Too fast
A tight, nervous flutter that reads as tension, not expression. Usually a sign the airflow and the larynx aren't cooperating — the voice is oscillating against resistance instead of riding the breath.
The Vibrato Mini Course
Vibrato isn't a mystery. It's coordination.
A practical, body-based approach to developing natural vibrato through airflow, coordination, and awareness — taught by Professor Megan Gillespie. If your vibrato is too fast, too wide, or nowhere to be found, this course gives you clear techniques and immediate exercises to make it consistent, controlled, and effortless.
$97One-time · Lifetime access
Manhattan School of Music20+ Years TeachingBel Canto TechniqueOperatic ContraltoCarnegie HallRoyal Opera House of OmanYoungArtsMET National Council
Manhattan School of Music20+ Years TeachingBel Canto TechniqueOperatic ContraltoCarnegie HallRoyal Opera House of OmanYoungArtsMET National Council
Sound Familiar?
Every voice has a vibrato problem it can't hear its way out of.
Vibrato issues aren't talent issues. They're coordination issues — and coordination can be trained.
Too wide
A slow, swinging wobble that blurs the pitch center. Listeners hear it as unsteady even when your intonation is fine. The fix is coordination and support, not "singing straighter."
No vibrato at all
A straight tone you can't shake loose, no matter how much you "relax." Vibrato that never shows up is almost always being blocked — often by tongue tension you don't know you're holding.
You don't force vibrato. You remove what's stopping it — then train the coordination that lets it happen naturally.
Inside the Course
Four skills. One free, natural vibrato.
Short, focused video lessons with exercises you can use the same day — built on the bel canto and breath techniques Megan has taught for over 20 years.
01
The Vibrato Pulsing Technique
The core of the course. A step-by-step method for training the natural oscillation of the voice — starting with deliberate pulses and refining them until vibrato happens on its own, at a healthy rate and width.
02
Creating Even Airflow
Vibrato rides on the breath. Learn to build a steady, consistent stream of air so your vibrato has something stable to sit on — the difference between a wobble and a shimmer.
03
Releasing Tongue Tension
The hidden vibrato killer. Understand how tongue tension grips the voice, learn to feel when it's happening, and use targeted awareness exercises to release it for good.
04
Applying It to Your Songs
Exercises are only useful if they show up in performance. Take the pulsing, airflow, and release work straight into your repertoire — phrase by phrase, in the songs you actually sing.
Your Teacher
Learn vibrato from a voice that's built on it.
Professor Megan Gillespie is an operatic contralto with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Opera Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Royal Opera House of Oman — and has spent over 20 years teaching singers from young beginners to working professionals.
Her students have placed at NYU Tisch, UCLA, USC, Harvard, and Yale, and won the Hal Leonard Competition, Spotlight Awards, and the Classical Singer Magazine Competition. This mini course distills her body-based approach — bel canto, breath technique, and physical awareness — into the single skill singers ask her about most.
- Adjunct Faculty, Santa Monica College
- Judge, Music Center Spotlight Program
- MET National Council Auditions competitor
- Birgit Nilsson Scholarship recipient
- 50+ student placements at top universities
What Students Say
Teaching that actually changes the voice.
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I've been a student of Megan's for about 6 months and I've seen SUCH strides in my progress — and after 20+ years of voice study, that's saying something! A wonderful person, a giving teacher, and worth every cent.
Andrea
Student
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I am a semi-professional opera singer — twenty years in the LA classical scene, with plenty of teachers and coaches. I have never met anyone who has more incandescent joy of music, or who shares it more willingly, than Megan Gillespie. A true gem and a great teacher.
Tom
Semi-Professional Opera Singer
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Without a doubt the best vocal teacher I've ever worked with. She meets you exactly where you're at and gives targeted feedback to reach your goals. Working with Megan has improved my confidence vocally and in my personal life too.
Gigi
Student
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Analise has gained a larger range, better tone, pitch and breath control, performance and microphone technique, and a lot of self-confidence. Megan always knows Analise's goals and follows her contests.
Carmen
Parent
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My weekly lessons with Megan are one of the highlights of my week. She is incredibly patient and compassionate, and her lessons are as much about appreciating the process as achieving the goal.
Anita
Student
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Ms. Megan is seriously the best! She has helped me grow so much as a singer and performer, and she's always encouraging, positive, and genuinely cares about her students.
Ali
Student
Get Started
Twenty dollars. Lifetime access.
Less than the cost of a single voice lesson — for the technique singers spend years chasing.
Limited-Time Price
Mini Course
The Vibrato Mini Course
$97
One-time payment · No subscription · Lifetime access
- The core vibrato pulsing technique, step by step
- Even-airflow training for a stable, consistent vibrato
- Tongue-tension awareness and release exercises
- How to apply every exercise directly to your songs
- Lifetime access to all video lessons and future updates
- Watch on any device, at your own pace
Immediate access after checkout. Study on your own schedule.
Questions
Before you ask.
Yes — singers with no vibrato at all are exactly who this course was built for. Vibrato that never appears is almost always being blocked by tension or uneven airflow. The course teaches you to find and remove the block, then train the coordination.
Both are covered directly. Fast, tight vibrato and wide, wobbly vibrato are opposite symptoms of the same root problem: airflow and coordination working against each other. The pulsing technique retrains the rate and width toward a healthy, natural oscillation.
Any style. The mechanics of healthy vibrato are the same whether you sing musical theater, pop, classical, or worship music. Megan teaches from a bel canto foundation because it's the most reliable path to a free, controllable voice in every genre.
Forever. One payment of $97 gets you lifetime access to every lesson, on any device, plus any future updates to the course.
No. Just your voice and a place to practice. The exercises are body-based — no piano, no apps, no prior training required. Complete beginners and advanced singers both work through the same fundamentals.
Ready?
Your vibrato is already in there.
Stop guessing at it. Learn the coordination, free the airflow, release the tension — and let it happen.
Get the Vibrato Mini Course — $97