About Deanna M.
Hi, there! My name is Deanna and I'm the founder and director at Confident Voice Studio. We can't wait to meet you!
We've been teaching private lessons since 2008 and love helping our clients gain confidence and self-esteem through music.
Vocal students gain strength and versatility, increase their range, and eliminate their "break."
Piano, ukulele, and guitar students learn how to read music, perform artistically, compose, play chords so they can play in a band, how to learn new music quickly and more.
l have been performing for 41 years in dance, singing and in theater and I've learned how to ease nerves, create compelling stage presence, and give my best performance even when things go wrong back stage.
I became a certified instructor in the Blaylock Vocal Method in 2016.
We are caring teachers that can guide you and challenge you kindly to new levels of performance. Working with us you'll get to sing or play songs you love and learn new songs to showcase your talents.
We always work toward your goals, not ours, and our teaching style is encouraging and focused on the mechanics of singing and grounded in personal development and success techniques.
We look forward to helping you reach your goals!
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I had a great first class. I can't wait for the next one. It was insightful, educational, but also a lot of fun.

Very friendly and helpful! I feel very confident about future sessions

Everything I could have hoped for in vocal training.

I get frustrated with myself (particularly when I compare myself (foolishly) to others) often and I wonder if it's worth it to take voice lessons (am I wasting my time/money, what am I hoping to accomplish blah blah)... And then I will have a session like our last where I feel inspired and confident. I appreciate Deanna's creative approach to learning, encouraging working on originals and other material that motivates me. I'm glad I found her. Or did she find me?

My 4-year-old son has been taking lessons with Deanna for the past 6 months. I am a preschool teacher. I was immediately impressed by how Deanna was able to connect with my child and work with him with such calmness and ease. My son tried many different classes and has had many different instructors. Deanna has by far been his favorite instructor and he is always excited and ready for class. The program she uses is wonderful, it introduces children to sequencing and patterns, fine motor skills and development and so much more. I highly highly recommend classes with Deanna. We love her!
Experience
Director & Master Voice Teacher
Jun 2016 - PresentConfident Voice Studio
Education
Music Performance & Theater Performance
Sep 1995 - May 1999Indiana University
Languages
English
Fluent / Native Proficiency
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
Certifications
Blaylock Vocal Method Associate Teacher
Jun 2016NW Institute of Voice
Awards
Best of 2019 Portland Music and Performing Arts School
Mar 2019Portland Awards Program
Best Portland Voice Teacher
Jan 2017Expertise.com
Affiliations
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Dec 2017International Coach Federation
Jun 2007Let Our Student Counselors Help You
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