Voice Lessons in Keyport, NJ

Instruments: Voice

I grew up in a musical family and began with the piano and violin then took up singing when I was 15. I found that I could excel and after living two years in Bolivia, came back and studied voice with a well traveled professional baritone in Seattle. He encouraged me and then I was able to apprentice at the Lyric Opera in Chicago for 2 years. It prepared me to be a professional singer, which I have done for over 30 years. Read More

Instruments: Voice

Kathleen is a mezzo soprano based in New York, NY. She has performed the roles of Miss Jessel in Benjamin Britten's Turn of the Screw with the Chautauqua Music Institute, Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto with the Asheville Lyric Opera and the Janeic Opera Company, Effie in The Ballad of Baby Doe with the Janeic Opera Company, the title role in The Rape of Lucretia at Manhattan School of Music, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Vancouver Opera Studio. Read More

Instruments: Voice

I would want nothing more than for kids to be excited and determined when beginning every class with me, which is why I wanna keep things fun and energizing always! Especially teaching online mostly, I know how easy it can to stay unfocused or disengage, which is why the material we cover will always be catered to what the student feels comfortable with while also being challenging enough for their skill level at the moment. Read More

Instruments: Voice

I also performed in theaters across the US with the National Touring Company of "Les Miserables". In the concert scene, I have performed with The Cincinnati symphony and been a guest soloist with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops and the North Carolina Philharmonic. I have also sung in numerous concerts in NYC at venues such as Feinstein’s 54 Below, Town Hall, Merkin Hall, Ars Nova and The Laurie Beachman Theater. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Music

I have been working with piano and voice students for more than 20 years. My students came from different cultures and backgrounds. Teaching young piano students is my specialty. Many kids are struggling with focus and discipline, so piano is a tool to improve their focus and discipline. Playing Piano is multi tasks, because pianists are reading two different clefs at the same time plus handling the paddle. It takes a great deal of coordination. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

Rachmaninoff for the benefit concert for Haiti at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City. (www.theworldwater.org – “Water for Haiti” Benefit Concert) On June 14, 2012, as a Featured Artist, performed at the Fundraising Gala Dinner of the American Cancer Society-Asian Initiatives in Flushing, NY. I was personally invited to give a guest performance of Madama Butterfly for the Master Class of Madame Licia Albanese at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice

The love I have for music is immense and I have always considered that sharing the knowledge that I have acquired throughout my life to others is a way to leave something of you in this world. I studied music from the age of 4, I started at the conservatory of music in Ecuador and years later, I graduated from Ramapo College in New Jersey obtaining my bachelor's degree in arts with a major in music. Read More