Encore Series

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Encore Series

Continuing Education

The Encore Series is for students who are looking for solo as well as duo/trio/group performance opportunities or students who have finished series II of Colla VOCE and want to continue their vocal education. For these students we offer a weekly independent study. Students will work on their own projects with guidance from the instructor. There will be classes dedicated to technique, rehearsal and performance. The Encore Series is always changing depending on the interests of the students, no two classes will be the same. The objective of this series is to help the student expand their knowledge of their voice as an instrument and to learn what they are capable of as performers as well as increasing their repertoire.

Requirements:	The Encore Series is for students who are looking for solo as well as duo/trio/group performance opportunities or students who have finished series II of Colla VOCE and want to continue their vocal education.
Instructor:	Emily McDermott
Instructor Bio:	Emily McDermott has been studying piano since 1995, and voice since 2004. She earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Oakland University in Rochester Hills, MI. Her love for music and performance has taken her on an incredible journey. Starting in Metro Detroit where she grew up and got her education, taking her to N.Y.C and Off Broadway, on to Westchester NY where she created and ran her own music department at a K-8 grammar school and taught piano/voice/acting at the Bennett Academy of Performing Arts, and finally landing her in Middletown CT with her husband and two children where she teaches privately as well as directs a choir and sings professionally on weekends. While she was in college Emily studied many different performance genres. She is well versed in anything from classical to contemporary (Opera, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Rock n Roll, etc.) In her lessons she offers focus on sight-reading, improvisation, performance, theory and composition. Her goal as a teacher is to introduce and familiarize every student with the foundations in each musical subset or category to set them up for success in pursuing music they connect with. Music is such a powerful influence on our lives, Emily makes it a priority to guide her students and help them forge their own path to create a long lasting relationship with their music and instruments while at the same time providing them with a strong foundation and musical background.