VOICE -JUANITA ULLOA
CONCERTS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Juanita’s Mexican/Latin American/Classical and mariachi song concerts. Accompaniment can consist of a guitarist, mariachi ensemble, group and/or Juanita accompanying her own singing at a baby grand piano. Speaking engagements begin and end with her singing original songs from THE MARIACHI VOICE featuring her Operachi style at the piano.

MASTERCLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Dr. Ulloa offers voice master classes for teachers and students in voice technique, Latin American classical and folk style and repertoire, Mexican Spanish and other types of Lyric Diction in Spanish, vocal song history, song studies for performance, mariachi technique, repertoire and style, lectures or lecture recitals on the mariachi opera genre, production and recording consultant, or other themes by request. She teaches songs from the piano. For workshops, a Clavinova high quality electric keyboard is sufficient.

TIME ALLOTMENTS FOR PRESENTATIONS

Concerts may be two 45-minute sets or one set lasting one hour and fifteen minutes. Master classes may last 1.5-2.5 hours with 10-minute breaks every 30-40 minutes. Speaking engagements and Lecture/recitals are generally 1-1.5 hours. These times may be modified upon previous special request. Artist Residencies can also be requested linked to other one-time presentations or for a semester (in person/online).

Format- She teaches 1 hour or 30-minute lessons. For budget and more details please email juanitavoicetrainer@gmail.com

Students may study privately and/or consider workshop formats through zoom and in person. All are eligible for to attend or perform in the monthly studio night performance online. Students may drop in for individual lessons without a permanent time slot or sign up for weekly lessons with an ongoing commitment and regular monthly tuition due on the first day of each month.

Each private student receives one 50-minute lesson
(either on Zoom or in person) at the same time per week.

Before, during, and in between lessons, Dr. Ulloa maps out a strategy with a teaching plan for your voice. She draws on repertoire and varied methodological concepts to help the student achieve consistent vocal progress. She is constantly fine tuning her approach for the best development of each student and is infamous for dreaming about her students in her zeal to constantly seek for new ways to help them reach higher levels of singing. Dr. Ulloa also activates her career consulting and contacts for highly prepared students for local, national, and regional auditions and competitions. Budding professionals also learn how to make song videos, manage bands, press releases, publicity and produce performances or hire Dr. Ulloa for recording production. Her students have consistently won national voice competitions and Dr. Ulloa has been sought out by AGT, American Idol, The Voice, Mariachi Extravaganza, NATS and other competition organizers to submit. This includes possible recommendation letters, concerts, demo tapes, and videos.

Student Expectations-

1. Find a private and quiet place to practice at least 30-60 minutes a day, 5 days a week. By quiet, we mean a spot where no TV or computer can be heard nearby, nor people’s voices. Younger students may begin at 20-30 minutes per day active singing and add in extra time for listening to songs on You tube. Choose a fixed practice time or two per day, e.g. two 30-minute sessions. The phone must be turned off, no email, no parent interruptions, etc. This is your special exploration time for you which all must respect.
2. Access on online Youtube music and resources for accompaniment tracks, sheet music, history, and commercials.
3. Internet Access to Zoom, a microphone, mic stand, a keyboard (minimum 66 keys) or instrument to play out melodies.
4. Motivation- Keep a steady pace and pick it up again even when you miss a day. Inspiration comes with discipline!

Tuition -Budding Singer Plan – 50-minute lessons
This usually covers 4 private voice lessons, one group studio performance (most months of the year), email access to Dr. Ulloa for questions, and her own private research time to best guide your vocal transformation. Dr. Ulloa does not teach on the 5th week during longer months. Cancellations or changes within 48 hours of the lesson are not refundable.

TIME ALLOTMENTS FOR PRESENTATIONS

Concerts may be two 45-minute sets or one set lasting one hour and fifteen minutes. Master classes may last 1.5-2.5 hours with 10-minute breaks every 30-40 minutes. Speaking engagements and Lecture/recitals are generally 1-1.5 hours. These times may be modified upon previous special request. Artist Residencies can also be requested linked to other one-time presentations or for a semester (in person/online).

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It was so special seeing my students exposed to this type of music for the first time. They loved the spirited energy and complex rhythms. Dr. Ulloa was a terrific clinician with the masterclass students and the lecture portion kept us all engaged with her infectious joy in sharing the music of her native country. A great class!

Christine Abraham, Professor of Voice
San Francisco Conservatory and
California State University- East Bay, USA

Dr. Juanita Ulloa warmly welcomes you to her Private Voice Studio. ¡Bienvenidos!

Juanita’s solo singers have been called into American Idol, the White House, the US Army, Mexican folkloric events, and have been solo finalists and winners at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Festivals (NATS), as well as the Mariachi Extravaganza Solo Voice Competition. We are currently based in both Ajijic, Jalisco in Mexico as well as Northern California. Our active presence continues to grow online and has spread our reach nationally and internationally. Our studio takes on inspired and dedicated aspiring singers of many styles that are focused. Our mission is to enrich and transform people’s voices by accessing healthy breathing, awareness of support as the air itself in our lungs, clear diction with awareness of vowels, and beautiful singing, while empowering the inner spirit and mind-body connection. These pedagogical concepts are applied to each singer’s desired field of vocal repertoire after a foundation is established. While our specialty is Latin American and mariachi styles, we have singers performing musical theatre, country, rock, religious and other kinds of song as well. We also train actors, speakers, interpreters, lawyers and judges.

Dr. Ulloa has over 30 years of experience training primarily singers, but also professors, linguists, judges, lawyers, instrumental musicians, and voice-over actors at many levels. Many are public figures, national competition winners and finalists; others are teachers and trial lawyers honing their vocal tone, breathing, and presentation skills. Some focus on diction and projection, others on national competition stature. She also welcomes the freshness of beginning students. Her current students at range from 15 to 82 years old.

Juanita Ulloa holds a D.A. in Vocal Performance & Pedagogy with secondary area in Hispanic Studies. She trains singers in many global vocal styles along with classical singing. Dr. Ulloa is a pioneer of the Operachi vocal style for women and has a solo career as an international performer in the USA and many Hispanic countries, with an opera background. She has recorded 7 prize winning CDs and 5 songbooks championing mariachi, boleros, women and bilingual songs for children. She was raised primarily in Mexico City but also in Madrid, Spain and Panama and did her university and beyond degrees in the USA. Her music degrees are from Yale University, UC Berkeley, and the University of No. Colorado.