The JRVMS METHOD

In studio or online

Helping you understand your voice and sing healthily no matter the style

Meet John Ray

My students have performed all over the world in musicals, operas, cruise ships, theme parks, and in all styles of commercial music. I personally have performed in the United States and Europe, and have worked in the Nashville music scene as a teacher, stage performer, music director, composer/lyricist, and session singer for 3 decades. I have taught at several universities and hosted master classes in the southeastern United States. I hold an earned Doctorate in Music and Vocal Performance, and a Masters in Counseling. My education, and vast experience can help you as a singing performer on three levels... technical, artistic, and psychological.

Using both technical exercises and integration of technique in songs, the JRVSM METHOD is built on four basic pillars

THE FOUR PILLARS

Production (How your voice works): Posture, breath management, registration, resonance, articulation

Proprioception (How your voice feels): Vibration sensation and location, body monitoring, muscle memory, releasing tension
Performance (How to use your voice): Projection, expression, gesture, movement, acting integration, authenticity
*Perception (How your voice sounds): Brilliance, warmth, inner and outer hearing, in vivo listening, recording playback, trusting the sound.

Please note that the 4 Pillars of the JRVMS Method are integrated organically across lessons and consecutive lesson packages. Not all pillars are addressed in every lesson.

ADDITIONAL “NEXT LEVEL” PILLARS

Psyche (How you feel about your voice): Non judgmental listening, process versus product orientation, thought/behavior/feelings monitoring and adjustment, joy maintenance through discipline, resilience, understanding your performer personality
Proficiency: Musicality, basic musical theory knowledge, pitch, rhythm, ear training, sight-singing, voice/keyboard training

“NEXT LEVEL” PILLARS are available only in 10 lesson packages, wherein the student may elect either the Psyche Pillar or the Proficiency Pillar. “Next Level” Pillars are are not suited to students age 13 and under.

Other Services offered for additional fees (please inquire):

•Video and Audio Audition Taping

•Original and/or Cover Song and Album Production

•Artist Career Coaching

*I use professional level recording equipment in my boutique studio for perception analysis, production adjustment, and progress tracking.

Advantages of studying with John:

Forty Years Teaching, Coaching, Performing, and Recording Experience across multiple styles and genres; Degreed and Certified in Voice/Music and Counseling/Coaching; Proven, science-based instruction using no pseudoscience gimmicks; Understands both physical and psychological development/needs/limitations; Teaching style balances patient encouragement with realistic expectations; Trustworthy, organized, understanding; Helps students achieve their own goals and set new ones; Proven track record with hundreds of students (both professional and amateur).