I graduated from the Wheaton Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1992. In January, 1993, I married Sean McCleery, a composer and music producer as well as the current music director at Covenant Presbyterian Church. From 1993 on, I worked with him, helping to build the vocal teams. I am a soloist, performing fairly regularly in local community functions, theaters, and nursing homes. I have done commercial jingles and narrations for various videos and commercials.
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Philosophy:
Every voice student is different. Some students are gifted with a well placed natural voice, while others have some obstacles to overcome. Because of this, it is important that we treat each student as an individual, with different expectations for each voice.
I strongly believe that exercises and vocalises in the primary lessons are an important part of building the voice and developing good vocal technique. Once we have developed the technical aspects of the voice, we can then apply that technique to songs.
My goal for all my students is to become musicians with voice as their primary instruments, and not simply "singers". We will work on solfeggio, sight singing, music theory, rhythm training, ear training, and more to help them develop as vocalists, musicians, and performers.
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