Danielle LoPresti Studio, Richmond CA

Danielle makes me feel free to tell her anything I'd like to do regarding music, and not get laughed at or judged or told I'm not good enough. Actually, she encourages me to reach for the stars and I'm excited to try new things, whether they work out or not - some of them will, and at least I'll know I tried!

Danielle helped me gain confidence in my sound. She is an amazing person that will help you find your voice and get the most from it. I will continue to work with her for as long as she will have me!

Danielle is pure magic; her voice, her skills, her teaching methods, but above all, her kindness and unconditional support toward her students. She transformed my son’s life with her encouragement and wisdom during their lessons, and our family is forever grateful for her. She is so much more than a voice teacher-she is a true mentor. She will teach you how to sing beautifully and how to perform in front of an audience and feel confident while doing so. If you’re interested in voice lessons, I can’t imagine anyone being better at this than Danielle!

Danielle is such a wonderful teacher and person! She has helped me so much with overcoming my anxiety around singing and has helped me develop my voice and writing. I would recommend her to anybody who is musical and looking for a coach to help them improve on confidence in themselves. Over the time I've spent with her for the past year or so, I have been able to open up my range of vocals. I am so thankful for the judgement free, safe space that she creates for all her students to believe in themselves in order to be their best self. I love Danielle and am truly grateful for her presence, energy, and amazing ability to teach and be there for me beyond that. She is the best!

I came to Danielle with a strong background in instrumental music, wanting to develop my voice. I struggle getting music lessons to stick because many teachers have a hard time striking the strange balance between my specific musical knowledge and my novice voice skills. Danielle is the exception, and I stuck with it. She really makes it easy to work on music you want to work on, and is flexible no matter what song I pick or how often I change it.

Most notably, she regularly hosts what she calls a Freeflow (a glorified version of a recital) where she brings her artists together to present works in progress. She specifically emphasizes that these are works in progress, which creates a positive and supportive environment to practice performing in front of others in a non-judgmental space.

Danielle is the master of building confidence, and dispelling myths around singing that make people want to quit. Lessons with Danielle, and experience performing at the Freeflows have allowed me to build up the confidence to audition for a musical theatre role. Thanks to all the practice, when I arrived at the audition and found out I would be auditioning in front of all the other auditioning, not just the panel, I was confident and able to perform as well (if not better) as I do in my own living room.

I highly recommend lessons with Danielle. You'll find your voice, and you'll probably find a friend too.:)