What Voice Lessons and Workshops Does Cathy Segal-Garcia Offer?

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Cathy Segal-Garcia offers three main ways to work with her as a singer: private voice lessons, workshops, and CD production. The site frames her teaching around helping singers "uncover their true voice," and she is described as an experienced educator as well as a jazz vocalist. If you want to study with her, the practical path is to go to cathysegalgarcia.com, review the lesson, workshop, and production sections, and use the site's contact route to ask about availability, format, and scheduling. The site does not publish prices or a booking calendar, so those details have to come from Cathy directly.

Private Voice Lessons

The site lists "Take Private Voice Lessons" as a distinct offering, paired with the heading "Improve Your Singing Skills." The stated goal is to help singers uncover their true voice — language that points to work on authentic style and individual sound rather than a single fixed method.

What the site supports:

  • One-to-one instruction with Cathy, who is described as an experienced educator
  • A focus on developing your own voice rather than imitating someone else's
  • A fit for singers who want to improve technique and interpretation together

What the site does not specify: lesson length, frequency, rates, whether sessions are in person or online, or how to book. Treat those as questions to ask before committing.

Who private lessons suit

Private lessons tend to make sense if you want feedback aimed at your specific voice, repertoire, and habits, and if you can commit to regular sessions. If you are looking mainly to observe how a working jazz singer thinks about performance, the free live sessions below may be a better starting point before paying for instruction.

Workshops

"Attend A Workshop" appears as its own option alongside private lessons. The site does not describe a fixed workshop curriculum, schedule, or price, so the format is best confirmed directly.

A reasonable way to evaluate a workshop before signing up:

  • Ask what the session covers — technique, repertoire, performance, or a mix
  • Ask the group size and whether you will sing in front of others
  • Ask whether it is in person or online
  • Ask what level it targets, since "improve your singing" can mean very different things to a beginner and a working professional

Workshops usually trade individual attention for a lower cost and the chance to learn from other singers' questions. If your main need is personalized correction, private lessons are the more direct route.

CD Production

"Have Cathy Produce Your CD" is listed as a service, which means her involvement extends beyond teaching into recording and production. For a singer, this can be a way to combine coaching with the process of actually finishing a project.

Before pursuing this, clarify:

  • What stage she takes on — pre-production, vocal coaching in the studio, full production, or all of it
  • What you are expected to bring — finished songs, arrangements, musicians, or a budget
  • Timeline and deliverables

The site does not list production rates or package details, so these are conversation items, not published facts.

Free Live Sessions: The Noontime Hang

Before paying for anything, you can watch Cathy in a free format. She hosts a "Noontime Hang" on Facebook Live and YouTube Live, usually about once a week, often Mondays from noon to roughly 2:00 p.m., with special guests. The stated theme is creativity and philosophy — music, singing, playing, making CDs, and life philosophy — and viewers are invited to join, ask questions, and comment.

This is useful for two reasons: it lets you see how she teaches and talks about singing before you invest, and it is a low-pressure way to ask about lessons or workshops. Links are given on the site for her Facebook page (facebook.com/cathysegalgarcia) and her YouTube channel under her name. There is also a "Become a Patron" option and a "View Archive" link for past sessions.

How to Get Started

  1. Go to cathysegalgarcia.com and read the sections for private voice lessons, workshops, and CD production.
  2. Check the Noontime Hang schedule and watch a session to get a feel for her teaching style.
  3. Use the site's contact route to ask about availability, format, rates, and scheduling — none of these are published.
  4. Decide between private lessons (individual attention), a workshop (group setting, likely lower cost), or production (if you have a recording project).

A Note on Buying Her Music

Separately from teaching, the site's music store lists albums including Social Anthems Volume 2 (Dash Hoffman Records), Cathy Segal-Garcia & Phillip Strange Live in Japan – 2022, Straight Ahead to the UK – 2019, and Dreamsville – 2019, with listen/buy links. Physical CDs are available by emailing Cathy through the site. This matters if you want to hear her approach to interpretation before studying with her — her press materials emphasize emotional depth and lyrical insight, which is consistent with the "true voice" framing of her teaching.

Bottom Line

Cathy Segal-Garcia's site presents three paid services — private voice lessons, workshops, and CD production — plus free live sessions you can use to evaluate her before committing. The site does not publish prices, schedules, or booking steps, so the deciding factor is a direct conversation with her about format, cost, and fit. If you are unsure, start with a Noontime Hang and a question in the chat.