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Karen

5 (16 reviews)

Rate £146,764
Response 17h
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Number of students Karen has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Karen has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (16 reviews)

£146,764/hr

1^st lesson free

Singing
Vocal Coaching
Music reading
Musical education
Choral Singing

30+ Years of Vocal Coaching Experience: Warm, Judgment-Free Lessons for Adult Singers at Any Level

Name: Karen
Address: Seattle, RW
Telephone: undefined
Price range: £146,764

Singing
Vocal Coaching
Music reading
Musical education
Choral Singing

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About Karen

I'm Karen Potteiger, a vocal coach and performer at big stages with over 30 years of professional experience. I've spent my career doing three things: performing on big stages, being the voice of well-known radio stations, and helping adult singers find their voice, and I love both equally.

Most of my students come to me as adults who've always wanted to sing but never had the right environment to do it. They've convinced themselves it's too late, or that they're just not naturally gifted, or that proper coaching is only for serious musicians. My job, and honestly my favorite part of this work, is proving all of that wrong.

Over three decades I've coached hundreds of singers across every genre and every starting point. Some came to me unable to hold a pitch. Some were already gigging and needed a breakthrough. What they all had in common was that the right coaching (patient, specific, and judgment-free) changed what they thought was impossible for their voice.

I don't use a one-size-fits-all method. Every student I work with gets coaching built around their own voice, their own goals, and their own pace. It's just how good teaching works.

If you've been putting this off, I've heard that story before. And I've watched it end well, more times than I can count. So if you need to take the first step, the doors are open for a free 30-minute discovery lesson!

About the lesson

Your first 30 minutes with me is a free Voice Assessment. No pressure, no commitment. I listen to where you are, we talk about what you want, and I give you a practical feedback you can use immediately.

From there, every lesson is structured but flexible. Most students do one session per week, and each lesson builds directly on the last so the progress is cumulative, not random.

Here's what a typical session looks like:

➊ Warm-up: We start every session the right way. Your voice is an instrument and it needs to be treated like one.

➋ Technique work: Breath support, pitch, tone, range, whatever your current focus is. I explain the why behind every exercise in plain English (no jargon).

➌ Application: We take the techniques you learn into real singing. Songs, exercises, or both, depending on your goals. We'll work through actual exercises together!

➍ Takeaways: Every lesson ends with something specific to work on before the next session, and we could have a few moment to reflect on your progress.

All lessons are fully online. All you need is a space, a device, and a willingness to improve.

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5 (16 reviews)

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Preston
- 5
Perfect! Karen is a great mixture of positivity and accountability. Our lessons have been great, and I have definitely seen (heard) improvement.
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Preston

Perfect! Karen is a great mixture of positivity and accountability. Our lessons have been great, and I have definitely seen (heard) improvement.

Karen's response
Still trying to connect :)
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  Still trying to connect :)
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Emily
- 5
Perfect! Communication was amazing and clear! She is super kind and helpful! Can’t wait to continue working with her!
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Emily

Perfect! Communication was amazing and clear! She is super kind and helpful! Can’t wait to continue working with her!

Karen's response
Great!! Can't wait to work together and see her grow! :)
- Karen's response :
  Great!! Can't wait to work together and see her grow! :)
Carly
- 5
Perfect! Great instructor! Very kind, funny, and easy to chat with. I'm excited to work together! 10/10
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Carly

Perfect! Great instructor! Very kind, funny, and easy to chat with. I'm excited to work together! 10/10

Karen's response
Fabulous meeting and making a plan of action for Carly's lessons! We are going to have lots of fun!
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  Fabulous meeting and making a plan of action for Carly's lessons! We are going to have lots of fun!
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Kelly
- 5
Perfect! Her knowledge and experience, energy and professionalism. We are excited to start our lessons!!
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Kelly

Perfect! Her knowledge and experience, energy and professionalism. We are excited to start our lessons!!
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Michelle
- 5
Perfect! I very much enjoyed my time with Karen. She was warm and receptive, and I felt she truly heard and understood me and my goals. The experience was so rich and fulfilling that it left me much more excited than I had thought possible! Karen clearly has extensive experience, and her plan is well thought out. She is a gifted teacher, and I am grateful she is sharing her talent with me.
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Michelle

Perfect! I very much enjoyed my time with Karen. She was warm and receptive, and I felt she truly heard and understood me and my goals. The experience was so rich and fulfilling that it left me much more excited than I had thought possible! Karen clearly has extensive experience, and her plan is well thought out. She is a gifted teacher, and I am grateful she is sharing her talent with me.

