Voice | Blake Whitmire | All Levels | Period 3 | Week 1 (July 6-11, 2025)
Did you know Merle Haggard didn’t always sound like Merle Haggard? Join us as we learn how Merle and many other country music greats developed their own unique voices and find your own in the process! By learning and analyzing various classic country standards, we will explore methods of developing them to suit your own unique voice and personality.
About the Instructor
Since winning his first fiddle contest at the age of 12, Blake Whitmire has spent his entire life playing and singing country music in dance halls across the country. Born and raised on the high plains of west Texas, Blake spent his teenage years touring with bands across the state until he left Texas to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Ma. where he studied with fiddle greats including Darol Anger, Matt Glaser, and Jason Anik. After College he moved to Austin, Texas where he has spent the last 10 years leading his own honky tonk band and regularly performing with many incredible musicians including Joe Ely, Gary P. Nunn, Augie Meyers, Del McCoury, Old Crow Medicine Show, Brennen Leigh, and Summer Dean to name a few.