Scarlett Hepworth Vocal Music Studio

I have come to Scarlett at different times in my life. The first to come back to a love of singing after stopping upon leaving my high school choir. At that time she helped me through her skill and encouragement to pursue my dream of singing, going as far as to help me audition and attend SF conservatory of music. After realizing while I love to sing, I didn’t neccesarily want to become an opera singer, I went back to Scarlett a second time for support in coming up with an original song adaptation to sing for my wife at our marriage ceremony.
The reason why I outline these moments is to firstly express my gratitude to Scarlett in all the ways she has supported me in my life in having the joy of singing be a bigger part of it. Secondly is to let others know the incredible range that Scarlett has to meet and mold her students to become whatever they might want to be in their singing aspirations.
Scarlett is an incredible voice teacher, a gifted pianist and accompanist, as well as having a huge knowledge and music library to match any vocal students unique singing styles and desires.
Scarlett is patient, funny, compassionate, and a general wonderful person to be around. 5 stars all the way, I couldn’t recommend her enough.

Scarlett Hepworth is a gift to vocal performers – and I’m not just saying that because I’m her daughter. Knowledgable, personable, gentle but no-​nonsense, Scarlett makes singing accessible to anyone, regardless of skill level. Absolutely, unequivocally recommended.

Scarlett is an amazing voice teacher — skillful, professional, supportive. She is able to impart her joy of music to her students, as well as her love of the details of performing and singing for pleasure. She has coached me for auditions, and her insight has been impeccable and incredibly helpful. She sees and hears EVERYTHING, and makes me feel supported and confident. She is a wonderful teacher for all genres, from opera to operetta, musical theater, and folk songs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

I recently took a few voice lessons from Scarlett and was so impressed by her teaching style. I never had formal voice training and was interested in giving it a try. As I was doing my research in finding an instructor, Scarlett’s website convinced me to give her a call. Check it out — it is extremely informative and inviting. Scarlett is a very focused and organized teacher. Part of the first lesson consists of an assessment of current abilities and goals. I found the atmosphere in her studio to be calm, quiet and relaxing — complete with a sweet, sleeping dog nearby!
Scarlett is an amazing pianist and can accompany masterfully (a huge plus, apparently not every voice teacher can). The rates seem reasonable. Scarlett seems to be very involved in theater and would be a great teacher for somebody seriously or professionally singing.
Alas, the whole endevour ended up beeing a bit too much of a commitment for me. I just wanted to sing folk song along with my guitar and see if I could improve my range and projection. The practice I felt was required was too time consuming. I cancelled my lessons after two months and here is were Scarlett showed her professionalism and kindness once again: she took the time to write me a fairly long response not trying to have me reconsider but just to encourage me to keep singing.

I sang with Scarlett for 5 years before I moved away to attend college. I can’t tell you how much my lessons with Scarlett have prepared me for life at large! My knowledge of music and singing technique have endured, even after 6 years away from formal lessons. The women in my choir are amazed at the technical knowledge I have, and friends and karaōke hosts alike are impressed by the sheer number of songs and lyrics that I can pull from memory, all learned with Scarlett.
However, Scarlett also provides lessons that you can’t get from any other vocal coach. By sharing her own experiences in music and theater with me, she helped me choose ventures for myself that would be challenging, fun, and help me reach my goals. By sharing vignettes of her life experience with me, she helped me shape my perspective. With her help, I developed confidence, poise, and humor that have served me well in both my professional and personal life, in music and in my career as a health professional. I would recommend her without hesitation to singers of any age and level who are ready to laugh and learn.

How could I ever imagine seeing another teacher, now that I’ve been so spoiled by Scarlett. Her insight, skill, and support as a teacher are so above and beyond. She has a profound capacity to hear what you say, and really get it, in a deep way, in a way that communicates such understanding and heart.

I was not able to sing in front of people without Scarlett’s coaching and expertise. She is a versatile and enthusiastic teacher and she LOVES her job — this shows through in her warmth and care for her students. She has helped me build my confidence and I’m grateful to have met her.

Scarlett Hepworth’s coaching has taken my performance from the «best friend» to the «leading lady» level! In other words, she is a supportive, professional teacher with a great sense of humor.
Scarlett is also a working actress with a strong presence in Bay Area Theatre. She has regularly discussed audition and performance experiences of her own with me. I truly feel our dialogues have expanded my theatrical knowledge in the same way her instruction has expanded my vocal range!
Highly recommended :)

Scarlett offers students rigorous training in a supportive and I would add, loving and fun atmosphere. She gives her all to each of her students and her passion for this work is seen in the regular recitals she puts together where each student, young people AND adults, perform songs they have learned (from Broadway musicals to Italian arias to traditional ballads –they do it all!).
My daughter studied with Scarlett throughout high school and she was truly transformed — not only as a singer, but as a performer. My daughter had a nice voice but through her weekly classes with Scarlett, her voice grew in strength and beauty. She also learned how draw her acting and drama skills into her performances.
My daughter also learned confidence from her training with Scarlett, confidence which led her try out for both community and high school musical theater productions, and take what she learned to the stage.
This year my daughter started her first year at UCLA, in the School of Theater, Film and Television. I know that those weekly classes with Scarlett Hepworth helped get her into this highly competitive school where she learned not only how to be a better singer, but all the work that is involved with following your passion.
I highly recommend Scarlett Hepworth to anyone who has specific goals in mind or those who just love to sing and want to be better at it. She is a wonderful and supportive human being.

I have performed with Scarlett several times and she is a consummate professional. Her voice is like a bell and her musicality and breadth of knowledge are extremely impressive. In one production, she even learned to play the accordion!