Jamie Kay Alston's Voice Studio: February 2010

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.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

February Voice Notes

What a great month! The students have all done so well!!! Thank you to each of you for being flexible this month! I sure appreciate your understanding and love for me.

Some positive notes...

For Group Students:
We worked on note names and values, continued working on Solfege, warm-ups and introduced dynamics and where they are in the songs we are singing. The students learned some new songs and will be getting revised CD's this month. March is our month to memorize all our music!!!

For Private Students:
We continued working on new warm-ups that will challenge the singers and expand range and stamina. We worked on Sight Singing in their blue books and I challenged them all to finish the level they are in right now and they all did!! Their songs are ready for their accompaniments and their CD's will be coming this month.

Some dates to remember this month...
March 3rd is a moved lesson for the Older Group Students at 4:15-5pm!
March 5th there are no lessons. (private students need to reschedule with me)
March 15th-19th is Spring Break. Have fun!!!
March 28th is the Queen Creek Stake Easter Fireside Performance for ALL Group Students. You are singing "Jesus Has Risen". You need to be at the QC Stake Center on Ocotillo and Hawes on the 28th at 6:15pm. The fireside begins at 7pm and ends at 8:15pm. It is Sunday dress. Please invite your family and friends to hear you sing!

My Bio

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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Thursday, February 25, 2010

February Voice Notes

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