Hi, I’m Jorgelina
I grew up in Argentina dreaming of singing — but for a long time, using my voice didn’t feel easy or natural. I am a highly sensitive person (although I thought I was ‘just shy’), and my nervous system often felt like it was working against me.
When I began formal vocal training as a teenager, I quickly realised that traditional approaches weren’t enough. I didn’t simply need to “practice more” — I needed a way of learning that worked with my body, nervous system, and lived experience.
Everything changed when I encountered the Rabine Method - a Functional Method for Vocal Training. A vocal approach that works at the level of coordination and the nervous system — methods that bring the system into “singing mode,” so the voice can function naturally, with ease and joy.
From that point on, my progress accelerated — and my relationship with singing transformed.
A functional, science-based approach to singing
Since 2004, I’ve completed extensive professional training in contemporary vocal technique, functional voice science, musicality, artistic development, movement, expressive arts, Stage training, coaching and communication, and somatic education — with a particular focus on how adults learn, and how they learn to sing.
Vocal certifications
I completed the CRT (Certified Rabine Teacher®) training — Functional Method for Vocal Training — in Germany after four years of travelling and double winters!
I am also a certified contemporary vocal coach, trained through IVT — a singing school led by an SLS graduate, with an approach rooted in Speech Level Singing (SLS) principles.
I hold a Level 6 Diploma in Contemporary Vocals (RSL Awards, UK standard), which allowed me to apply healthy vocal technique to advanced contemporary vocal demands and understand the singer’s professional journey in more depth.
I also hold a singer-songwriter diploma from Mainz in New Zealand — a school that sadly no longer exists 🥲 — which gave me tools to express myself through original music and a deeper understanding of the needs of professional vocalists within the industry.
Somatic movement certifications
Alongside my contemporary vocal training, I work deeply with functional and somatic approaches to the voice.
I am a Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® practitioner, which greatly supports my students in their vocal journey.
Coaching
I am internationally certified as an Artistic Coach.
My training spans contemporary technique, functional voice science, artistic development, coaching, and a wide range of somatic and embodied practices, including dance, somatic and expressive movement, energy healing, and breath-based disciplines such as Qigong.
The Functional Singer
Together, these influences led me to create The Functional Singer — a science-informed, adult-focused method designed to train singers as whole artists, not just voices.
This work is for adults who are ready to stop fighting their voice — and start working with it.