Summerville Sings Voice Teacher

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I have been a voice teacher for 5 years and have my degree in vocal performance from Mississippi College. I have studied music all of my life and greatly enjoy teaching my students who are willing to learn and practice. I have taught many different students over the years from people simply wanting to feel comfortable singing in church to teens who have a passion for music and want to learn more. One student that graduated plans on being a professional musician and has enrolled in college for vocal performance. My teaching style is based on hard work, a working knowledge of music theory, practice and education in ear training, site reading, and challenging pieces of music. I focused on musical theater and opera during my college degree and have a passion for those genres, and strongly believe that if you can sing in those styles that you can sing in any style you please. My goal as a voice teacher is to help you feel confident and be the best musician you can be. If you are looking to further your musical knowledge and capabilities, give me a call!

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15 years in business

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My cost is $45 per hour lesson. This hour lesson holds time for vocal warmups, music theory, work on musical pieces being studied, and ear training. I focus on having a well rounded musician in each voice lesson and push you to be the best you can be.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We will go through some simple warmups that they know and see where they are musically and discuss their short term and long term goals. Those goals will determine how long and how often we meet for voice lessons. We will then do some vocal exercises and play with a few different songs as pieces to proceed with.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have studied voice for about 15 years through voice lessons, choirs, and ensembles. Through my grade school and high school years, I was deeply invested in voice lessons and choral ensembles. I received my degree in vocal performance in 2011 from Mississippi College which provided me a great deal of performance opportunities, growth as a musician through challenging pieces and parts. 2008, I debued a spirit in an adaption of The Magic Flute by Mozart, 2009 I took the role of Liesle in The Sound of Music, 2009, I took the role of Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro for our Opera scenes production. 2010, I took the role of Clarissa in Little Women, in 2011 I took the role of Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro Opera production. I performed in two recitals, two honor recitals-an audition only performance full of many performers who sang one piece of their choosing with an orchestra, and was in the audition choir during my college years. I am now in the professional choir, The King's Counterpoint where I have a solo performance for the Messiah in December 2015. I have competed in The Met Competitions and plan on competing again this year. I have a recital coming up in 2016 that will be filled with arias, art songs, and musical theater and jazz pieces. Through my studies in college, I was trained in how the voice works and took 2 classes that focused on how to teach voice and the different types of teaching techniques. For example, there are four different schools of music: English, French, German, and Italian schools. They all have their strengths and marks of unique sound qualities. For example, the French school has a lighter sound which is often accompanied by a quicker vibrato. The Italian school has a more rounded sound, but is lighter in quality. The German school teaches a deeper and darker sound through their breathing techniques and onsets. The English school, like the French school, carries a very light sound with specific breathing techniques. Each of these schools of teaching holds valuable information and can be used with every singer. Knowing these different schools of teaching allows me to help each singer in what they need to grow and develop with proper technique and challenge.