Classical Voice with Suzanne G.
West Palm Beach, Florida
About Suzanne G.
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Vocal Faculty
Aug, 2015 - PresentPalm Beach State College
Dr. Galer teaches private voice to students of classical, jazz, musical theater, gospel, and pop styles. She prepares them to transfer to major universities and graduate schools. She creates students who are strong in both classical and commercial music styles. Her students have gone on to major conservatories to include Indiana Bloomington, Oberlin, Florida State, Florida International, and University of Miami. Past students in her opera workshop classes have gone on to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, with the New York City Opera, and in theaters nationwide.
Associate Professor of Voice
Aug, 2012 - Aug, 2015Palm Beach Atlantic University
Dr. Galer taught classical, musical theater, and Pop-Rock students. She taught Diction for Singers in Italian, French, German, British, and Latin. She taught Opera Aria Literature. and Song Literature. She also taught at the Palm Beach Atlantic University Preparatory School K-12 in the areas of piano and voice.
Education
Bachelor of Music
Sep, 1977 - May, 1981Hope College, Holland, Michigan
Musical Theater I and II
Aug, 2020 - Dec, 2020Citrus College, California
Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy
Jun, 2014 - Aug, 2014Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, Virginia
Doctorate in Vocal Performance
Aug, 1993 - May, 1995State University of New York at Stony Brook
Certifications
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Feb, 1987National Association of Teachers of Singing
Vice President of Florida Gold Coast National Association of Teachers of Singing . Former President of Intracoastal National Association of Teachers of Singing
Doctorate and Master's Degree in Vocal Performance
May, 1995State University of New York at Stony Brook
Completed memorized doctoral recitals, music theory documents, music history documents, performed the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Postcard from Morocco, Hand of Bridge, Hin Und Zuruck, Cosi Fan Tutte, and many other opera productions. Had Operatic Management with Judith Liegner and Broadway Management as well. Worked for Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Awards
First Place Winner, New York Vocal Artists
Apr, 1996New York Vocal Artists
Affiliations
New York Singing Teachers Association
Feb, 1997NYSTA strives to provide voice professionals, both locally and globally, with the tools and inspiration needed for an increasingly informed and creative pedagogy. Immense advances in voice science, neurology, psychology, education theory, medicine, and mind/body healing offer new information and techniques from which voice teachers can draw. By making these resources accessible to our members, we foster twenty-first-century pedagogy, rooted in the great traditions of the past, incorporating the new knowledge of our time.
Music Teachers National Association
Feb, 2017The MTNA was founded in 1876 with the goal of advancing the value of music study and music-making to society while supporting the careers and professionalism of teachers of music. With nearly 22,000 members in 50 states—and more than 500 local affiliates—the MTNA is the preeminent source for music teacher support, where members embody like-minded values and commitment to their students, colleagues and society as a whole, while reaping the rewards of collaboration, continuity and connection throughout the lifetime of their careers.
Languages
German
Professional Proficiency
Italian
Professional Proficiency
French
Professional Proficiency
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