L A F O R R E S T
C O P E
ARE YOU AN ASPIRING SINGER, SONGWRITER OR CREATIVE WRITING ARTIST?
(New openings in January 2021)
LaForrest holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Literary Translation from Queens College of the City University of New York, where she also majored in English and graduated cum laude. Currently, she is an instructor at Queens College, and at The School of Arts and Sciences in the English, as well as, The Performing and Fine Arts departments at York College/CUNY.
Burnin’ up the Billboard charts with four top-five songs in two years, LaForrest Cope’s explosive talent has helped launch several careers, most notably, Whitney Houston’s.
The fiery “YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE” earned LaForrest (a/k/a LALA) a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song nomination while giving Whitney her first #1 hit single. Professor Cope works privately with professional and pre-professional recording artists as a vocal producer and vocal coach.
Based on her own experiences in the recording industry, she hopes to make her literary debut with SOULSHAKER, a creative nonfiction memoir confronting the cost of being a crossover artist and the challenges facing women in music.
Singer-Songwriter Coaching Services:
YOUR SONG IS YOUR STORY
Four to Eight Week Programs:
Introduction 101
Pre-professional 201
Professional 301
The Art of Singing
Vocal Coaching
Location: ONLINE (remote learning)
Date: By appointment only
In Addition...
Creative Writing Workshops:
YOUR STORY IS YOUR SONG
Four to Eight Week Programs:
The Art of Creative Writing
Creative Writing Workshops
Location: ONLINE (remote learning)
Date: By appointment only
Email us your music file for FREE feedback
Email us your short story (5pp. max) for FREE feedback
Music and Writing private instruction for beginners, intermediate and advanced students and clients
Introduction 101
Pre-professional 201
Professional 301
(Individual Fees Vary)