Karen's response
Such great energy and motivation. I can't wait to work together and create a beautiful thing!
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  Such great energy and motivation. I can't wait to work together and create a beautiful thing!
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Thepowerhousegroup
- 5
Perfect! Karen is an awesome teacher. She brings an epic energy to every session and she knows how to take care of business. I would recommend her to anyone who wants to learn how to exel in singing!
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Thepowerhousegroup

Perfect! Karen is an awesome teacher. She brings an epic energy to every session and she knows how to take care of business. I would recommend her to anyone who wants to learn how to exel in singing!

Karen's response
Rocco is really committed to growing in his vocal skills!
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  Rocco is really committed to growing in his vocal skills!
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Andrey
- 5
Perfect! she's a professional no questions asked
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Andrey

Perfect! she's a professional no questions asked

Karen's response
Andrey is such a committed student! He works so hard and really demonstrates how serious he is about singing. It is a joy to teach him!
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  Andrey is such a committed student! He works so hard and really demonstrates how serious he is about singing. It is a joy to teach him!
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Tin
- 5
Perfect! She is an amazing coach, she new exactly what I needed! strongly recommend
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Tin

Perfect! She is an amazing coach, she new exactly what I needed! strongly recommend

Karen's response
Tin is a gifted performer with the ability to sing all styles of music. It's such a pleasure to work with him!
- Karen's response :
  Tin is a gifted performer with the ability to sing all styles of music. It's such a pleasure to work with him!
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Colleen
- 5
Perfect! Karen is an absolutely phenomenal teacher! She possesses an incredible amount of knowledge, knows exactly how to develop the skills and technique's I need to work on through very well thought out lesson plans each and every week. And most importantly to me, we are working on my bands playlist and we’re actually able to make each and every song sound better so it’s always fresh, exciting, and total totally applicable. Lastly, she has a totally positive attitude and keeps it fun,light, but on track.
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Colleen

Perfect! Karen is an absolutely phenomenal teacher! She possesses an incredible amount of knowledge, knows exactly how to develop the skills and technique's I need to work on through very well thought out lesson plans each and every week. And most importantly to me, we are working on my bands playlist and we’re actually able to make each and every song sound better so it’s always fresh, exciting, and total totally applicable. Lastly, she has a totally positive attitude and keeps it fun,light, but on track.

Karen's response
What a fun lesson! Colleen has a clear vision of what she wants to accomplish and together, we have created an action plan and will get started next week! She is bubbly and fun and ready to make it happen. I'm thrilled to be working with her:)
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  What a fun lesson! Colleen has a clear vision of what she wants to accomplish and together, we have created an action plan and will get started next week! She is bubbly and fun and ready to make it happen. I'm thrilled to be working with her:)
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Miranda
- 5
Perfect! Karen is so personable, practical, knowledgable, and enthusiastic about vocal health! Very excited to work with her. Already feeling more hopeful about strengthening my voice, which was impacted by covid and other health issues over the past couple years.
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Miranda

Perfect! Karen is so personable, practical, knowledgable, and enthusiastic about vocal health! Very excited to work with her. Already feeling more hopeful about strengthening my voice, which was impacted by covid and other health issues over the past couple years.

Karen's response
Committed to working hard to keep her voice in tip-top shape as well as vocal health
- Karen's response :
  Committed to working hard to keep her voice in tip-top shape as well as vocal health
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Nadyne

A singer with such supernatural talent you’d swear you’re in the presence of an angel. She sings like no other and she teaches with a heart for her students’ success. She doesn’t “win”, if her students don’t “win”. She connects deeply to the soul of anyone in her orbit… the listener, the colleague, the student, the friend, the stranger.
Her heart has no end in its capacity. Her passion and power are unmatched and her love for music is truly transformative. Anyone who gets to work with her has been given a gift.
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Nadyne
A singer with such supernatural talent you’d swear you’re in the presence of an angel. She sings like no other and she teaches with a heart for her students’ success. She doesn’t “win”, if her students don’t “win”. She connects deeply to the soul of anyone in her orbit… the listener, the colleague, the student, the friend, the stranger.
Her heart has no end in its capacity. Her passion and power are unmatched and her love for music is truly transformative. Anyone who gets to work with her has been given a gift.
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Hannah

