About your singing coach

Singing has been my passion since I was a little girl. My earliest memory was having a singing competition on the playground in the fourth grade. The other girl won that day - she was more popular - but I always knew that I was the better singer 🙂 As I grew up I taught myself guitar and piano, and starting writing songs. In college I studied music (BA in Voice - U of Wa) and went on to work with master coach Lois Hartzell for many years - concentrating on classical music although my first love was musical theater. Stage fright was a problem for me, but I learned to work through it and became a highly accomplished performer in opera, oratorio, musical theatre, religious ceramonies and many many concert programs. I also was the singer/narrator for Puppet Theater for 5 years. In 2009 I added teaching to my musical activities and have found this to be a very satisfying way to pass on the music, performance and career knowledge that I've learned over the years. I enjoy mentoring other singers and love to work with students who want to perform, overcome stage fright, win roles on stage, in choir or bands, or create their own opportunities for music making.