I have a Master's in vocal performance from the University of Washington, where I sang the role of the Witch in "Hansel and Gretel". I've also sung Cherubino in "The Marriage of Figaro", the Mother in "The Consul", Third Lady in "The Magic Flute", and Hippolyta in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". I also sing with the Seattle Opera chorus, where I get to be around so many amazing singers everyday. I recently underwent a change from mezzo-soprano to soprano, and I'm loving it! My favorite song composers include Mahler and Brahms, and a few of my favorite operas include "The Barber of Seville", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and Carmen.

I have loved music as long as I can remember. I know its cliché to say so, but it's true! :)

For me, having parents of different ethnicities and siblings that were much older than me, I was heavily impacted by the wide variety of music to which my family members listened. The force of this crayon box of rhythms and sounds captivated and affected me so much that it is the key experience that I draw from in making my own music today.

I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska (a small town in the center of the state) so my only option for entertainment and fun was getting involved in the arts! I started performing at a very young age as both a dancer and a musician. I studied classical ballet, modern dance, hip hop and street dance, and world dance traditions throughout my formative years, which helped me to gain rhythmical fluency. I started my formal music training when I began to play the cello. From then on, I was hooked on the sound and I immersed myself in music as much as I could;...

Julia began playing the trumpet at age 11 in her middle school band. She found her real passion was singing, so she began training with a voice coach, playing piano, and performing in musical theatre productions.

In 2004 Julia entered the School of Music and Theatre Arts at Washington State University. She studied voice and piano and was an avid performer in the WSU Library Atrium Recital Series. She was cast in 6 productions of the school's Opera Workshop Series including "Jane Eyre," "Naughty Marietta" and "Der Freitschutz." She also played her trumpet in the Cougar Marching Band for 2 seasons. Julia taught private voice and piano lessons from her studio during college until she graduated in May, 2010.

Today Julia teaches piano, voice and music theory lessons to students in the Seattle area. During the school year she travels to Public Elementary Schools in Seattle and Issaquah and instructs group piano courses for afterschool programs. She teaches private music...

Susanne K.

Susanne received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Michigan with honors. For 11 years she taught as a Professor of Vocal Music for the College of Fine Arts with Western Michigan University and for 2 years as a Vocal Music Instructor for Northwest Bible University in Kirland, WA . She taught vocal music classes at the University of Washington during her doctoral studies and has over 25 years experience teaching private voice students from the ages of 15 to 70. Teaching the finer techniques of singing is her passion. "As a teacher, I thrive on helping students achieve their musical goals. Successful singing energizes students also promotes concentration, work ethic and self confidence in all facets of life for both the student and the teacher."

She served as the Director of Voice for the Music Theatre Performance Program at Western Michigan Michigan University and has been instrumental in teaching Vocal Health to students and professional...

Become the masterful Singer that you really ARE! Learn to bring out the natural beauty and power of your Voice, and to match your own unique personality and vocal qualities to complementing repertoire in order to show your voice and talents in their best light. We'll develop the repertoire that fits YOU. You'll learn how the Voice works and where it really comes from, and probably be amazed at the almost immediate widening of your vocal range.

Trained by one of the Metropolitan Opera’s most beloved Voice Coaches, Vanessa brings to the world of music a wonderfully varied Performing and Teaching career ranging from Opera to Broadway. She holds a BA degree in Music Performance from the School of Fine and Applied Arts of Boston University, and is an award winning Poet. Vanessa has produced, hosted, sung, and broadcast over 2,500 television programs, concertized and spoken in the US and abroad, recorded nine albums in various languages, co-authored an Early Childhood...

I am an actor/singer/dancer who has worked professionally in NYC, Chicago, MN and Seattle over the past 17 years. I have a BFA in Musical Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and completed Advanced Training at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in NYC. Some of my favorite roles include performing in 'A Narrow Bed' (Wings Theatre, NYC), dancing alongside Smashmouth (Radio City Music Hall, NYC) and playing “Benten” in the World Premiere of 'The Kyogen Rope' (O’Malley Theatre, Chicago). I also direct theatre. Some of my favorite directing credits include 'I Hate Hamlet' (Knutzen Family Theatre), 'If Spiders Made Honey' (Burien Little Theatre), and 'A Very Lovely Dress' (Stone Soup Theatre). I have directed numerous workshops and children’s theatre productions throughout Minnesota, Chicago and NYC as well as at the Knutzen Family Theatre with seasonal classes and creating and directing the Summer Youth Musical Theatre Program. My...

KeriAnne B, Voice and Piano Instructor and Professional Singer and Pianist, is a native of California and has had an active performing and teaching career for the last 16 +years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Vocal Performance from California State University, Fullerton. In addition, she holds an A.A. in Music from Yuba College, were she studied opera under Joaquina Johnson. She has studied advanced piano under Lavinia Livingston and Howard Johnson, and currently under the direction of Jensina Byington. She has studied opera under Joaquina Johnson, Nicole Baker, Gerald Seminatore, Rhona Klinghofer and currently under Meg Stecker-Thorsen. She has sung under the the highly esteemed and world renown choral conductor John Alexander as well as acclaimed womens choral director, Vance Wolverton. She has also sung professionally under choral conductors Grant Gershon, of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Dr. Robert Istad, Dr. Nicole Baker, Joaquina Johnson, Dr. Lynn Bielefelt, Sean...