Karen was a great voice instructor! She made the lessons fun and tailored each lesson to the students interests. She would have students do classical training, and then pick songs the student wanted to learn and apply the more classical training to those songs. She is kind, genuine, and easy to work with!
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Hannah
Karen was a great voice instructor! She made the lessons fun and tailored each lesson to the students interests. She would have students do classical training, and then pick songs the student wanted to learn and apply the more classical training to those songs. She is kind, genuine, and easy to work with!
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Lynda

Karen has many years of music industry experience as well as teaching experience. She has thought students of all ages and abilities; helping them reach their goals. Her approach is kind and clear, she will give you exercises to work on our own at your own pace. She makes learning to use your voice a joy.
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Lynda
Karen has many years of music industry experience as well as teaching experience. She has thought students of all ages and abilities; helping them reach their goals. Her approach is kind and clear, she will give you exercises to work on our own at your own pace. She makes learning to use your voice a joy.
Matthew

I've worked with multiple vocal coaches from Grammy nominees, touring metal vocalists, to an individual with a masters in vocal performance and Karen is the best combination of all. She'll teach you how to sing and sound like you, not like her or someone else. She has a heathy respect for both the psychological and physical aspects of singing which is why I highly recommend her to any of my friends who want to get better at singing.
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Matthew
I've worked with multiple vocal coaches from Grammy nominees, touring metal vocalists, to an individual with a masters in vocal performance and Karen is the best combination of all. She'll teach you how to sing and sound like you, not like her or someone else. She has a heathy respect for both the psychological and physical aspects of singing which is why I highly recommend her to any of my friends who want to get better at singing.
Anya

Karen taught me from the ages of 10 to 17 and she shaped my entire future as a singer. Once, an inexperienced and shy kid, who has now performed off Broadway and across New York City.
Karen was always thorough with her teaching in explaining things to me, giving me great exercises to expand my range, and even being a great friend.
She always gave me the freedom to work on anything I wanted, and helped me improve my confidence.
On top of this, working with her was always a safe space to learn, grow, talk, and make mistakes.

Now, 10 years after working with her, I now teach students myself using some of the methods she taught me.

I can’t recommend Karen enough. You will be able to grow as a singer and become more and more passionate each lesson. Don’t wait, book with her now!
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Anya
Karen taught me from the ages of 10 to 17 and she shaped my entire future as a singer. Once, an inexperienced and shy kid, who has now performed off Broadway and across New York City.
Karen was always thorough with her teaching in explaining things to me, giving me great exercises to expand my range, and even being a great friend.
She always gave me the freedom to work on anything I wanted, and helped me improve my confidence.
On top of this, working with her was always a safe space to learn, grow, talk, and make mistakes.

Now, 10 years after working with her, I now teach students myself using some of the methods she taught me.

I can’t recommend Karen enough. You will be able to grow as a singer and become more and more passionate each lesson. Don’t wait, book with her now!
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Rynn

Karen will immediately put you at your ease and help you find your confidence. Learning to sing was something I'd wanted to do for a long time but was extremely self-conscious. Karen was exactly the singing coach I needed — knowledgeable and fun-loving, with gentle but clear instructions that helped me build my voice and become more confident in my abilities. Highly recommend!
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Rynn
Karen will immediately put you at your ease and help you find your confidence. Learning to sing was something I'd wanted to do for a long time but was extremely self-conscious. Karen was exactly the singing coach I needed — knowledgeable and fun-loving, with gentle but clear instructions that helped me build my voice and become more confident in my abilities. Highly recommend!
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£146,764

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5h: £733,820
10h: £1,467,640

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£146,764/h

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The first free lesson with Karen will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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• Free 30-Minute Voice Assessment (Free)
Your first session with me is always free. No commitment, no pressure. I listen to where you are right now, we talk about your goals, and I give you honest, practical feedback you can use immediately. It's the best way to find out if we're a good fit before you invest anything.

• Single Session ($100)
One hour of fully personalized, one-on-one vocal coaching via webcam. Every session is built around your specific goals, no generic exercises, no wasted time.

• 5-Session Pack ($500)
The recommended starting point for students who want to hear a real difference. Most of the meaningful breakthroughs happen between sessions 3 and 5, when the technique starts to feel natural rather than forced. Booking a pack also means we can plan your progression properly, each session building on the last with intention.

