Hello, and welcome to my studio! If you are just getting to know me, please take a look at my vocal reel at right, which demonstrates the results my students have had over the years. I'm a master teacher, with over a decade of experience teaching privately in prestigious NYC Schools, including The Calhoun School, Leman Prep Conservatory, and The Dalton School (where he is currently on faculty), but I also teach privately out of studio on 72nd street on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In addition, I'm on the faculty of the Kew-Forest School in Queens as the Upper School and Middle School music teacher, and I music-direct at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts.
I earned my BM in Vocal Performance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying classically under renowned teachers including: Metropolitan Tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, and Mezzo-Soprano Nicole Sonbert. who is now Director of Vocal Studies at Eastern Washington University. Upon graduation, I moved to NYC and began studying pop, jazz, and other CCM techniques with renowned pedagogue Jeanette LoVetri, earning his Level III Certification in Somatic Voicework: The LoVetri Method at Baldwin-Wallace University in Summer 2022.
"Broadway Quality. Community Vibes."
In 2011 at the Shubert Theater, I made my Broadway Debut in the chorus for the Irish Repertory Theater's Benefit Concert of "Camelot," featuring Jeremy Irons, Melissa Erico, directed by Charlotte Moore. But even though I have a Broadway resume, I'm extremely down to earth and grounded in my teaching practice. I believe that quality singing comes from understanding your voice, and allowing your voice to open in its truest form. This takes time and consistent attention and energy. As my first teacher and mentor, Long Island Voice Guru Ron Meixsell likes to say, it's all about "control by letting go." I provide a safe and nurturing environment in lessons, which allows students to flourish and grow into their tremendous vocal potential.
The goal of music is to communicate.
"I like to call it, 'Speaking to hearts'" As musicians, we speak to human hearts. We tug at strings of love and regret, and we hope that, more than heard, we will be listened to. With a strong technique on your side the music you make will be clear, the tone of your production will be consistent and pure, and the meaning of your singing will come across with crystalline specificity.
Sample lessons on request. E-mail bwboecker@gmail.com for more information.
This is a video compilation of my students' solo performances, including students from my private studio, from The Calhoun School, and from Afterwork Theater Company. NOTE: All of these students were hand-selected and have given their written consent to be showcased in this video. Enjoy!
A Virtual A Cappella group? A cohort of Ben's private students came together in Shine Theater Arts' Project's: Acashine, to create this fantastic medley of Sara Bareilles' Brave. Music Direction, Arranging, and Video-Editing by Ben Boecker.
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