I was born in New York, then moved to overseas with my family. I have started to sing in 1983 with various choirs, in Istanbul, Turkiye. I have performed with the prestigious TRT (Turkish Radio Television) Istanbul Youth Polyphonic Choir for 4 years. With the choir I had appeared on regular TV concerts, live concerts and radio recordings .I have a B.A. degree in "Advertising & Marketing Research" (emphasis on Creative Writing) from Istanbul University. I also have a teaching certificate from the University of Cambridge, CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults). I have a B.M. (Bachelors of Music) "Vocal Performance" (emphasis on Opera). I graduated from SFSU in 2005. I have performed with various ensembles, groups and choirs at SFSU since 1998. While I was at SFSU my academic success was recognized by Golden Key International Honor Society and I became a member in 2000. I taught Turkish Singing class at Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp 2001-2005. I recently finished a pedagogy workshop at The Boston Conservatory; Vocal Pedagogy Professional Workshop, July 2011. I am an active, professional solo vocalist and a voice teacher since 1999. As a voice teacher I worked with different age groups, from kids to adults. I have founded "Nazar" (a Middle Eastern Music Group) in 2000 and performed in San Francisco and Bay Area. I have performed in many different styles at different venues in San Francisco and Bay Area; such as music festivals (4th Annual Lark in the Morning/ SF, 4th of July 2010 Richmond/East Bay), De Young Museum SF/CA (January 2010 with Aswat & February 2010 with Algerian musicians) weddings, private parties, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Parties in: San Mateo, San Jose, Santa Rose, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Berkeley, Pittsburgh, Larkspur/ Marin County, regular restaurant performances (Cafe Istanbul /SF, Bosphorus/ Berkeley), appearances on radio shows (KKUP 2002, 2003), KPFA (2010) and many more. I have given concerts with different groups for different occasions such as; benefit concerts ,remembrance concerts (Sayyid Darwish Night 2002 San Mateo), at churches, at nursing homes and other concerts ; Open Secret Bookstore, Noe Valley Ministry, Mission Cultural Center, La Pena Cultural Center, San Francisco State University. I am a very versatile singer, I have sang in many different styles and languages (in total 33 languages) such as; Western Classical (Arias, Art Songs, Choral) (English, Italian, Spanish, German, French, Latin, Russian, Finnish, Czech, Hungarian, Hebraic and Far Eastern Languages), Middle Eastern Classical (Turkish), Folk (Turkish, Armenian, Iranian, Romanian, Arabic, Tamazight, Hawaiian), Devotional Songs (Turkish), Pop, and Jazz. I have been told that I have a natural talent and stage charisma. I love to entertain. Currently I am the vocal trainer of Aswat (Bay Area Arabic Choir). *** Lesson Details *** I am a very patient and supportive teacher. I teach my students how to develop and increase breath support, a good support, how to extend their vocal range, and the freedom of their body in order to enable a free and easy produced and healthy vocal tone. I also teach my students how to deal with performance anxiety. I tailor the lessons to the individual students interests and needs. *** Studio Equipment *** Music library, including song books, books on vocal technique and health, CDs, electronic piano *** Travel Equipment *** Sheet music, songbooks. I'll travel to students home in Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and surrounding areas. *** Specialties *** Singing. Opera Voice, Western styles; specialize in Western Classical and Art Songs, and world music, folk, art, classical, opera voice, language.