Upper Floor Studio

Home of Teaching Artists: Sheila Townsend & Osher Fein

If you’re signed up for weekly lessons at Upper Floor Studio, here’s what you’ll need to be super successful from the get go!

Disclaimer: If you turn off your ad blocker and use the fancy links below, Upper Floor Studio gets a little kickback which we turn around and use to provide materials to the students in our scholarship program. Pretty cool!

 Bare Basics!

What do you need to get started at Upper Floor Studio?

  • A Black Binder (provided)

  • A Pencil (provided)

  • Your UFS Bag (provided)

  • Musical Flashcards (provided for voice students)

  • Kazoo or Straw (provided)

  • A signed copy of our lesson policies & procedures on file with your teacher (HERE)

Additionally we will need you to purchase or have access to the following:

  • Sightsinging Book (link below, for voice students only)

  • A quiet & private place for practice and lessons

  • Access to a working printer (link below)

A Quiet & Private Place to Practice

A Quiet & Private Place to Practice

 

Upgrade Tools!

While not needed in the beginning, students have found these tools to also be very helpful:

  • Music stand that is NOT Collapsible!!! Great for voice AND acting students! (Link below)

  • Tumbler Water Bottle with Straw (Link below)

  • Microphone (Link below)

  • Z Vibe - Speech Language Pathology Tool (Link below)

  • Piano or Keyboard (Link below)

 

Fancy Pants!

Now we’re just getting carried away…

  • AirPods (Link below)

 
 

Sick-y Performer Things

Feeling under the weather? Check these things out!

  • Personal Steamer (Link below)

  • Humidifier (Link below)

  • Grether’s Pastilles (Link below)

  • Pulse Oximetry (Link below)