Blayne Ziegenfuss

Style: Pop; Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

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Title: Voice Instructor

Bio:

Blayne Ziegenfuss, tenor, is a voice teacher and singer based in Knoxville, TN.

As a voice teacher, Blayne has taught privately for ten years and has experience teaching classical, musical theater, and contemporary singing. His students have been admitted into special high school musical arts programs, Belmont University, Point Park University, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Marymount Manhattan for classical voice and musical theatre performance. Many of Blayne’s students have received talent and merit based scholarships to study voice at the collegiate level, including the coveted Grace Moore scholarship at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Blayne regularly works with advanced, professional singers in opera, musical theatre, and commercial music. His professional students have sung with Knoxville Opera, Dollywood, and with local and national theatre companies around the country. He is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).

Blayne is a seasoned performer in opera, musical theatre, choral, and recital settings. His opera credits include roles and ensemble work in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fledermaus, Trial by Jury, The Mikado, L’Enfant et Les Sortilège, L’Enfant Prodigue, Cendrillon, Help, Help, The Globolinks!, The Magic Flute, La Traviata, Lucia Di Lammermoor, Roméo et Juliette, and I Pagliacci. His musical theatre credits include roles in Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Lil Abner. On the concert stage, Blayne has performed as a soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Handel’s Dixit Dominus. Recently, Blayne co-presented an art song concert at the Clara Center for the Performing Arts in Sacramento, CA with longtime friend and composer, Carlos M. Fuentes. Blayne has performed with UNCG Opera Theatre, Greensboro Opera, Durham Children's Choir, Knoxville Opera, Marble City Opera, Knoxville Choral Society, and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Blayne continues his own vocal studies under the tutelage of the acclaimed voice teacher, Kenneth Bozeman.

Blayne holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include acoustic vocal pedagogy, the Alexander Technique, and exercise and nutrition for the professional voice user. In addition to his private studio, Blayne regularly teaches masterclasses locally and nationally.

Voice Type: Tenor

Music Styles Taught: Pop; Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am currently accepting private students

Contact Information

Studio

1012 Knoxville College Dr
Knoxville, TN
USA 37921

MOBILE: 828-808-3929

E-mail: blayne@ziegenfussvoicestudio.com
Web: ziegenfussvoicestudio.com

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