Donation Based Classes

Mindy Lym & Vocal Forum NY are offering a new set of donation based classes. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

These are group classes for artists from all walks of life and at any point in their career. This is a place where you and your peers will be lifting each other up instead of competing with each other. Students are encouraged to question the whats, whys and hows of every exercise and concept. These 90 minute classes are a rigorous vocal workout, and you should expect your body (but not your voice!) to be tired when you walk out the door. In these vocal gym sessions you'll have the opportunity to:

• Discover your natural voice type and go beyond it — Undo the myth of "that's just the way my voice is".

• Understand and practice reliable techniques and receive individual adjustments and feedback.

• Bring specific vocal goals or issues to the group, and have them discussed and incorporated in the lesson plan.

• Breakdown how your favorite artists are creating their sounds, and how your body can reproduce or integrate them.

• Meet like minded artists in a nurturing and supportive community designed to propel you to achieving your goals.

Our classes are based in a wide range of techniques including Bel Canto, Speech Therapy, Garcia-Marchessi and SFAPA's Breath & Resonance Charts. Our student's vocal styles range from Classical to Broadway Belt, and from Pop/Rock and Folk to Jazz. All styles and experience levels are welcome. The more questions we ask, the more we uncover and learn.

Class info:

Mondays & Fridays 12 pm - 1:30 pm

Ripley Grier

520 8th Ave, NY

Drop-Ins welcome, RSVP appreciated

Recommended donation $5 - $40. Or a bunch of strawberries. Seriously. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Please contact us at VocalForumNY@gmail.com, or call 646-397-0523.

Student Testimonials

"Mindy Lym was able to do more for my voice in the first month of our work together than any other vocal instructor has done throughout the course of my career. Her exemplary technical knowledge is coupled with a keen understanding of differing musical styles and an insurmountable ability to articulate the integration of the two. The crystal clear manner with which Ms. Lym is able to dissect the myriad components of the voice in order to deliver achievable, actionable goals is what has allowed my vocal performance to soar over the last two years that I have been working with her. I cannot strongly enough recommend this masterful, kind, and passionate instructor."

-Daniel J. Self, Actor, Currently playing Munkustrap in the Broadway National Tour of CATS

"From the moment I began taking voice lessons with Mindy, I knew I would learn an incredible amount. She personalizes my lessons to exactly what I need and focuses not only healthy vocal technique, but also on the importance of the breath system, which is helping me a great deal. She uses wonderful analogies and she makes it great fun! I love going to my voice lessons! I highly recommend Mindy to any voice student who is looking to improve his or her instrument in a healthy and fun environment. She is an excellent teacher."

-Courtney Iventosch, Currently in the National Tour of Wicked

"Mindy is not only a brilliant performer, she is also a gifted and extremely generous teacher with an innate ability to see and to provide exactly what each student needs from her to help us learn. Her store of images and analogies explaining the mechanics of singing seems endless. Through her warmth, humor, and passion she creates a safe, caring learning environment that has allowed me to explore well beyond what I thought were the limitations of my ability. Simply put, Mindy Lym is amazing."

- Beth Deitchman, 2010 Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle Award Winner, Best Supporting Actress

"With Mindy's vast array of experience and intuitive hands on approach, I have learned to support my voice, find depth in the lower range and a release and relaxation in my singing technique. I highly recommend her to new and experience singers alike."

-Carolyn Power Co-Founder of Essential Action Productions

"Mindy Lym has been the perfect vocal instructor for me over the past 14 months. She is patient and attentive and will draw as many pictures as she needs until I have an new technique “ah ha.” I wanted to learn how to belt sing, and was recommended to her. I have a belt today, and it is still young, but I'm getting what I was aiming for with a grounded teacher. She wears her wisdom very well, teaching the basics and beyond about breath work and relaxation awareness for singing. It is just the physical therapy I need to help me rectify some of my aches in pain in everyday life. It's up to me to practice."

- Sandra Rubay