About Gracie
Gracie Calvaneso is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, vocal coach, and mindfulness-based voice teacher. Her work lives at the intersection of music, emotional healing, and self-expression—helping people reconnect with their voice, their emotions, and their inner truth.
Raised in metro Detroit, Michigan, Gracie began singing at a young age, studying voice at 11 and performing with groups including the Michigan Opera Theatre and Royal Oak Children’s Chorus. She went on to study vocal performance at Oakland University, originally training as an opera singer before transitioning to a BA in Music with a focus on pop songwriting and original composition.
Her artistic path has always been rooted in both technical training and emotional expression. Influenced by artists such as Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Queen, Etta James, Mariah Carey, Adele, Alicia Keys, Maren Morris, and Brothers Osborne, Gracie’s music blends pop, jazz, and country influences with a deeply honest, story-driven approach.
After undergoing vocal cord surgery in 2016, Gracie’s relationship with her voice fundamentally shifted. She discovered that vocal tension was not just physical—it was deeply connected to stress, anxiety, and emotional suppression. This realization opened the door to a deeper understanding of the mind-body connection and the role the nervous system plays in authentic expression.
In 2018, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her artistry and began integrating yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness into her vocal practice. She later completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training and began developing a holistic approach to voice work that blends technique with emotional awareness and embodiment.
This became Mindful Singing.
Mindful Singing is Gracie’s signature vocal coaching method, combining classical vocal technique with mindfulness, breathwork, body awareness, and emotional release work. Through her coaching, she helps singers and speakers release tension, build confidence, and express themselves with more freedom—vocally, emotionally, and energetically.
At its core, her work is about helping people feel safe in their expression again.
Gracie believes that when we free the voice, we free the self.
The Hidden Thread
Through her artistry, Gracie aims to remind people that experiencing a wide range of emotions is both deeply human and completely normal. By writing and sharing vulnerably through her music, she creates space for others to feel safe doing the same.
At the heart of her work is what she calls the hidden thread behind her artistry: the belief that connecting with our emotions brings us closer to our intuition and inner wisdom—and ultimately closer to God.
Through her music, she invites listeners to reconnect with themselves emotionally so they can reconnect spiritually as well.
Her mission, in both her music and her coaching, is rooted in connection, mindfulness, and vulnerability. Everything she creates is designed to help people come home to themselves—so they can live more aligned, expressive, and spiritually connected lives.