Stanford F.

Stanford Felix, D.M.A. has a national reputation as a bass-baritone singing classical and musical theater, and has been teaching private voice lessons since 1998. Stan is currently available to teach lessons at three locations in the Twin Cities area: his voice studio in downtown Minneapolis (see https://www.facebook.com/sfelixvoicestudio/), his home in Farmington, MN just south of St. Paul, The String Academy in Owatonna, MN, and online.

He enjoys working with all voice types, from beginning to professional, using many aspects of the Bel Canto style (classical) or more natural methods for musical theater. Here are a view things that will be emphasized in both styles:

Vocal Technique (Includes breathing, resonance, agility, etc.)
Stage Presence
Pitch
Correct Repertoire (Which songs work best in your voice)
Thorough Knowledge of Notes and Rhythms
How to Practice Efficiently
A Definite Game Plan (exactly what you want to do with
your singing, and how to get there).

Dr. Felix loves watching his singers grow stronger every week as they reach to obtain their optimum vocal range and brilliancy of sound. Please contact him today!

Bio: Stanford Felix is Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Minnesota Concert Opera, based in Minneapolis, MN, and currently teaches voice and performs primarily in the Twin Cities area. Having earned his B.F.A. in Theater and Voice from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, Mr. F. based his singing career in New York City for twelve years, received his M.M. in voice performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York, was on the Voice Faculty of Texas A & M University, Kingsville where he ran the opera department for two years, and then returned to Lawrence, KS to get his D.M.A. in Voice Performance. He then taught as Assistant Professor at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS for five years. As a bass-baritone he has performed extensively through out the United States on the operatic, musical theater and concert stage.