I really enjoyed my free consultation with Julie\! She was very kind, welcoming, and helpful, and I enjoyed getting acquainted with her and learning more about what I can expect from voice lessons\. I’m really looking forward to starting my lessons and learning more about singing, vocal techniques, and how to strengthen and develop my voice\. As a creative business owner, I’m especially excited about how improving my singing abilities can help me grow creatively and support the work I’m doing with my business. I’m excited to begin this journey with Julie and look forward to learning from her!
Blackbird Music
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- 172 hires
- Based in Simpsonville, SC
- 9 years in business
- 5 employees
- Background checked
About Blackbird Music
•Julie Baretela, Owner/Instructor• Located inside the Simpsonville Art Center in downtown Simpsonville. NEW UPDATES: •Gift certificates are available during the Holidays for those who want to give the gift of music. •VIRTUAL LESSON available for remote students or those who are quarantining due to exposure or testing positive for COVID-19. _____________________________________ Instruction available for All Ages from Beginner to Advance. Undecided❓ Try a Free No Commitment Demo Lesson for a general meet and greet. ::About your instructor:: Julie Baretela, private instructor & owner of Blackbird Music. Voted “Excellence in the field of Private Music Education” in 2018 & 2021. Julie perfected her profession at Point University in 2006-2010 where she received a Bachelors Degree in Music. Her ambitions as a teacher specifically is to help you grow & achieve beyond your expectations. Her educators used traditional teaching methods but Julie developed her own successful contemporary method that positively enhances the students strength, dexterity, ear-training, memorization & techniques. To gain experience & enhance confidence, Blackbird Music provides growing opportunities through Student Concerts, Live Open Mics, Recording Studios, & Music Theory Clinics. I teach: •Ages 5 to Adult •Beginner->Advance •Piano, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, & Voice •Music theory, Sight reading •Song Writing/Composition We also offer: •Violin & Viola Audition prep for: •Elite Education Programs -Governor school & more •Competitions -local/national •Tv programs -The Voice, America’s Got Talent, etc. •Musical Theatre
Reviews
I’ve only taken 3 lessons so far and I’ve noticed improvement already! Julie is great at understanding what people need to work on based off of their individual voice and the music they want to sing.
I had a great experience that went above my expectations! I left feeling more confident in my ability to sing and am ready to start my musical journey here :)
She has fun with music and she nurtures that love for the art in her students.
Each lesson feels like a training montage out of a “Rocky” film. I have learned so much in a short amount of time. Julie is a terrific instructor. 10/10
Julie is a unique and encouraging music teacher. I go to her for voice lessons and she's taught me exercises that I've never seen before but I can really tell the difference in. I think she truly believes in her students and wants to help them shine.
I consider myself so fortunate to have Julie nearby and to be able to learn from her. I played guitar a lot and then stopped. I am older and wanted to have something enjoyable to occupy me in my old age - so I don’t get old to quickly! I am relearning and she is amazingly patient and yet very competent. I know she will have me playing the Beatles, Pure Prairie League, John Fahey and much more. I haven’t met a better coach!
Taking voice lessons here is the best thing i could’ve done for myself! She really makes you feel welcome and helps you and explains things very very well and has given already taught me so much. I look forward to being able to improve my singing gradually with her. She helps me understand my own voice better and she’s an amazing teacher!
Have had a couple of lessons with Julie so far and she's been great! She's been really good about explaining music theory in a way I can understand and how it can relate to the music I want to play. Most of all her passion for music and teaching is contagious and on full display. I'm excited to keep learning more from her!
Julie is so awesome to work with and very personable! She made me feel so welcomed and it was as if we had known each other for years. She took the time to assess what I wanted to learn and how I want to grow as a singer. I would highly recommended Julie.
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