Elizabeth Sabine (October 1923 – 7 December 2015) was a voice-strengthening specialist. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Los Angeles Music Awards in 2003 for her contributions to the field.Elizabeth Sabine winner at Los Angeles Music Awards in 200

Biography

Sabine, who grew up in

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, initially pursued a career in entertainment, gaining recognition as a

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on the live variety TV show

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. In 1974, she moved to Los Angeles where she befriended Robert Mazzarella,Elizabeth Sabine adopted the technique when introduced to Robert Mazzerella (LA Times article

/ref> a local singing teacher and operatic tenor. Toward the end of the 1970s, Sabine discovered her ability to refine vocal techniques for

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and

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vocalists, whose voices often scream and yell. Her approach was designed to facilitate faster mastery of vocal skills compared to other available methods. Notable artists, including

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, singer of

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, and frontman

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, the founding member of

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, received instruction from Sabine, earning her the moniker ‘Heavy Metal Grandma’. In 1981,

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of the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute of Los Angeles enlisted Sabine to strengthen the voices of his acting and singing students,Elizabeth coached a number of group classes at the Strasberg institute... Fairfax Digita

a role she fulfilled for several years. In 2008, Christian Rock band

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returned to the music world with new vocalist Dean KohnOfficial Barren Cross Press release citing the Elizabeth Sabine pupil Dean Kohn as their new lead singe

/ref> who spent two years under Sabine. Additionally, singers and songwriters Krickett & Pepper were among her students. On her website, Sabine showcases images with a selection of former students,Photos of Elizabeth Sabine with some well-known former students
/ref> including Cypress Hill's

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, Seinfeld's

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, Keel vocalist

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, Australian music export Men at Work's

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and actor

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References

External links

Official Elizabeth Sabine Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabine, Elizabeth 1923 births 2015 deaths Voice coaches British emigrants to Australia Australian emigrants to the United States