Silvie has been my voice coach for over three years. I had been playing in bands for over fifty years. But I was a lead guitarst, not a vocalist. I never sang. I had pitch problems and no confidence. Silvie taught me the importance of relaxing my vocal chords and integrating breathing with controlling pitch. She helped me to find my voice and improve my range, (low Bb to high Bb)! There is still much to learn. But i have improved my skills and my confidence such that i am now comfortable standing on a stage in a packed house and performing solo without a being surrounded by loud band to drown out my pitch problems. Silvie is the BEST!

I have been taking voice instruction from Silvie for six weeks and have improved strength, range and artistic freedom. Silvie is highly professional and generously encourages me to continue my dream of becoming a great singer. I’m am very appreciative of her commitment.

Well where do I begin, When I started voice lessons with Silvie I was very shy and low speaking after a few months I start feeling confident with my voice it’s been close to a year of voice lessons I feel so blessed that GOD bought Silvie into my life she is such a people person and very caring. Thanking You Silvie.

I came to Silvie with the goal of improving my pitch. we are making great strides towards achieving that goal. She has also given me the confidence to find my own voice. As a result, my performances are getting exuberant responses from audiences and fellow musicians. Thank you Silvie.

I originally came to Silvie to rehabilitate my voice after a bout of laryngitis. She helped me get back to a point where I was able to fully use my voice again and taught me many valuable lessons on top of that. She’s a great teacher, patient instructor, and a fabulous person!

I took piano and vocal lessons with Silvie. She helped me add more emotion and feeling to my piano and singing. I would recommend her for anyone else looking to work on their singing and/or piano playing.

Silvie is a wonderful piano teacher. As an adult student, seeking someone who understood jazz and had an appreciation for the American songbook, I was thrilled to find someone of her expertise in Austin. She is a great teacher with great familiarity with the jazz genre.

Sylvie has been my voice teacher for about a year, helping me strengthen my voice and, as we’ve been singing French songs, improve my pronunciation in French. She is an excellent and caring teacher for anyone looking for personalized voice lessons in English or French!

Silvie is my vocal teacher right now. I have learned so much from her and can hear the improvement in my voice. Apart from voice lessons we are going to work towards performing and composing. She does everything! So awesome!

Silvie rider young is an amazing coach. Very sweet very kind and a bright individual. She has helped me achieve more than I could have with any other vocal instructer.

Dear Ms. Sylvie, Thank you so much for being my piano teacher. I say “piano teacher” because that’s your official job title, but it doesn’t do you justice. That’s not all you are. You are a mentor, a guide, a cheerleader, a listener, and a role model. I recently realized that 1 have never told you how much what you do means to me. Coming to my piano lesson is one of the highlights of my week, because you always make it a positive experience. No matter how I feel when I enter your classroom, I leave each class feeling happy and excited. You are always friendly and happy to greet me, regardless of how you may be feeling that day. When you seem so excited to see me and ask me about how I’m doing, it shows that you truly care about me. I can’t say it enough: You are authentic, and you genuinely care about me, and that means more to me than you know. You remember things I tell you about my life and my family. You make music something I can relate to. You can tell when I need a break, I’m tired, or I especially enjoy the song I’m learning. I really love that you always seem to have the perfect solution when I just can’t seem to “get” part of a song. It’s not just that you truly care about me you’re also an amazing teacher. You have so much knowledge and advice to share from both your musical journey and your life. Because of you, I have grown to love playing the piano more than I ever thought I would. When I look back on where I used to be, I can clearly see how tremendously my technical ability and love of music have grown since I started working with you. For all the reasons I have listed, for everything that you do, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Sincerely,

Silvie is an amazing teacher. I have improve greatly since I started having classes with her. She’s so kind and talented, she always wants you to be better. In one class she helped me to prepare for an audition and I was invited to participate in the play. If you are looking for a piano or voice teacher, there’s no better choice than her!

My 9 year old has been taking voice and piano lessons from Silvie for about a year now. My child went from never playing a note previously to mastering several songs with varing degrees of difficulty. Silvie not only teaches the mechanical fundamentals of playing and singing, but also how to play with heart. She instructs on how to breathe properly and focus your body to feel the music you play . We feel very fortunate to have Silvie as our child’s instructor, we would recommend her to anyone.

Silvie is a wonderful teacher! I highly recommend taking lessons from her.