The Space
Bainbridge Vocal Studio (BVS) is the space where Nina Polachek teaches voice to students of all ages and writes, rehearses, and records musical projects. Perhaps you are an experienced singer wanting to enhance your vocal abilities or prepare for an upcoming performance. Perhaps you are just a beginner, eager to find your voice and learn how to sing at all. Wherever you are on your vocal journey, this space exists for you. BVS aspires to support the performance of new ideas through education and collaboration in the arts communities of Bainbridge Island and beyond.
The Teacher
Nina left the Pacific Northwest when she was 8 years old and has yearned to return to this part of the world ever since. After many years, she is thrilled to bring her studio for voice lessons to Bainbridge Island and call Kitsap County home again. With nearly 20 years of professional musical training and performing—her international debut as a concert soprano at 17 years old—she delights in passing on the wisdom and techniques that she has inherited along her way. Visit Nina’s professional website to learn more about her as a performer and her upcoming shows: https://christinapolachek.wixsite.com/ninapolachek
The Method
Nina’s teaching method involves a variety of imaginative and technical exercises to create the intricate mind-body connections that enable the singer to expand, focus, sustain, and ultimately free the voice—a method developed through her professional engagements and education at Boston University, Florida Southern College, Rollins College, the Global Centre for Advanced Studies (GCAS College Dublin), and the Vocal Study Centre (University of Essex). Through this method, Nina gives her students the specific knowledge and skills needed to train their instruments on a daily basis, while helping them to discover and enjoy the elusive secrets of their unique voices.
