Singing lessons with
David Jayden Anthony
From$170.10 per lesson
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Singing lessons with
David Jayden Anthony
From$170.10 per lesson
•SuperCoach
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David is a SuperCoach ranked in the top 3% coaches based on reliability, responsiveness and student feedback, often exceeding expectations.
Coach Rating
5.0•7 reviews
SuperCoach
🏆
David is a SuperCoach ranked in the top 3% coaches based on reliability, responsiveness and student feedback, often exceeding expectations.
Coach Rating
5.0•7 reviews
About your singing coach
I bring a wealth of musical expertise to the table. Armed with a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing from Berklee in NYC and a Bachelor's in Songwriting and Music Production from Berklee College, I've immersed the last 30 years in music direction and teaching. My journey has been a harmonious blend of creativity and education. Whether you're a budding songwriter, aspiring producer, or someone eager to unravel the secrets of music, I'm here to guide you. My passion lies in unlocking the musical potential within each individual, fostering a deep connection with the art of sound. Join me on a melodious adventure where every note becomes a stepping stone towards your musical aspirations. Let's create, innovate, and resonate in the vast music landscape!
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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
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Lives in: Long Beach, California
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Years Playing: Not specified
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Given: 50 lessons
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Accomplishments
🏅Concert Performer
Certifications & Badges
📝Professional Singer
📝Music Degree
Specializations
🎤Sing
🎤Musical Theater
🎤Artist Development
🎤Rock
Reputation
SuperCoach
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David is a SuperCoach ranked in the top 3% coaches based on reliability, responsiveness and student feedback, often exceeding expectations.
Reliability
Always reliable ⭐ Shows up on time and ready to teach every lesson. You can count on them.
Avg. time to confirm lessons1 hours
Average rating
5.0
22 ratings•7 reviews
Nikhil E.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 28
He has a wonderful way of making the learning process enjoyable without compromising its productiveness. I would highly recommend him.
Quanzhong L.Verified ✓
Level: Intermediate•Lessons taken: 1
The lesson was quite thorough, with David exploring many techniques, and I appreciated how invested he was in helping me find my voice and achieve a breakthrough. Still, I think continuing to balance and control my own voice will be important moving forward. I’ll definitely look to return for the next lesson, since that lesson really highlighted his attention to detail and genuine commitment.
Stephanie Schwartz
I met David when my daughter was blessed to have him as the instructor of her school’s musical theater voice conservatory class. She came home after a few weeks of being under David’s instruction and begged, “Can I pleeeaaassse get David as a private voice teacher?” She said through all her years of musical theater voice training, she had never been challenged and encouraged in her vocal skills like she had by David.
We were able to arrange private voice lessons with David, and in a matter of months, she went from struggling to control her singing gift to winning multiple and exclusive vocal competitions, along with being cast in lead roles. David not only taught her how to properly use her voice but helped her to expertly craft songs, bringing out the intent of each and every lyric. In a short amount of time, her younger sister, who is also passionate about musical theater, was under David’s instruction as well.
Both of my girls graduated from college and both are paid vocalists and performers today. They have had many fantastic teachers, instructors, and mentors but have never found any to help them more than David. Even now, when they need a last-minute song choice, a vocal brush up, or just general encouragement, they reach out to David.
In the recent past, David has used our home as a base of instruction for his students in South Orange County. I have loved hearing his students progress, and I have personally witnessed many go from mediocre to exceptional after working with him. I wholeheartedly recommend David as a vocal instructor, and I truly believe that the students who end up with David are getting the best vocal training available.
Tatiana Alvarez
I first met David Anthony when I was eleven years old through McCoy Rigby Musical Theatre Conservatory where he was music directing multiple shows during their summer stock season. I then went on to continue taking classes from David through the McCoy Rigby Conservatory and through MTU – Musical Theatre University. Shortly there after, I started to take private voice lessons with him. I have been training with David for almost 10 years now and he has had a huge impact on my life. He has acted as my teacher and mentor and he has inspired me to do things I did not think were possible.
Because of David my vocal control and technique have grown leaps and bounds throughout the years I have trained with him. He has such a wonderful way of communicating with each student. He understands my strengths and weaknesses and works with both sides to make me a better performer. David has given me the confidence to walk into a room and know I am going to nail any audition because of his training. Not only have I looked to him for vocal technique, but he has also made me a better actress as well. He has taught me to allow myself to be vulnerable and know that I am always enough.
