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Years of expertise - at your service!
After decades of professional vocal performance, Elexa Dawson is ready to share her exemplary methods with a new generation of vocalists. With professional training and years of practical experience, Elexa is a strong partner for singers who want to perfect their craft.
Why get a coach?
Performance is not just "talent". Skills are learned.
Vocal performance skills that may be covered:
- Finding your authentic voice, and growing comfortable with the sound of yourself
- Using the right parts of your body to create less strain on your vocal cords
- Interpreting a song, using diction and breathwork to create a powerful performance
- Microphone technique and experience with on-stage monitors
- Learning to listen to different parts of the room and speak intelligently to a sound engineer
- Stage banter: what to say and when to say it to captivate your audience
- Personal branding and songwriting themes: choosing a repertoire and identifying relevant topics to write about
- Songwriting and key choices
Each 6-week session may focus on one or many of these skills, depending on what goals we identify on Week 1. The 6-week session may be spread out to 8 weeks, as schedules allow.
mentorship - emailstudent applicationPress
"Local artist nabs several Native American Music Award nominations" - I Heart Local Music
"Resillience, Adaptation Highlight Dawson's Latest Single Release" - Emporia Gazette
Heartland Song Network Interview with Diana Lynn
"All of Life is a Circle" - Emporia Gazette
"The New Fast-Paced Normal For Indigenous Performing Artists" - First Peoples Fund
Elexa Dawson Awarded Grant - CPN Hownikan
"A Conversation With Elexa Dawson" - Great Plains Traverse
"Songs Filled With Stories" - Emporia Gazette feature
"Warm Honey Mixed With Prairie Dirt" - First People's Fund
"CPN's Elexa Dawson releases new album with The Skirts" - CPN Hownikan
"Skirts in Salina at Smoky Hills River Festival" - Salina Journal
"Chase County band overwhelmed at Women’s March turnout" - Topeka Capital Journal
"Raising Voices to Protect the Flint Hills" - Sierra Club Magazine
"What Makes the Flint Hills of Kansas a Sight to See" - Smithsonian Magazine


