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Welcome Back September 2023/24

Rick Genge and Lori Paul will be back for their 17th season of teaching guitar, bass and ukulele, and providing vocal coaching and recording for performers. Rick's schedule is currently full but since students attend regular lessons for various lengths of time, his waitlist moves...

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A Singer’s Playbook

For adults interested in improving their singing voice, know that it's never too late! Let me help you develop your confidence by applying the skills required to sing for your own enjoyment, and, quite possibly, for family, friends and audiences near and far. You'll get...

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Summer Songs

Our regular season of weekly sessions from September to June is almost complete and so we're getting ready for our summer schedule over July and August. If you or your child would like one-on-one musical instruction in guitar, bass, ukulele and/or you'd like vocal coaching,...

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Vocal Coaching with Lori Paul

Weekly recording sessions are 45 minutes for $50. each week. Fees are due on the 1st of each month, for the month in advance In addition to ongoing monthly payments, a $100. deposit is required to secure your weekly day & time from September through June. Should students stop...

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How You Want To Feel

Take notice of the way you feel when; You hear a song and you have to hear it again, then over and over, the fire is lit in your imagination and now you just have to learn that song! -You hear a voice unlike any other and the...

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On Neurodivergent Students

As a vocal coach for the past fifteen years, I’ve worked with dozens of students diagnosed with ADHD/ADD and/or who reside on the autism spectrum. I see their daily struggle to work within the systems that are in place and I also see the creativity...

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Welcoming Winter

Weather is cooling, gardens are winding down and days are growing shorter as we welcome winter here at Spiderlodge. We make the most of this cozy season by spending even more time in studio where our instruments await! Rick has a full roster of guitar,...

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Welcome Back!

Weekly lessons begin again Sept. 14th 2021 as we enter our 16th year teaching music here at Spiderlodge! Guitar, bass and ukulele lessons are available on Tuesday or Wednesday with award-winning multi-instrumentalist Rick Genge and vocal coaching is also offered Tues/Wed with singer/songwriter Lori Paul. Email...

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Vocal Coaching with LoriPaul

If you're new to singing, here's how my vocal coaching program works: I assign songs for my new students but I also allow the students to choose songs they love. Students learn by singing along with the original singer to begin with, then singing along without the lead...

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Letting Go Of Expectation

No one expected to be where we are right now. Who could have imagined we'd all be wearing masks and in lockdown, ordering goods online and settling for takeout with our memories of dining out fading fast? But this is the nature of life; we...

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