Without David Anthony I would not be the confident performer I am today. I constantly look forward to voice lessons with him because he always pushes me and challenges me beyond anything I could ever imagine. I am so grateful for him and everything he has done for me I could never thank him enough for the amazing influence he has had on my life.
Marlena Falke
David is my son's vocal coach. We first met David in a show that he was the musical director for and was so impressed with his musical talent and ability to teach that we begged him to instruct my son.
We have been with David for over a year and have seen amazing improvement and technique in my son's vocal abilities. More than teaching the technical part of voice and singing, David has instilled in my son a confidence that is unmatched. My son will go to Broadway one day because of David's impression on his life and for that I will be eternally grateful.
David is our best kept secret. I selfishly want to keep him to myself and not let the world know of his greatness, but here I am recommending him on Linked In because it's the right thing to do.
I see great feats in David's future and one day I expect to see him with Tony in hand for music and lyric composition of some great Broadway musical, (that envitably my son will perform in). All joking aside, I truly believe this is where David is heading....Broadway greatness. And, I being one of his biggest fans will be cheering him on all the way.
Braxton McGrath
Ever since I began vocal lessons with David, my singing has monumentally changed. I had been to multiple teachers in the past for my voice, and although they were all great, none of their teaching styles made sense to me like David’s. While catering specifically to my needs, he knew how to prioritize the most important vocal adjustment to unlock parts of my voice I didn’t know I had. Furthermore, something I’ve found that works for me in my learning is the passion a teacher brings to the subject they teach.
David Anthony is an intense teacher when he sees that his students really want to improve. He truly hopes to help people become better performers, and there have been countless times where he will, after spending hours outside of our lessons thinking, come back with an answer to a problem we’ve been stumped on. Remember how I said he prioritizes the most important thing, he constantly prioritizes his students even outside of lessons.
One of the things I found interesting about this though was that while being intense, he is flexible with scheduling, and extremely easy to approach inside or outside of a lesson, which ensures the learning environment as a safe place to experiment vocally. From cracking notes, to lack of phrasing, and even worse, to making up my own musical lines outside of the key, he has helped me through it all. I have worked with David in classes, in productions, during lunch periods, and in private lessons. Seeing him in so many different regards I can confidently say that I trust in his ability to guide me through the essential skills of being a performer/vocalist.
Finally, the most impactful thing is the trust he has in his students. I have struggled with a lot of misconceptions when it comes to my performance mindset. A few months back I had an audition that I wasn’t in the right headspace for. An hour before the audition David calls me to tell me that he has an idea for why there is a disconnect between the story I’m telling and the way I am physically portraying it. After a few minutes of talking he wishes me luck, and tells me that he knows I’m capable of killing the audition, I just have to step out of my own way mentally. To date, that audition remains the best audition I have ever had. He has taken me miles beyond where I could’ve imagined being today. Thanks to him I feel that a career in the performing arts isn’t a dream, but a possible future for me.
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonThe Big Tune-Up — Diagnosing and Fixing Fast
In our very first session, we’ll dive right into your voice — how you breathe, how you produce sound, and how you connect it all to storytelling. Through fun, approachable exercises and a quick diagnostic song, we’ll identify habits that might be holding you back (breathiness, tension, pitch issues, strain, lack of connection) and give you immediate, actionable tools to start singing stronger and smarter from day one. This session sets the tone: singing is physical, mental, and emotional, and when we align those, everything improves — fast.
Lesson 11+Maintenance, Growth, & Building Your Career
With your technique solid and your confidence growing, we’ll focus on how to maintain vocal health and keep improving over time. We’ll create routines for warm-ups, practice, and performance prep that fit your busy life. You’ll also learn how to build your audition book, prepare for opportunities, and navigate the industry as a singing actor. These lessons are about longevity — giving you tools not just to sound great today, but to sustain a lifelong career in this demanding and exhilarating art form.
Lesson 4-10The Deep Dive — Technique, Artistry, Performance
Over the next several lessons, we’ll sharpen every tool in your performer toolbox. We’ll work on breath management, resonance, placement, diction, mixing, belting, and tone — all through the lens of storytelling and character. You’ll learn how to act while singing in ways that feel natural and compelling, not forced or mechanical. Together, we’ll turn technique into artistry, and by lesson 10, you’ll be amazed at how much more vocal freedom, power, and connection you have.
