Coach With Julia

Vocal Training, Workshops, Theatre Education

Welcome to Coach With Julia!

Theatre education that is fun, safe, evidence based, and tested through years of industry experience.

Meet your new Coach.

Hi! I’m Julia, and I am absolutely obsessed with coaching performers.

Alongside my own performing career, which has taken me all across the globe, I started teaching at a very young age. It has always felt like a calling to me, one which only increased as I witnessed how much traumatic, fear-inducing, and unhelpful professional training there is out there.

Let’s face it- training your craft can be really scary. It can be demoralizing. And it can make you feel like there isn’t a place for you in this big old scary industry. But it doesn’t have to.

Coach with Julia was born out of a desire to train performers in a new way. Even though my studio teaches with evidence based techniques and a deep understanding of vocal anatomy and health, my primary goal is to teach you these things in an environment that makes training FUN, SAFE, and centers you as the EXPERT on your own experience.

Offerings

  • Private vocal coachings in all styles, but specializing in contemporary mix, belt, and pop.

    These lessons take place over 60 minutes on zoom, and are $60/ hr.

    24 hour cancellation policy, or full lesson rate will apply.

  • For groups of any size and experience level. These events can take place in person, or online.

    Pop 101:

    This Workshop strengthens student’s ability to sing, perform and audition pop music more efficiently. As most of the current music theatre cannon is being written in the pop style, performers need a great command of microphone technique, appropriate stylistic changes and vocal technique to maintain a healthy pop sound 8 times a week. One by one, students perform a pop selection on mic for the group, and are given adjustments to enhance their technical and performance skills. Along the way, the group discusses auditionology tips, how to select great pieces that showcase your style, and get over the immense nerves that often accompany pop performance. 

    Acting Through Song:

    This workshop encourages play, creativity, boldness and big choices as we work through student’s selection of choice. Student’s perform a piece from the music theatre cannon, and we explore how they can break out of old habits, find new depths to their character work, curb audition nerves, and craft a meaningful and unforgettable arc through a piece of musical story. 

  • For groups of any size and experience level. These events can take place in person, or online.

    SIX Workshop:

    This workshop is all about story-telling through movement. Student’s will learn real choreography from the Broadway smash hit SIX: The Musical, while learning hands on technique, style, and auditionology skills. Emphasis is placed on embedding an acting arc as complicated and stylistic choreography is learned at a quick pace, teaching students how to not only nail the steps, but also the story. They will also learn tips for picking up choreography rapidly, conditioning they body to be prepared for a dance call, and dance call etiquette.

    Broadway Dance Workshop:

    This general Broadway Styles workshop takes students through a warm up, across the floor, and choreographic routine that will help strengthen their Broadway style, technique and storytelling.

  • This coaching will take place over 60 minutes on zoom. 60$

    Have a big audition coming up that you’d like vocal and acting coaching for? This lesson is for you. We’ll not only create a healthy and impactful vocal performance, but map out the storytelling for a well rounded and dependable audition. If you have a scene to read for a self tape, we can also record your scene.

    24 hour cancellation policy, or full lesson rate will apply.

Let’s work together

Interested in booking a workshop for your group? Fill out the form below and tell me a little more about yourself!

FAQs

  • As a performer, I graduated with honours from Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Program.

    As a vocal coach, I trained at the Institute for Vocal Advancement, and continue to train there currently.

  • All experience levels are welcome! However, I do specialize in contemporary mix/belt and pop coachings, which may or may not be the best place to start for beginners. If you are a true beginner, I would recommend booking a coaching with one of our more beginner friendly coaches, who you can find at the booking link!

  • Unfortunately, rarely.

    The upside of having a coach that is actively working in the industry is that you get current industry standard education. The “downside” is that I am all over the globe, all the time! That being said, don’t be afraid of lessons on zoom! The large majority of my studio actually prefers coaching online, because it enables you to sing in an environment that is comfortable and familiar, without all that transit time! It also allows me to keep prices accessible, as I don’t need to rent a studio.

    All workshops can be booked for in-person, subject to schedule availability!

  • This could be for one of two reasons:

    1) All available slots are full! If this is the case, I encourage you to join the waitlist, which you can find at the booking link.

    2) I am on a coaching hiatus because I’m currently performing. If this is the case, I encourage you to book a coaching with one of our other CWJ coaches, who are available at the booking link!

  • “Julia McLellan is the most gifted singing teacher I have ever worked with. I have been taking singing lessons for over 14 years and I have never made strides so quickly in my technique, musicality, or confidence. I believe Julia’s singing pedagogy is part of a new frontier of artistic training. The safety Julia creates (even in a digital space) to explore my authentic sounds feels like a revelation. Because of her own level of mastery, she is able to easily relate concepts, alignments and artistry very tangibly and clearly."

    Laura Welch

  • “I have been singing for years, but never truly found my voice until working with Julia. With many vocal injuries and bad habits, singing felt like a chore for me every time I opened my mouth. After just two sessions with Julia I was singing with no pain and my range/ confidence increased drastically. I have learnt more about my voice and how to use it properly in 10 sessions with Julia than I have in 10 years of training."

    Robyn Esson

  • “Working with Julia has been an absolute dream! In just 5 lessons together (so far) she has released my belt sound, extended what I though was my belt range by two tones and taught me techniques that will carry me through the rest of my career. Her approach is positive, straightforward and so easy to implicate in my own practice. I could not recommend working with her more!”

    Hailey Balaz

  • Our students ADORED learning from Julia! To find a pro of her calibur who's also wonderful at teaching a multitude of ages and abilities at once, is a rare and special find! Julia's workshops at ARTSies included over 50 children at a time, from a variety of experience levels, with one group varying in age from 9-11, and the other group from 12-18. Julia was able to make everyone feel successful, comfortable, empowered, and proud of what they accomplished. It was amazing and we'd have her back again anytime!

    ARTsies, Toronto