Karen Lyu

11/14/2025

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

Original song: I Have a Chance

10/24/2025

OMG! What a lovely, detailed and lengthy testimonial from my former student, Mick Smuk!!! Thank you so much!!! I feel so seen and valued. 🎉😃💜

Mick Smuk
24 Oct 2025
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I had the privilege of working with Karen Lyu for about 18 months taking voice lessons from her. We met on zoom for our lessons. I had previously studied voice in college and earned my B. S. in Music Education. Over the years I had become ‘rusty’ with my singing(I sung in choirs and weddings and gave voice lessons also). Karen is creative, insightful, clear, experienced, organized and monitors the progress of her students. My very first lesson I re-discovered my vocal range and became excited for lessons to come. Those included phrasing, singing with emotion, memorizing, studying the background of the song and/or composer. I felt challenged and energized studying with Karen, learned a number of songs fluently with musical expressiveness and feeling. We remedied my tightness when singing high notes, as well as my breath support and articulation.

I highly recommend Karen Lyu as a voice coach as she will hear possibilities in your vocal production and performance. She will hear loss of vocal support and will provide coaching tricks to remedy breath support on long phrases, the many styles of vocal expression, high notes, low notes, audience etiquette, microphone skills and so much more! Her decades of vocal performance and training provide master level exoerience, wisdom and coaching! Besides, her lessons are fun and empowering!

10/02/2025

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I’m so thankful for a 5-star review from my amazing past West Bank School of Music voice student, Suni Smith, who still keeps in touch!!

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I had such a great experience working with Karen. At the time, I was focused on continuing my singing career and preparing for my American Idol auditions, and she helped me tremendously with my voice training. She not only strengthened my technique but also gave me the confidence I needed to trust my range. I used to get really nervous, especially when singing higher notes, even though I could hit them, Karen helped me feel comfortable and stop second-guessing myself.

Her guidance went beyond just the technical side of singing; she supported me through the nerves and taught me how to approach performing with confidence. I’m truly grateful for her patience, encouragement, and expertise. I highly recommend Karen to anyone who wants to grow as a singer, whether it’s building confidence, expanding range, or preparing for big opportunities like auditions.

~ Suni Smith