‘Spring Guide #2 & Whats UP!


SONOMA COUNTY, CA. ~ You may recognize the char- ismatic smile and musical ap- titude of Vocal Coach, Tule Lazule. Te


long- time So-


noma


County resi- dent, has


Photo: Eolah Bates been teach-


ing music under the business name, Vocal Alchemy, for over three decades. She worked for 10 years knowledgably selling musical instruments and teach- ing at quintessential People’s Music in Sebastopol, when it was under the ownership of Bo Bryant. According to the store’s website, “All Local working mu- sicians, the staff at People’s Mu- sic can help you out with any musical questions or concerns you may have.” Lazule will be back teaching at People’s Mu- sic soon, once the remodel by the new owners (Bo’s family) is complete. She is well-versed in various


singing modalities, having stud- ied everything from Operatic Bel canto, to Native American


Chant to classic North Indian raga and even singing in a top 40 band many


years ago. She stud- ied acting at Sonoma State Uni- versity


with Fred Curchack, who


em- phasized the


less book, Voice


time- for


the Actor. Lazule ex- plains,


“it


is a theatre method


using the whole


body, and that’s when people start get- ting into using the resonators all over the body, not just the chest.” She has synthesized and distilled that method so that she can help her students quickly find their authentic voice. Currently, she is recording her mysterious Barewood Chair project, infused with an “eclec- tic and retro” sound. Recently, she has performed with both the Tule Alltet and the Tule La-


zule Band as well as working with other musicians on their record-


ing proj- ects. Past projects include,


collaborat- ing with other mu- sicians at Prairie Sun Record-


ing, Studio E and Jane Clark Stu- dio. She can play and teach almost any instrument except for brass; al- though


mainly she


plays and teaches piano and guitar, in addition to being a respected vocal coach with a good ear. She is an exception- ally accomplished pianist who learned to play piano as a child.


Tule Lazule will be teaching a group class in June called, Yoga of Vocal Alchemy. “It is sound yoga, a vocal exploration for unity for body, mind and spirit,” she explains. She is excited that


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(Across from Howarth Park)


557 Summerfi eld Road ~ Santa Rosa • (707) 546-6142 • www.eastwestcafesantarosa.com “Never memorize something that you can look up.” ~ Albert Einstein


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her group class will be taught in a “beautiful meditative space” to help students find their inner musical masterpiece. Contact her at TuleMuse@gmail.com or (707) 235-8033 for more infor- mation about the Yoga of Vo- cal Alchemy or to schedule a private music lesson. She feels music is “part of being human, a right of passage…”


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Sports Trivia


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Philadelphia A’s (now the Oakland Athletics) manager Connie Mack has 3,755 career victories, more than any other manager in history.


The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is located in Cooperstown, N.Y. It was created in 1935 to celebrate baseball’s 100th anniversary.


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