About this Service

For the last 22 years I've been teaching a very special method that helps singers thrive and reach their highest potential.
There is no need to be limited by a small range, inefficient breathing patterns and tensions. I can help you go beyond those limitations and enjoy all the freedom that is possible in your singing.

The Lichtenberger® Method (also called Functional Voice Training) helps also healing from vocal dysfunctions such as nodules, edemas, etc. It operates in respect of the vocal function and helps the singer connect to how the voice is meant to be used. The deep repatterning done through this work helps the voice heal itself and reach a potential that is beyond what we can imagine.
In this process I also help my students learn how to listen to their voice and respond to it when they sing on their own. I provide them with a "tool kit" they can use at will. They slowly become their own teachers gaining more and more independence from me over time.

The goal of the Method is to find the most efficient way to use our voice, reaching our highest potential and discovering the real power of our voice with minimum effort. Reaching those troublesome high notes becomes easy and effortless. There is no need to warm up to sing, our voice is accessible any time at its maximum potential. Working with this method addresses also stage fright, and anxiety around performing and singing in general. You will let go of self-consciousness and gain greater contact with your voice and your body, feeling completely centered. Breathing will become second nature as it is already in your daily life. And most of all, you'll discover that YOU CAN SING! You will regain TRUST IN YOUR VOICE no matter how many issues you've had with it. Your voice and abilities will surprise you beyond what you think is possible.

The method applies to all music genres and the speaking voice.

About this Lister

I'm a singer-songwriter and voice teacher. I have had some trouble with my voice when I was very young. I started singing when I was 7 years old and I worked with many different teachers. At one point I felt my voice was being manipulated and I lost my spontaneity. I was also experiencing pain and discomfort while singing. I felt quite lost also because doctors and specialists couldn't find anything wrong with my vocal function.
My girlfriend at that time invited me to go to a Lichtenberg® Method workshop with her and for the first time I felt real freedom in my voice. I kept going to workshops and private lessons. Eventually I got my teaching certification so that I could help others discover the freedom and healing I was gifted with.
The feeling I get when I work with a student and witness their voice unlock is elating. I get to give what I have received and the gift keeps getting renewed for myself as well.

I believe we are all born with a perfect instrument that is just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed. I hope I can help more and more people connect with their beautiful instrument that is the human voice.

Background and Expertise

I have studied the Lichtenberger® Method (also called Functional Voice Training) in Germany and Italy for the last 30 years. I have had my voice teaching practice in New York since 2002. Among my students are Tony Award winner actress Sarah Jones (Bridge & Tunnel - on Broadway, and Sell/Buy/Date ), pop star Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), opera singers, singer-songwriters, pop singers, actors and public speakers.

I am also an award-winning singer-songwriter, recording artist, piano and guitar player. My songs are in rotation on radios in Europe, the UK and Australia. I have toured both the US and Europe, performing and teaching workshops.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Erene is a genius! She is a brilliant voice teacher.”
- Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies)

“Working with Erene Mastrangeli was incredibly expanding. I have struggled for years with vocal issues (losing my voice excessively due to some damage/scarring) that made it very difficult in everyday activities, but mostly as an actor. Erene approached our work with ease and intrigue. It absolutely feels like an exploration of opening - an organic, fluid experience. She connects on a very deep level, allowing and guiding our bodies to work naturally to help aid itself. I am grateful to have met her!”
- Alice Kremelberg, actor (Orange in the New Black, The Sinner, Renegade Nell)

"I've always wanted to sing, but my voice felt *trapped*. I don't think I could have landed a better teacher. Erene has helped me discover more of my voice than I even knew was there, and I don't have a background in music. If you are searching and being very selective like I was, this is your girl. Hands down."
- Amanda W.

"Thank you Erene for freeing my voice!!
I have taken voice classes with several teachers, tried different methods and I am blown away by the gift that Erene shared with me. Her voice teaching method is incredible. It’s about letting go of control and letting the voice BE! I am so grateful for what I have learned with Erene. I have reached notes that I’ve never thought I would be able to reach. All that in a gentle way without forcing on my voice. Besides being an amazing teacher, Erene is a beautiful and very kind human being." - Marine F.

"I am so grateful to have worked with Erene. I came to Erene with the intention of learning how to find power and authenticity with my voice. She taught me to not only play with my vocal range, but to listen and hold space for my voice, and allow whatever it is - and wants to be, to come forward. To not be limited by what I think I can do, but rather experiment with what it will offer me. With Erene’s guidance, I have learned to explore the sound, vibration, echo, tone, etc. of my voice and simultaneously notice my own perception of self - my judgments and physical reactions to being outside of my comfort zone. This was such a great experience and I am grateful to Erene for offering her gift!" - Michelle M.

"My lessons with Erene were somewhat mysterious. I was asked to notice lots about the parts and nuances within the tones coming from my body. I found myself often wanting to quantify my ability, but it became clear that was not the main point of these lessons nor was perfect pitch. I learned to look for a harmony in my body for a listening and feeling that could guide my voice. Rather than to try and force my voice into anything. I was confronted with my desires for control over my voice, and my desire for praise which was surprising and challenging, but ultimately allowed me to focus on what was happening and what I wanted for myself. Aside from giving me more confidence to play with my voice on my own—which has been exciting—I recently was able to break 2 wine glasses with my voice, something I have been trying to do for more than a decade, I was thrilled." Bennett K.