Voice Department
Learn to use your voice to your best ability. Improve your technique by learning breathing and vocal exercises and repertoire chosen to fulfill your personal goals be they singing in a chorus, starring on the operatic or Broadway stage or solely for personal enjoyment. We offer the opportunity to become the best singer you can be!
What we offer:
- Degree-holding and professional voice faculty from a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences and styles
- A wide range of instruction including classical, Broadway, popular/contemporary, jazz, folk,
- High School contest repertoire, audition preparation
- Customized individual instruction to beginners of all ages as well as young professionals and adults seeking to learn new skills
- Group classes for children, teens and adults
- Chamber music and collaborative performance experiences
- Solo and ensemble competition coaching as well as audition preparation
- Performance opportunities in the acoustically superb and beautiful Helen Bader Recital Hall
- The Dorothea Music Library with over 50,000 CD’s and LP’s, DVD’s scores and books
- Free admission to all Conservatory produced performances and master classes
- Free use of practice rooms (based on availability)
- Student discounts for recording services
- Scholarships and financial aid
- Summer Kids on Stage musical theatre camp
Faculty and Locations:
Marlee Sabo* - Dept. Chair | Classical, Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Prospect
J. Mark Baker | Classical/Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Wilson
Jenny Gettel | Classical/Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Prospect
Kathleen Matts | Classical/Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Prospect/Audubon Court
Phillip Pearl | Classical/Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Prospect
Robin Pluer | Jazz, Contemporary/Popular, R&B/French Songs | Prospect
Kathleen Sonnentag | Classical/Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Wilson
Nathan Wesselowski | Classical/Broadway, Contemporary/Popular, Folk | Prospect/Audubon Court
Tuition Rates for Individual Instruction:
Range from $30-$32 for a thirty minute lesson; $45-$47.50 for a forty five minute lesson; or $60-$64 for a sixty minute lesson.
Path of Learning
Individual Instruction
Enjoy learning in a musical environment designed to meet the needs of students of various ages, levels and styles.
Group Classes
Group study allows students to learn in a motivational, supportive, and fun setting.
Children
- Individual Instruction
- Young Singers
- Kids Cabaret
- Make Music with Me
- Theory is Fun
- Music & Musicians
- Kids on Stage
Teens and Adults
- Individual Instruction
- Voice for Teens
- Beginning Voice for Adults
- Intermediate Voice for Adults
- The Great American Songbook
- Sing to Your Health
- Music Theory at the Keyboard
- Aural Skills
- Songwriting for Today’s Musicians
- “Inside the Music” Quick classes
- Kids on Stage
Current Classes:
Children | Teen & Adults
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