Jamie Kay Alston's Voice Studio: STUDENT COMMITMENT

Welcome to My Studio!

As a private voice teacher I feel it is my responsibility to prepare young students to sing beautifully and confidently; to develop appreciation for all styles of vocal music; to provide musical challenges, education, and performance opportunities for those with an intense interest and talent in singing.

By teaching fundamental principles of posture, breathing, sight reading, as well as an extensive repertoire and confidence in public performance settings we will begin establishing a consistent technique that will help the student reach their musical goals.

Monday, August 24, 2009

STUDENT COMMITMENT

Practice: My biggest expectation of my students is daily practicing. You MUST practice at least 20 minutes daily or your time and money will not be well spent. Remember, 20 minutes of practicing 5 days a week is better than 100 minutes once a week. Also, I expect each student to come prepared with their music, staff paper, sight-singing book, pencil and small recording device (if you desire) to each lesson. That is how we will develop your talent best!

Performance: Each student will learn to perform individual solos as well as how to sing in a group. Before each recital we will have a group lesson called a Studio Rehearsal. The Studio Rehearsal and Recitals are MANDATORY. You will be given the dates ahead of time. Also, each private student must arrange a date to sing in a public performance setting once a semester BEFORE their recital. I will help them pick a venue for this assignment.

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Jamie Kay Alston attended Arizona State University as a Vocal Performance and Music Education major. While there, she was a member of the ASU Concert Choir, Jazz Choir and University Choir. Jamie was also awarded the Katherine Herberger Music Scholarship from their School of Music. She has competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing where she placed first in her division in 2000 and 2002. After marrying her sweetheart, John, Jamie traveled to Kansas and became a member of the Topeka Festival Singers as a featured soprano soloist. She has participated in such productions as: Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Menotti’s The Telephone as Lucy, Oklahoma! as Laurey, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? as Mary Kenney, Annie Warbucks as Grace, The Forgotten Carols as Sarah, as a featured soloist in Rob Gardner’s Saints and Pioneers, and most recently starring as Sarah Parker in 1856 The Musical. She has recorded several songs for the soundtrack 1856 The Musical and was part of the recording of Brett Stewart's Oratorio Messiah in America. She has also performed in a variety of church settings, including as a vocalist in the Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra, New York. Jamie is also a member of East Valley Mormon Choral Organization (EVMCO). She has directed choral organizations for 10 years and she has been a private voice instructor for 13 years in New York, Kansas, Mesa, and now Queen Creek. She serves musically in the community of Queen Creek where she and her husband are raising their 3 children.

TUITION RATES

I run my studio out of my home located in Queen Creek. I offer private, group, and short-term prep classes. Rates are as follows:

PRIVATE: $75 per month for a weekly 30 minute private lesson

GROUP: $45 per month for a weekly hour long group lesson

PREP LESSONS: If you are in need of short-term preparation for an audition, competition, etc, please contact me for pricing. I would love to be of service!

**Note: There is a private accompanist provided for the recital and there will be an accompanist fee of $35 for private students and $25 for group lesson students for her time.

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Monday, August 24, 2009

STUDENT COMMITMENT

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