Heidi E  
Instruments: Piano, Voice
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Country, Gospel, Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Showtunes

  My teaching experience includes teaching 30 classes a week to ages 5-12 students and coordinating school-wide events for programs to include each grade level.  I have also worked with professional theatre groups who present talented performers who inspire children for a career in the arts.  I have worked with choral groups who perform community wide, and for Art Festivals. I have developed and instructed a piano enrichment group to gifted students and have coordinated season concerts for family to enjoy the performances of my students. My performance experience includes being chosen to sing with the University of Florida Symphony many classical pieces that were performed in concert. I have studied voice pedagogy, musical theatre and music history.  I have written, performed and professionally recorded original music.  I have a voice range of 4 octaves and can sing all styles of music from jazz to opera.  I have been commissioned to sing in many sacred venues.  Of recent, I performed at the Basilica of San Marco, Florida, where I sang “Ave Maria” to 300 people during a mass. Talents should be shared, but not controlled in their expressions.  I encourage all students to find their niche in the world of music which is a universal language.    

My method is to empower the young to find their creative and expressive talent through singing, dancing, instruments and theatre. I use innovative techniques with interactive technologies combined with the piano in performance settings.  I give students a keen awareness of music theory through piano lessons, workshops and recitals.  I inspire students to succeed in academics by using music as a focus in binaural brain exposure (the Mozart Effect) that influences a student's education for lifelong learning.