The Space
Bainbridge Vocal Studio is the space where Nina Polachek teaches voice to students of all ages and writes, rehearses, and records musical projects. If you wish to sing more fully, with better technique and expression, or just to learn how to sing at all—this space exists for you. BVS aspires to support the performance of new ideas through education and collaboration in the arts communities of Bainbridge Island and beyond.
The Teacher
Nina left the Pacific Northwest when she was 8 years old and has yearned to return to this part of the world ever since. After many years, she is thrilled to bring her studio for voice lessons to Bainbridge Island and call Kitsap County home again. With nearly 20 years of professional musical training and performing—her international debut as a concert soprano at 17 years old—she delights in passing on the wisdom and techniques that she has inherited along her way. Visit Nina’s professional website to learn more about her as a performer and her upcoming shows: https://christinapolachek.wixsite.com/ninapolachek
The Method
Nina’s teaching method emphasizes the power of the imagination to forge the intimate mind-body connections that enable the singer to support, focus, and ultimately free the voice—a method developed through her professional engagements and education in schools of music and philosophy at Boston University, Florida Southern College, Rollins College, and GCAS College Dublin. The singer’s instrument is an ever-changing body, which must be continually nourished, stretched, strengthened, and realigned to meet the challenges of every musical performance or project. Nina gives her students the knowledge and skills needed to build and rebuild their instruments on a daily basis, while helping them to discover and enjoy the elusive secrets of their unique voices.
