Shari Carlson not only teaches you the fundamentals of acting and singing, but also insider secrets about the craft and industry. As one of her students, she takes an active interest in your career on a level far beyond the expectations of a regular teacher. It’s intense work, as Shari‘s remarkable gift of insight (she’s the most intuitive person I’ve ever known) will reveal things about yourself more personal than you expect. If you are ready to invest yourself, Shari WILL make you an actor.

Shari is an amazingly talented singing & acting coach. She has a wealth of experience and an intuitive gift that allows her to give feedback and advice that is specifically tailored to the individual. She has blown my mind with intuitive things shes picked up on and shes helped me with memorization tactics and ways to overcome my onstage and on camera shyness. Ive watched her coach many people who have never sung in public before and its magical to watch their spirits soar with confidence throughout the process with her expert guidance. She really is a unique and special coach. I highly recommend Shari to anyone looking to start or further their acting and singing career.

Shari Carlson is the greatest coach I have ever worked with as an actor.She gently guides you to be the best you can be. She helpsyou with the inner work and she also teaches the technical and businessside to succeed in the very competitive show biz.She simply is the best!

I cannot say enough about how amazing Shari is! Shes extremely attentive to each actors individual needs so you are able to delve more deeply into your work. Shari’s very brilliant, talented and transparent about everything she does and her teaching methods.Besides attending her acting classes, l am also attending her singing lessons. I was terrified of singing, but Shari always has a way to cheer me up and find me the right path to improve. She is very patient and knowledgable, can pinpoint the challenge I feel at the moment and guides me out of it quickly. Id strongly recommend people at all levels try a lesson with her, it continues to be a very pleasant and memorable experience for me.I have nothing but praise for Shari, and l am so thankful l found her. I have learned so much from her classes, and look forward to continuing my creativity journey with Shari. FANTASTIC person...that’s all l have to say about that!

Shari has been the most influential and helpful coach in my craft and career. Her studio is not like any other. From the bottom of my heart, thank you shari!

If I could add more stars for this review I would--Shari IS that good! I have been attending her acting/singing classes for the past 4-5 years. I started in her San Francisco studio and then when it was time for me to make the move to Los Angeles for my acting career I couldnt wait to get into her studio in Los Angeles. Shari is incredibly intuitive and knowledgeable of the entertainment industry. She knew exactly what I needed and what I continue to need to do to clear away whatever blocks me from not only being a present human being in my personal life being the best actor I can be! I am a successful actor today in large part due to her training and loving guidance.

To recommend Shari, would be to recommend winning the lottery. Seems preposterous, right? You dont suggest such a fortunate meeting, as though not to would be a rational choice youd ever actually make. You merely inherit it with the eternal gratitude of true consciousness and enlightened living. She is the most real gift you will ever encounter, aside from yourself.

I have only positive reviews for Shari Carlson Studio!! I have sent many to study with Shari,who truly is a master teacher.What is highly unusual here is the very supportive environment for actors and singers to find their own voice and their emotional truth as well as being supported in having a career and sourcing their own projects.Rather than foster competition,the environment supports everyone in manifesting their dreams in tangible ways.We are very fortunate to have this amazing resource available.RICHARD DAMIEN,Actor/singer/playwright/composer/healer and transformational Life Coach

The Shari Carlson Studio is absolutely remarkable! Shari very accurately describes herself as an instrument coach. No matter how you define your instrument -- your acting craft, your voice, skills that you employ outside of the arts -- Shari (and the community she has created at her studio) will deepen how you work with your instrument and how you live. I have spoken with actors whose levels of experience extend far beyond mine, and they have related how they have spent years trying out various studios in San Francisco, New York, and L.A. in search of what the Shari Carlson Studio routinely provides as just a starting point for expanding ones craft. What the studio provides is training and experience that enable actors and others to safely develop more-intimate relationships, to transcend any internal or external barriers that need to be transcended, and specifically to develop the relationships that will enable them to better contribute in the ways they most want to contribute, and to live more open lives. My life and my career as an artist -- actor, filmmaker, photographer, musician -- have been greatly affected by my experience at the studio.

Great acting classes for beginners through advanced Students. Also the singing classes are taught in a group setting and Shari works well with any student. Her teaching style is personalized and her coaching has been invaluable for my growth and success. Shari truly is a master instrument coach.

When people ask me whats it like studying acting and singing in Sharis studio I say Theres no rhyme or reason to it but it works. Shari methods and having the willingness to do my part, has allowed me to engage more with my creative side. She has a wealth of knowledge of the industry, the studio is incredibly supportive, safe, confidential. And its FUN. There are few places where as a performer I can work out and feel safe and supported and the Shari Carlson Studio is one of those places. Its the best investment I have ever done for myself.

Amazing studio--so glad I found it. The work that Shari does has been transformational for me. I have been at the studio for almost 5 years now and I am constantly amazed at the insight that one can gain in the space she holds for each of her students. Her coaching style is patient, supportive and forces you to move from where you are and take action. This studio is not just for actors, but anyone who wants to gain more of a sense of self and understand the barriers that block them from their potential.

