I am a seventeen year old baritone who has been studying with Obed Floan for over three years. Before studying with Obed I could carry a tune but I had no idea how my vocal instrument worked, or how to use it to produce a healthy, pure sound.

From day one, I found Obed and Megan’s studio to be a comfortable environment. Obed and Megan’s friendly and easy going personalities made their studio seem like a home away from home. The amiability of Obed and Megan combined with their vast vocal knowledge and undying dedication to help their students in any way possible, makes Obed and Megan’s studio a place where a student is capable of dropping all restrictive barriers, and achieving vocal excellence, while having a good time in the process.

Studying with Obed enabled me to open my eyes to certain detrimental vocal fallacies I had come accustomed to making while singing. I progressively struggled less with breath management, found it easier to comfortably access the upper register (the passagio), and successfully eliminated my production of diaphragmatic vibrato, an unnatural type of vibrato resulting from the pumping of the diaphragm, which I had previously developed by blindly trying to imitate classical singers. With Obed’s guidance, I have grown by leaps and bounds as a vocalist, and have found much vocal success, playing numerous leading roles in high school musicals, being cast in several professional operas, and most recently, qualifying for the semi-final round of a nation wide voice competition run by Classical Singer Magazine.

I continually improve through my studies with Obed, with the future aspirations of becoming a professional classical singer.