Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 10+
Speaks Spanish, German, French, Italian, Yiddish
Teaching since 2015
Masters of Music in Voice
About Samantha B.
Voice: I teach Bel Canto and McClosky Techniques tailored to the needs of the singer. I have over fifteen years of experience teaching motivated students from children to adults of all levels. The first half of a voice lesson is devoted to stretches and vocal warm-ups. I'll give you exercises and tips to help you release unnecessary tension and deepen/strengthen your breath and sing with ease throughout your range. During the remainder of the lesson, we'll bring that ease into selections (Musical Theater, Jazz, Opera, Art Song, and Pop) with respect to diction, acting, and expression. And we'll have fun! I can teach you to confidently sing and speak with your own clear, expressive, and unique voice.
Piano: Your piano lesson start with scales and technical exercises and then I'll teach you how to play progressively more challenging songs in the musical styles that inspire you. Playing piano is an ideal foundation for learning all musical instruments and it helps your understanding of music theory, pitch, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and phrasing. Piano is such a good complement to voice that some students choose to study both voice and piano with me in the same hour each week.
I was born in Virginia and raised in NY. I have sung on some of the great stages in Europe and the USA, such as Berlin Staatsoper unter den Linden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and San Antonio Opera. Roles I've performed include: Kate/Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, Hodel in Fiddler of the Roof, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Adina in L'elisir d'amore.
Instructor details
Location:
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Tuesday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Wednesday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Thursday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Friday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Saturday
4 AM-11 AM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
45 minutes
$50
60 minutes
$75
90 minutes
$100
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Experience
Guest Singer
Jan, 2019 - Mar, 2020Berlin State Opera (Staatsoper unter den Linden)
I sang in the soloist septet in "Babylon", a new opera by Jörg Widmann. I will sing in the revival of the opera again in 2021.
Education
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance
Aug, 2002 - Jun, 2006Carnegie Mellon University
Masters of Music in Voice
Sep, 2006 - Jun, 2008Manhattan School of Music
Languages
Yiddish
Limited Proficiency
Spanish
Professional Proficiency
German
Professional Proficiency
French
Limited Proficiency
Italian
Professional Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Tuesday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Wednesday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Thursday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Friday
4 AM-1:30 PM
Saturday
4 AM-11 AM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
45 minutes
$50
60 minutes
$75
90 minutes
$100
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