Music Lessons in Sydney

SINGING · BEATBOX · THEORY · RECORDING · PERFORMANCE

Learn From a Working Performer

I’m Cory Hecht, a singer, beatboxer and music educator based in Bondi. I started out in theatre, acting in the audition-only Drama Repertory Company at Usdan, Long Island’s summer arts centre, in high school and studying theatre at SUNY Potsdam, before earning a music degree in voice from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. I’ve taught more than 100 students one-on-one, and I’ve been a guest instructor at the SoJam and LAAF a cappella festivals and at IYF USA Beatbox Academy.

As a beatboxer I won Outstanding Vocal Percussion at the 2017 ICCA Quarterfinal in New York and was nominated for Beatboxer/Vocal Percussionist of the Year at the 2018 A Cappella Music Awards. As a singer I’ve toured with The Maccabeats since 2017, performed with Josh Groban, and sung at Carnegie Hall and for President and First Lady Obama at the White House.

I teach one-on-one lessons for every age and level: at my place in Bondi, at your home anywhere in the Eastern Suburbs (the CBD by arrangement), or online wherever you are. Every lesson is built around the student: their goals, their music and their pace.

Lessons from $70 for 30 minutes. 5-lesson packages save 10%. Home visits add $20.

What You Can Learn

• Singing: breath, tone, range and healthy vocal habits
• Beatboxing: from the first sounds to rhythms, layering and performance
• Music theory and sight-reading
• Harmony and a cappella singing
• Audio engineering and home recording
• Acting, performance and public speaking: stage presence, confidence and delivery

Looking for something else? Just ask. I enjoy branching out and tailoring lessons to what you want to learn.

Who I Teach

• Kids, from age 5
• Teens
• Adults, from complete beginners to working professionals
• Schools, choirs and a cappella groups, through workshops and clinics

One-Off Sessions

Not every student needs weekly lessons. I also offer single sessions for:

• Audition preparation: polish a song, a monologue or a beatbox routine before the big day
• Music and tech consultations: choosing gear, setting up a home studio or getting your recording setup to sound right

What Parents Say

Cory is masterful at what he does. We love how he has catered his lessons to our son’s level of experience. He has also inspired such confidence in our son’s performances.

Alexis T., mother of a beatbox student

His lessons are so efficiently prepared and he keeps my active 5-year-old son totally engaged for the entire session.

Bronny K., mother of a beatbox student

Based in Bondi, I teach students across the Eastern Suburbs in person, and anywhere in the world online. Get in touch to book a first lesson.