Ayana H  
Instruments: Voice
Styles: Jazz, Pop, R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Soul

I am an American singer/songwriter based in the DC/MD area. Ayana was born and raised in southern Maryland until the age of 9 where she became a D.C. resident. This up and coming R&B artist has been skilled in many different genres of music during her high school and college years. In training with her high school music teacher in 2008, Ayana became a fan of classical music which carried her to a performing arts college in New York City. After two years of classical training, along with dance, theatre, and speech, she continued her education and performed in multiple venues in Los Angeles. In 2012, she received her BFA in musical theatre and started training her fellow college friends in vocal performance as well as musical theater. In 2013, Ayana moved back to the east cost as a elementary school teacher and continued to teach others in the DC and Maryland area.

I always start by just hearing my students sing. I listen for the breathe that they use, where the voice is placed and the tone of the voice. If they sound as though that they could delve into a different genre as well as the genre they choose, I would give them an option to see if one genre feels just as comforting as the other. As well as noting, the level as to which they should be placed to get the maximum challenge they need to reach their goals as a singer, a recording artist, or a performer.