Ahou Yasmine

Ahou Yasmine is a soprano concert soloist specializing in musical theater, classical, jazz and contemporary styles based in the Los Angeles area. She has studied voice and Alexander Technique with master teachers of Grammy award-winning Los Angeles Master Chorale and performed with the Los Angeles Children's Chorus and Young Men's Ensemble, California Philharmonic, and San Francisco Lyric Opera. She has been a frequent soloist with the LA-based vocal arts group Artes Vocales for several years, where she has performed solos from Mozart and Vivaldi to French art songs and Gilbert & Sullivan as well as musical repertoire. She has also recorded contemporary demo songs, including a cover of Kate Bush's Army Dreamers as well as her own original music.

Ms. Yasmine has performed with theaters in the West Coast, including Golden Thread Productions, Contra Costa Civic Theater, and taken part in performance workshops for several years with Charles Pasternak of Santa Cruz Shakespeare. As an acting coach, she supports students through character work, text and scansion, as well as coaching dialects, leading them to become authentic and captivating storytellers.

Ms. Yasmine is a musical theater librettist and lyricist, having premiered her first short musical titled "Seeing the Light" in 2022 at The Broadwater in Hollywood. She is a member of Actor's Equity, Dramatists Guild, and Maestra.

I teach vocal technique for singers of all ages and levels within a holistic approach to free the vocal instrument.  Lessons are fun and empowering as we learn to support the vocal instrument with breath support and increased body awareness. Learning to manage the breath is key to good and healthful singing and my teaching style is influenced by principles of the Alexander Technique, which is phenomenally effective in improving singing technique with greater ease.

I work with children as well as teenagers and adults, tailoring lessons to each age range and experience level.

Whether it's an uptempo musical theater ballad, a folk song, Mozart aria, jazz or pop selection, we end with working on capturing the artistry and vocal style of a chosen piece in a pressure-free, step-by-step process.

Work on improving your singing or prepare for your next studio recording, audition, performance, or just to learn to sing for fun!

VOICE LESSONS
Breath support
Ear Training
Finding ease & support in healthy singing
Warm-ups with SOVT techniques
Tips for singing with ease within your range
Choosing songs & repertoire 
Learning melody and rhythm of a piece
Learning text, phrasing, and arc of a song
Tips for home practice

I also coach actors from classical acting (Shakespeare) to on-camera work and specialize in helping students gain powerful vocal skills, precise dialect work, and finding the unique aspects and arc of their character.