Introduction: The Music Program at McIntire Studios is designed for all those who wish to make music a part of their life. Singers and composers are evaluated for admission on a one-on-one basis. We accept beginners and professionals, adults, transfer students, and children as young as four. This program is paced to suit the needs of the individual student, with daily practice leading to lasting accomplishment. Studio recitals are given three times a year, with occasional supplementary solo recitals and group classes. We strongly believe that music is essential to the development of the whole person; therefore, lessons should be demanding and stretch the student, yet be light-hearted with a sense of fun. We motivate students of all ages and ability levels with humor and positive reinforcement.
Michelle McIntire is dedicated to the musical success of her students. She loves working with students from a variety of backgrounds and ability levels, and most of all loves seeing them grow together. Her approach to teaching places great emphasis on student achievement and mastery. She has been teaching privately since 1989, and holds professional teaching certificates in K-12 music education in both Florida and Missouri.
Michelle is a conductor, a director, a singer, a pianist and (most of all!) a teacher. This Florida native has performed widely throughout her native state and upstate New York in concert and stage venues, and is actively pursuing a career in music. As well as singing traditional classical recitals and performances, she has also been very active in musical theatre. Michelle has formerly served as the Director of Music at St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City, MO and the Artistic Director of Crescendo: The Tampa Bay Women’s Chorus, located in Tampa, Florida.
Education
Michelle holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Ithaca College, a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, and a Bachelor of Music in Voice from Florida Southern College. In addition to serving as president of the Kansas City chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, her current memberships include: Music Educators National Conference and Missouri Music Educators Association.
Private Studio
Michelle has been teaching voice and piano since 1989. In that time, she has worked with college and high school aged students, beginning adults, young children and retirees, gifted and special needs students, raw beginners and experienced professionals. Michelle feels that her love of people helps her to connect with her students on a very special level, which allows both to grow, no matter what the starting point! For school aged students, she strongly encourages parental involvement. Michelle has a strong track record of past student success.
Classroom Teaching
Michelle began teaching in the public schools in 1996. She has taught mainly vocal music on the secondary level, but has also taught K-12 general music and beginning band and orchestra. In addition, Michelle spent an informative year teaching 3rd grade, as well as a rewarding two-year period working with the at-risk population in central Florida. Her Kansas City school teaching experience includes a year a the French immersion school Academie Lafayette teaching K-1st general music and three years spent at St. Teresa's Academy, where she led three choirs, the orchestra and the praise band as well as a piano studio.
Church Music
Michelle has been a professional and volunteer church musician since she was first allowed to sing in the choir! She has been professionally involved in church music since her first job as a choir director in 1993. Since then, Michelle has worked mainly in the Methodist and Presbyterian churches -- although not constrained by denomination. She has also conducted, subbed, and soloed for the AME Zion, Unitarian, Lutheran, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian, and Presbyterian churches. Most recently, she was the Director of Vocal Music at Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church.
Musical Theatre
Since moving to Kansas City in 2003, Michelle has been involved with musical theatre productions on the community and high school arenas. Some recent shows include Company!, Putting It Together, White Christmas, Mamma Mia! Addams Family, The 23rd Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, High Fidelity, Spamalot, Grey Gardens, Spring Awakening, Chicago, The Bridges of Madison County, Rock of Ages, and pandemic-interrupted If/Then.
