VOICE TEACHERS
This is a reference listing to give you an idea of where to start looking. Inclusion in this list in no way implies a recommendation or personal knowledge of the teacher, unless specifically stated. If you would like to be listed here, or would like to add contact information, please contact me at info@thebusinessofsinging.com.
TIPS FOR CHOOSING TEACHERS
by Joseph Shore
Reprinted by permission of the author
Never study with someone who does not know your repertoire. Never study with someone who does not sing (or did not sing, if they are finished) the way you would consider fine singing. Never study with someone who is not well-versed in historic vocal pedagogy and well knowledgeable of the various national schools of singing as well as the International School of Singing. You are right to worry; it is a crime what passes for voice teaching in many many studios. How does or did the teacher sing? That is the first question. If he is not or was not a fine singer, don't study with him. The human ego being what it is, people will teach, inevitably, in ways that justify their own singing, so the teacher had better be a fine singer. Second, has the singer turned teacher RETRAINED to learn how to teach? Singing and teaching are two different disciplines, though interrelated. One can be a great singer and a bad teacher. It is generally NOT possible to be a bad singer and a fine teacher. The role of demonstration is too important.
© 2001 Joseph Shore. All rights reserved.
Mr. Shore is an internationally known Verdi baritone, a voice teacher, and writer. Visit his website at www.josephshore.com. I particularly like his short essay on singing, found on the Personal page of his site.
David Jones offers a number of articles of interest on his website, including an excellent, detailed essay on how to choose a teacher. This article is of particular interest because it details teacher selection for both beginning and advanced singers.
Teachlist.com
Free listing for voice teachers
VoiceTeachers.com
Pay to list your services, or search for a teacher
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Melissa J. Black
Tel: 623-974-9685
www.geocities.com/missyjblack/MusicbyMelissa.html
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Gail Gordon
(310) 452-2581
gailrgordon@earthlink.net
Associated with Opera Nova
Virginia D'Auria
Tel: (626) 791-0818
Daniel Knowles M.A.
Tel: (310) 772-9984
San Francisco/Bay Area
Marie Cochran
Jim Toland
Natalie Wilson
Woodland Hills
Ariella Vaccarino
Tel: (818) 593-2038
WASHINGTON, DC
Wendy Glaubitz
Catholic and American University
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Dwight Coleman
Georgia State
Elizabeth Colson
Walter Huff
Chorus master for Atlanta Opera
Laura English Robinson
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Velia Botti
Winifred Brown
Karen Brunnsen
Mignon Dunn
NWU
Highly recommended
Diane Sotola
INDIANA
Bloomington
University of Indiana
Martina Arroyo
Gary Arvin
Michael Belnap
Alan Bennett
Costanza Cuccaro
Håken Hakegård
Mary Ann Hart
Patricia Brooks Havranek
Alice Hopper
Paul Kiesgen
Theresa Kubiak
James McDonald
Carlos Montané
Timothy Noble
Andreas Poulimenos
Patricia Stiles
Giorgio Tozzi
Patricia Wise
Virginia Zeani
MARYLAND
Baltimore
William Wilkins
(410) 521-8220
MONTANA
Missoula
University of Montana
Anne Basinski
Soprano (voice chair)
Stephen Kalm
Baritone (department chair)
David Cody
Tenor
Kimberly James
Mezzo-soprano
Bozeman
Montana State University-Bozeman
Elizabeth Croy, soprano ecroy@montana.edu
Dr. Jon Harney, tenor
Lowell Hickman, baritone
www.montana.edu/music
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
Janice Edwards
Tel/fax 603/268-0992
E-mail: dkmezzo@hotmail.com
Plymouth
Eva Nagorka
(603) 254-6620
Plymouth, New Hampshire
NEW YORK
New York City
Virginia Grasso
Gregory Lamar
Private studios in New York, Cologne, and Berlin
Montclair State University (NJ)
Theodore Lambrinos
160 W. 73 Street, #4D
(212) 874-1670
theodorelambrinos@yahoo.com
www.SingingLessonsForMen.com
Maxine Davis
Voice Teacher/Feldenkreis Practitioner
singfeld@aol.com
Douglas Kevin Wilson
Wendy Eggers-Butler
203-246-0704
Maria Fattore
(646) 732-1077
Edith Bers
Penelope Bitzas
Armen Boyajian
Elizabeth Cole
Recommended
Mignon Dunn
Manhattan School; also private studio.
Highly recommended
Daniel Ferro
Zehava Gal
Private studio in NYC; also on faculty at Westminster Choir College
Cynthia Hoffman
Arthur Levy
Joanna Levy
Virginia Lindle
Marlena Malas
Patricia Misslin
Bill and Dixie Neill
On faculty at McGill University, but they come to NY to teach. They work very well as a team or individually.
Highly recommended.
Marc Oswald
Ashley Putnam
NORTH CAROLINA
Boone
Appalachian State University
Mary Gayle Greene
Burlington
Elon College
Polly Butler
Also has private studio in Greensboro
Charlotte
Rebecca Cook Carter
Student of Margaret Harshaw; Director of Central Piedmont Community College Opera Workshop.
Contact through Opera Carolina (704) 332-7177 or Central Piedmont's Music Dept. (704) 330-6757.
University of North Carolina --- Charlotte
Jane Dillard
(704)687-2000
Jeffrey Price
(704)687-2000
Greensboro
University of North Carolina --- Greensboro
Nancy Walker
Raleigh
Meredith College
Ellen Williams
OHIO
Columbus
Robin Rice, baritone
7544 Stone Lake Dr., Dublin, OH 43016
(614) 766-2027
OKLAHOMA
Edmond
University of Central Oklahoma
Pamela Green
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
George Massey
Susan Petersen
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Melissa Perry
215-985-2935
Karen Saillant
Breathing Coordination
and Vittorio Rosetti Italian Pronunciation Position
215-545-4385
Paulo Faustini
BM, MM Voice Performance and Pedagogy
(267) 259-0575
TEXAS
Austin
Cindy Sadler, mezzo-soprano
St. Edward's University, Armstrong Community Music School, Private Studio
(646) 228-9004
University of Texas
William Lewis, tenor
David Small, baritone
Rose Taylor, mezzo-soprano
Darlene Wiley, soprano
Dallas
SMU (Southern Methodist University)
Virginia DuPuy, mezzo-soprano
Nancy Elledge, soprano
Denton
University of North Texas
Dr. Stephen Dubberly
Harold Heiberg
Dr. Jeffrey Snider
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Dr. Bruce Cain, bass
Dr. Claire Vangelisti, soprano
Houston
Sonja Bruzauskas
Tel: (832) 573-0748
Robin Cobb
Tel: (281) 586-9766 or (832) 457-4895
Frances Fenton
Tel: (713) 783-0749
Kathleen Knight
Tel: (713) 718-6614
University of Houston
Katherine Ciesinski
Joseph Evans (recommended)
Isabelle Ganz
Timothy Jones
San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
Melody Rich, soprano
CANADA
Vancouver
Joseph Shore, baritone