as a means to build confidence in other disciplines such as acting, teaching, or public speaking, I am excited to help you achieve your goals. I understand firsth
and that singing is an incredibly personal event and lessons are taught one-on-one, in a relaxed setting where singing is approached according to the student’s needs, pace, interests, and goals. Lessons can include:
exercises that develop essential skills in posture, breathing, vocal support, tone production and resonance, and mask singing
learning songs and choosing audition repertoire that best suits your voice and showcases your unique talent
For an additional fee I will provide sheet music and update your resume. special attention targeting trouble spots in music, issues with vocal range or transitions between vocal registers
coaching in diction articulation, and projection, learning how to protect your voice
College audition preparation
short-term audition preparation and help learning music
Monolouge Coaching
Acting through Improv
Singing and Acting are aerobic activities; your body is your instrument. My teaching emphasizes the vitality of a strong mind-body connection, reliable vocal support, and efficient, healthy vocal production. These universal techniques will equip you with greater vocal range and agility, stamina and health, confidence and power—and they can be applied across all performance genres. Whether your specialty is acting, comedy, rock, pop, r&b, jazz, country, opera, or musical theatre, my method will help you to prepare, practice, and perform at your best. My passion for theatre is boundless! Nothing gives me more joy than enpowering and encouraging young performers. An accomplished singer and actor Gigi has been coaching aspiring young actors for the past 10 years. Credits: Minnie/Angela in Parade(Cygnet) Crachitt/Tessie in Gypsy (ION) Texas in Storyville, Bloody Mary in South Pacific (Star Theatre Company)Princess and the Black-eyed Pea, Book and a Song to Sing (San Diego Rep); Emma Goldman in Assassins, On the Twentieth Century, Fosca’s mother in Passion (Cygnet Theater), Julie LaVerne in Showboat, Petra in A Little Night Music (Riverside Center), Sarah in Ragtime (Arlington Players), Maria in Man of La Mancha (Lyric Opera San Diego) Mrs. Pugh in Annie (Moonlight) Other credits include: Rose Seller in Oliver (SCT), Oklahoma (Starlight), Maria in Man of La Mancha (Lyric Opera San Diego), Jekyll & Hyde, Marie in The Scarlet Pimpernel (Tantallon Players). Education: Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama gigicoddington.com
