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Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 5+
Teaching since 2017
Masters in Music: Vocal Performance
Take voice lessons and improve your acting skills with a college level professor
Experienced college-level professor of over 5 years, specializing in beginner/intermediate voice students! All ages are welcome. Lessons are customized to the level of each student. My goal is for you to become a confident well-rounded singer by utilizing my background in music and theatre. Let's get started with a song you love!
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
Glenwood
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Wednesday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Thursday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Friday
9 AM-1:30 PM
Saturday
6 AM-9 AM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$40
45 minutes
$45
60 minutes
$55
About Amanda W.
Amanda Williams started at Concordia University Ann Arbor in 2019 and is the Director of Theatre and Kreft Arts. Professor Williams directs the fall theater production, Boar's Head Festival, the spring musical production, oversees student productions and teaches theater-related courses. She is also the director of event planning for the Kreft Arts Center. Outside of CUAA, she directs locally with groups such as Milan High School, Centerstage Productions, and Horizon Performing Arts.
She received her bachelor's from Eastern Michigan University (2016) and her master's from Bowling Green State University (2018) under a full-tuition scholarship. She studied at Utah Vocal Arts Academy, in Graz, Austria with AIMS, and was a young artist with Pittsfield Opera Theatre. She has received coaching from renowned artists such as Dawn Upshaw, Elizabeth Baldwin, Eric Gibson, Monica Swartout-Bebow, and Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers. Her awards include the Sherley Vertte Young Artists Honorable Mention in the Harold Haugh Light Opera Competition, Graduate Division Second Place in the Conrad Art Song Competition, and Junior Division Second Place in the NATS Regional Competition.
Likewise, she has enjoyed an active performing career in the community and internationally. She has performed with local groups such as Toledo Opera, UMGASS, and Comic Opera Guild. Her favorite roles include Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Adele in Die Fledermaus, and Griselda in The Free Lance. She performed in several premiere performances and premiere recordings. Additionally, she was the soprano soloist and section leader at Dixboro United Methodist Church.
Outside of theatre, she spends time with her family and Scottish Terrier, Prince. She enjoys swimming, decorating, refinishing vintage furniture, bike riding, reading, and traveling.
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Experience
Director
Jun, 2022 - PresentHorizon Performing Arts
Current direction includes: Matilda (August 2022), The Music Man (August 23)
Theatre Director
Aug, 2019 - PresentConcordia University Ann Arbor
Directs the fall theater production, Boar's Head Festival, the spring musical production, oversees student productions, and teaches theater-related courses.
Director
Jul, 2019 - Aug, 2019Center Stage Productions
Director for two week middle school summer day camp. Credits include James and the Giant Peach Jr. (2019)
Director
Jan, 2019 - Mar, 2022Milan High School
Director for musicals. Credits include: Mary Poppins (March 2019), The Addams Family (March 2020), Peter and the Starcatcher (March 2022)
Administrative Assistant/Front Desk Manager
Jun, 2018 - Dec, 2019Michigan Academy of Dance & Music
Voice and Piano Teacher
Jan, 2017 - Jun, 2017Forte Music School
Education
Bachelor in Music: Vocal Performance
Aug, 2012 - Aug, 2016Eastern Michigan University
Masters in Music: Vocal Performance
Aug, 2016 - May, 2018Bowing Green State University
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
Glenwood
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Wednesday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Thursday
9 AM-4:30 PM
Friday
9 AM-1:30 PM
Saturday
6 AM-9 AM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$40
45 minutes
$45
60 minutes
$55
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