The Art of Dynamic Singing With Versatility Expert Coach Bri
When it comes to dynamic, expressive, and stylistically versatile singing—Coach Bri is one of the best in the game.
She’s sung in jazz bands, wedding gigs, original showcases, competitions, and more. She’s trained in jazz and classical styles, performed her own original music (check out her EP Letters), and studied the full range of genres in college—giving her a vocal toolkit that spans across pop, R&B, soul, jazz, classical, and more.
I sat down with Coach Bri to talk about the “middle part” of vocal development—the one most singers skip. You know the story: we learn technique so we can hit high notes and mix in the middle… and then we jump straight to artistry. But there’s this whole crucial section in between. The part where we build tone, style and embellishment, so that we can then use the artistry to effectively tell stories in our own voice.
“That’s where the fun is,” Bri said. “That’s the stuff that makes a singer sound like like a pro.”
From School to Stage: Learning to Stretch and Settle
Bri’s relationship with music started long before college—she was singing before she could even talk. But it was during her time in school that she really started discovering the breadth of her voice.
She initially enrolled in college to study contemporary music, but switched to classical voice after placing second in their competition. Bri wanted to learn and grow as much as possible during her college years and for her that meant switching to a classical degree. She is adamant thought that learning the classical style for singing isn’t for everyone and definitely not required to become a great singer - it’s just what was right for her at the time.
Since graduating, Bri also sang in a wedding band, former her own jazz band and explored writing and performing her own original music (which is 🔥 check it out here). What stood out most, though, was how she treated every new genre as an opportunity to learn the rules, then learn when to break them.
“Jazz was one of my favorite things in college,” she told me. “I loved getting to figure out how to sing something. Not just copy it.”
She talked about how learning multiple genres—jazz, classical, contemporary—helped her adapt her tone and style depending on what the song needed. And that kind of flexibility? It’s not about being a vocal chameleon. It’s about having the tools to express a wider range of stories.
As a coach now, Bri brings that same mindset to her students: You don’t need to sound like someone else. You just need to know what your voice can do—and how to choose what’s most honest for the moment.
Learning the Art of Dynamic Singing
Bri teaches the “Tone & Embellishment Lab” inside our Singer To Artist Transformation Program—a coaching program designed to help singers explore things like:
Vibrato & vocal texture
Riffs and runs
Vocal flips
Dynamic control
Genre-adaptive tone
and much more!
She talked about how her background in jazz and classical styles helped her explore different tones without judgment. Instead of trying to make every song sound the same, she asked:
“How do I sound like a jazz singer when I’m singing jazz?
How do I sound like a pop-punk singer in pop-punk?”
The ability to shape your sound without losing yourself is a real skill—and Bri shows students how to develop that through play, exploration, and feedback.
Coaching “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys
I asked Bri to coach me through Fallin’ by Alicia Keys—and let’s just say… your girl is not a natural riffer 😅But Bri was the perfect person to break it down for me.
She helped me understand how riffs aren’t about speed or showing off—they’re about tone, direction, and placement. When we sang through the line together, she showed me how to control the vowel shape, soften the tone, and “ride the riff” instead of forcing it.
And honestly? It worked. I felt more in control of that section than I ever have. Before, I would just make up the notes, hoping that I was close enough. But she broke it down for me section by section and helped me get the right tone and intensity so that I could keep up with the speed of the riff.
“You don’t need to belt everything to be expressive,” she said. “Sometimes tone and texture speak louder than volume.”
How Bri Approaches Vocal Coaching
Bri’s lessons are a mix of technical awareness, ear training, and vocal freedom. One of the things I loved hearing was how she listens during lessons—not just for pitch or rhythm, but for vocal health, tone shape, and stylistic nuance.
Here’s what she focuses on:
1. Warm-ups That Actually Help
Warm-ups aren’t just vocal acrobatics. Bri listens for what the voice needs that day—whether it’s flexibility, depth, focus, or release. She’s not trying to get students to “sound good” in warm-ups. She’s helping them prep for the real thing.
2. Teaching Self-Awareness
Bri doesn’t want students to rely on her forever. She teaches them how to listen to themselves, spot patterns, and know what they’re aiming for—even when they’re not in a lesson.
“My job is to give them tools they can use on their own,” she said. “Eventually, the student becomes their own best coach.”
3. No Judgment, Just Guidance
For students coming from classical training who want to explore pop or other contemporary genres, Bri helps them let go of perfectionism and explore tone as color, not correctness.
“You don’t have to sound like someone else,” she said. “You just need to sound like you—on purpose.”
Final Thoughts
So if you’re stuck in that weird space where…
You can technically sing, but you don’t feel like an artist
You can riff, but don’t know how to make it yours
You’re switching genres but keep defaulting to the same sound
…Bri’s work is exactly what you need.
She’s one of the best at helping singers explore the nuances of their voice—not to change who they are, but to help them understand it better. Let your voice grow beyond the notes.
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