Anne Odland
Style: Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre
Title: Voice Teacher
Bio:
I am a classically trained soprano, and I have been teaching voice students privately for over 30 years, ever since my days as a graduate student “T.A”. My degrees are in vocal performance: I have a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Olaf College (where I sang in the St. Olaf Choir), and I have a Master of Music and Certificate in Performance (pre-doctoral work) from Northwestern University. I have a lengthy list of credits as a singer in the Classical world as a professional soloist and chorister as well as in Musical Theater and Cabaret venues. I have music directed Musical Theater productions and summer camps, I was the Vocal Development Coach of the Keystone State Boychoir of Philadelphia for 10 years, and I wa the Director of Choral Activities at Archbishop Wood High School for 5 years.
As a voice teacher my forte is helping my students unlock the natural beauty of their voices through the building of a solid, healthy vocal technique with an emphasis on developing a seamless range, pure vowels, well-focused and energized timbre, efficient breath management for the maintenance of a legato musical line, and excellent diction. I am well versed in the diction of French, German, Italian, Latin and Spanish (in addition to English).
As a singing actress, I am as much a “vocal coach” as I am a vocal technician. As singing is musical storytelling, in addition to the development of beautiful tone quality, I believe that the ability to communicate a song’s message through musical nuance and sensitivity, facial expression, and body language is also very important, and I am particularly good at drawing this out of my students.
I love teaching. I have a friendly, personable, easy-going, fun-loving style that puts my students at ease, and I truly enjoy working with different personalities and figuring out what makes each one of them “tick”. I have an extensive music library and I am particularly good at selecting music that suits my students’ interests and abilities. My favorite musical genres are Classical (in particular, German Lieder and French Mélodies), Musical Theater (I especially love the music of Stephen Sondheim) and the “American Songbook” (especially the music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Harold Ahrlen, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin). My Musical Education Background: Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN Master of Music in Vocal Performance, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Certificate in Performance (Voice), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Primary voice teachers: Donald Hoiness, Norman Gulbrandsen, Eileen Deneen, Winifred Faix Brown Concentration in vocal pedagogy, and German, French and Italian diction
Workshops: Bel Canto Can Belto (Penn State University) CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute (Shenandoah University) Estill Voice Trainging Levels 1 and 2 (with Tom Burke)
Voice Type: Soprano
Music Styles Taught: Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre
Availability: I have a wait-list for private lessons