Lesson 2-3Finding Your Material & Crafting Your Plan
Now that you’re sounding better, it’s time to find songs that showcase your unique voice and acting strengths. We’ll work together to build a short list of repertoire that excites you and fits both your current abilities and future goals. You’ll learn how to map out a song’s story, how to break down lyrics like a script, and how to start planning each performance so you feel confident, prepared, and authentic. This is about learning to choose material strategically, not just singing songs you’ve heard before.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonPrecision Tune-Up — Recalibrate for Peak Performance
In our first session, we’ll assess your current vocal technique with a focus on efficiency, longevity, and stylistic flexibility. We’ll identify areas where small adjustments can lead to big improvements — breath coordination, resonance balance, registration, and stamina. Think of this as a diagnostic and recalibration session: pinpointing what’s working, what’s outdated, and what can be optimized so you’re not working harder than necessary. From there, we’ll immediately apply these discoveries to your repertoire. Expect fast, noticeable results.
Lesson 11+Sustainability, Longevity, and Career Refinement
At this level, consistency and longevity are everything. We’ll solidify your maintenance routines for warming up, troubleshooting, and staying vocally agile through demanding schedules. These sessions will also focus on career architecture: audition strategy, repertoire updates, navigating industry shifts, and avoiding burnout. Whether you’re aiming for your next contract or planning your long-term artistic goals, this work ensures you’re equipped to sustain a high-level career — vocally, artistically, and professionally.
Lesson 4-10Mastery — Vocal Excellence, Artistic Depth, Consistency
These sessions are where we sharpen the blade. Advanced vocal technique will be reinforced through repertoire work: registration transitions, dynamic control, stylistic authenticity, and vocal stamina tailored to musical theatre’s unique demands. Simultaneously, we’ll refine your interpretive skills — subtlety, specificity, and risk-taking as an actor through song. You’ll learn how to consistently deliver performances that sound polished but feel alive, connected, and uniquely you. These lessons will stretch you toward true mastery, not just maintenance.
Lesson 2-3Strategic Repertoire & Performance Planning
With technical goals clarified, we’ll evaluate your current repertoire with a professional lens: is it truly serving your goals, your brand, and your artistry? Together, we’ll refine or expand your song choices with material that challenges, excites, and elevates your profile. We’ll also develop strategies for presenting this material in auditions, concerts, or productions — breaking down story, vocal journey, and emotional architecture. This isn’t just song prep — it’s repertoire as career strategy.
Youth players
Working with kidsI have a natural gift for working with kids because I understand how to meet them where they are — with patience, humor, and a clear, structured approach that makes learning feel like play. My background in musical theatre, combined with my experience as an educator, allows me to translate complex vocal and performance concepts into language that’s fun, engaging, and easy to understand. I create a safe, encouraging space where young performers feel confident to take risks, make mistakes, and grow quickly. I know how to balance technical growth with nurturing a child’s unique spirit and imagination, helping them develop not only as singers but as confident, expressive young artists.
Working with teenagersWorking with dedicated teenage performers is one of my specialties because I understand the unique pressures they face as they prepare for college auditions and transition into the professional world. I create a focused, supportive environment where we tackle the technical demands of healthy, sustainable singing while also refining the acting and storytelling skills that set truly competitive performers apart. My coaching goes beyond just picking songs — I help students craft a well-rounded audition book, develop a clear sense of their artistic identity, and gain the confidence to walk into any audition room prepared, polished, and authentically themselves. My students leave not only with stronger voices but with a deeper understanding of how to succeed in the evolving world of musical theatre.
What you need to bringArrive warmed up so we can dig right in!
Have your binder with music, blanket paper and pencils.
Have a voice recorder / phone memo (charged phone) ready!
Come with your own agenda, (challenges that have recently appeared) unless you want me to set it!
Arrive in the mindset of openness with an aggressive approach to new tactics!
What I can bringYamaha Baby Grand
Recording Studio
KRK, SM7-B, Apollo Twin X, AKG C314
Microphone and performance speakers
Taylor Guitar
Frequently asked questions
Cancellation Policy
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If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!
If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!
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