• 10-Session Pack ($1,000)
For students committed to serious, lasting improvement. Ten sessions gives us enough runway to go deep on technique, apply it to your real repertoire, and build the kind of consistency that actually sticks. This is where the biggest transformations happen.

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When did you first develop a passion for music and your favorite instrument?
I actually cannot remember a time that I wasn’t passionate about
music and singing. As long as I can remember, music has been a huge part
of my life. I first started singing on stage when I was 3 years old! I was in
our family singing group. I remember just how heavy the mic felt in my
hand and how shy I felt the first time singing in front of a crowd. Another
pivotal moment for me was watching my dad. He was a choral conductor at
a university. Our house was only about a mile away, and after school, I
would get on my bike and ride to the school to see my dad run his choral
rehearsals. I would sit in the front row and listen as he worked with each
section. Tenors, Bass, Altos, and Sopranos, and then he would have them
all sing together, and the harmony moved my heart so much that I often
either wanted to cry or did:)
Is there a particular type of music or artist that you listen to on a loop without it driving you crazy?
Boy, that’s tough. I listen to so many different styles of music
depending on my mood, I just don’t know if there is one I could listen to
without growing a bit bored of it… and then go to a completely different
style!
Explain to us the most difficult or riveting course you could personally give to a student of music.
Well, I think I may need to give two answers. The first is helping new
students sluff off the effects of the voices of their past that have convinced
them they aren’t good enough, that they can’t sing, and that they are
terrible singers. This does such damage. A person might think they are “just
teasing,” but it embeds itself into a person's heart and mind and can do
major damage. It is not uncommon to spend the first few lessons helping
people unwind from the hurt and have the courage to open up, be
vulnerable, and begin to sing. It is so beautiful, and it is such a joy to be a
part of it.
Now, at a vocal level, it would be to show a student that their vocal range is
much bigger than they think. Oftentimes, singers think they can only sing so
high, so they don’t try to use their whole voice. It becomes truncated from
what it could be. So, the process of opening up the range, growing the
range, and then working to develop it to be a sound, is what the student is
looking for. This can be difficult, and it’s not unusual for students to really
resist moving into a more challenging part of their voice.
What do you think is the most complicated instrument to master, and why?
Well, I’m sure I am biased but, I would say the voice. The voice as your
instrument is also your body.
What are your keys to success?
Listening…really hearing what my students want and need. Hearing their
hearts regarding what they want to become and about the things that have
shut them down in the past or led them to believe they couldn’t sing. Putting
my students first.
Name three musicians you dream of meeting in your favorite bar in the early hours of the morning. Explain why.
Quincy Jones-Producer extraordinaire! Such great musicianship. Love his
projects so much!Sara Bareilles-I love her strong vocals and her piano
playing. It’s so simple, clean and clear…piano and vocals…Ahhh, Eric
Whitacre. He creates and directs some of the most moving and beautiful
choral music. Makes my heart just ache…but in the best way…my dad was a
choral conductor and I just loved watching him conduct the choirs…brings
back sweet memories.
Provide a valuable anecdote related to music or your days at music school.
Don’t underestimate the power of singing as practice - Karen Potteiger
It’s easy to think that you must do only scales and vocalizing in order to
practice and strengthen your voice, but that just isn’t true. Every time you
listen to and sing a song that is even just a touch out of your current
abilities and you strive to be able to sing that song, (in a healthy manner of
course;) you are working out your vocal muscles and skills in real time,
making all of your hard work practical!
What are the little touches that make you a Superprof in music?
I take a very realistic and practical approach to voice lessons in that I
understand that everyone has day to day life that they live and regular
things that must be taken care of, work, kids, school, chores…and singing is
in addition to these things. Therefore, I approach lessons and scheduling and
practice with that in mind. Working to remove undue stress, pressure or guilt
that can build when “real” life butts up against vocal instruction. I want
lessons to be life giving and fulfilling.

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When did you first develop a passion for music and your favorite instrument?

Is there a particular type of music or artist that you listen to on a loop without it driving you crazy?

Explain to us the most difficult or riveting course you could personally give to a student of music.

What do you think is the most complicated instrument to master, and why?

What are your keys to success?

Name three musicians you dream of meeting in your favorite bar in the early hours of the morning. Explain why.

Provide a valuable anecdote related to music or your days at music school.

What are the little touches that make you a Superprof in music?

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