Being training with Shari Carlson for nearly 10 years now. I dont know where else I would go, shes the best! She got me from virtually no singing chops, to singing at auditions for pilots in Hollywood and feeling right at home. My acting has improved dramatically too. I love her whole body/mind approach; as she puts it, shes an instrument coach. No matter what kind of performance artist you are, Shari will help you unlock your full potential.

Shari is gifted. Very gifted, and she provides an absolutely safe place to do the necessary inner work and exploration of self that fuels powerful acting and singing. This is a serious place, serious in its respect for the craft of acting, and serious about freeing the actor and singer that they might offer their own love as creative self- expression through the disciplines of acting and singing.

I studied with Shari from 1989-1995, before I moved to NYC. All these laters, I am still working. And while Ive learned that all acting techniques are valid and have their place, the core of it all is sharing your truth. There is no better place to learn about yourself, your instrument, and how to free yourself from what is holding you back, than in Sharis good hands. She would be my gift to every actor I know. I mentioned the years I studied with her for a purpose. If she was able to affect my life and career like that 25 years ago, imagine what her tools, abilities, and insights can do for you now. Dont hesitate. You wont regret it!

This is the place to study if you want to deepen your experience, expression, and success as an artist - of any kind. Shari Carlson will work with you as an individual, but in a group setting - your training will be tailored to your availability to be challenged and to grow. This studio is a very honest place - its encouraging and also takes courage.My life as a performing artsit has never been more exciting than since I started attending singing and acting classes here. With Sharis training and insights, I have gone beyond where I could ever get myself on my own in the past. I believe you are truly lucky if you allow yourself the experience of studying with Shari at the Shari Carlson Studio. Carrie Madsen- actress, singer, dancer, writer

Working with Shari for the last several years I have built an incredible foundation to stand on as both a vocalist and an actor. Before I started with her I was paralyzed by stage fright and now I know how to work through my performing fears and they dont stop me like they used to. Working with Shari, I have grown tremendously as a singer and actor and Im now the professional I always wanted to be.

I have been going to Shari Carlsons Studio since September of last year. The studio is an extremely supportive and nurturing environment. I have taken Beginning and Intermediate Acting Classes with Sina Eiden and the experience has exceeded my expectations.Sina is more than a great acting teacher. She is a wonderful mentor and cheerleader for her students. When a student has succeeded in any goal, whether its for their career or personal growth, she is authentically thrilled for them. Its amazing to see her embrace our successes as enthusiastically as if they were her own. She is truly inspiring and is a wonderfully gifted teacher.I have grown so much on many different levels taking these classes and could not ask for a better person in my corner.I give Shari Carlsons Studio my highest recommendation.

I have worked with Shari Carlson since 1999 when I was a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music working on my Master of Music in Chamber Music Performance degree. I spent the next 15 years doing the usual survival jobs- churches, conducting, gigging... all valid jobs that brought me minor celebrity status, a lot of administrative work and ultimately, nothing but grief. Why? I wasnt on my true path and Shari patiently waited, worked with me and rebuilt my foundation so that when I was ready to jump, I didnt need a net. I had WINGS.She always referred to me as a concert pianist, which made me absolutely crazy, but she was right and she never wavered once. She sees the absolute best in you and waits patiently with you, working alongside you at your own pace. With her unwavering support, I wrote my first play and premiered it at the Studio. I now tour the world as concert pianist with Warner Bros/IFX Productions and the Broadway singer Franc DAmbrosio. It is very strange to wake up and not have zillions of emails from people needing reports and answers from me, to not be burdened by aspects of my work. Then I remind myself this is what I asked for and worked for diligently with Shari. I would still be sitting in a church service, angry and frustrated, if it werent for my work with Shari.When Im performing in San Francisco, which luckily is still almost every other month, I teach out of Sharis studio (Hello, how many teachers out there arent threatened by other teachers and open their space to them???), collaborate with her as often as I possibly can, and take as many classes from her as possible. She never treats me like someone who is no longer a regular member of the Studio. She holds the space. She holds the space for me, for you, for everyone. When my students come into the space they can FEEL her. This place always feels so great. Such a nice space. Maybe its the light. Its the light alright. Sharis light. Its all on purpose and she is very much in control at all times.In closing, I would like to challenge anyone who thinks they dont need a coach to consider working with Shari. The day you decide you no longer need to learn is a very sad day indeed. Shari is a teacher for teachers, a coach for coaches. She has a ridiculously open mind and talks directly about taboo subjects that are crucial to our success not only as performers, but as human beings. Her teaching translates to all instruments and all job-types. I used to think I could only be taught privately but she sets her group classes up in a way that I wouldnt have it any other way.I am successful wherever I am in the world because of this woman. She is the key to my success and I have yet to find anyone like her.

A life-changing force, Shari Carlson sees you for who you really are and coaxes you out gradually to become a unique, creative performer. I have a seen a major shift in myself over the last year of being in her studio and I look forward to more changes along the way!

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