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  • Voice Teacher

     

    Melanie Sumie Brown, mezzo-soprano, has spent several years teaching voice to students of all ages. She teaches a relaxed and gentle vocal technique (the mechanical skill, which is the foundation of the mastery of an instrument or type of composition) which can be used by the tenderest of voice types such as very young or elderly voices, yet solid enough for the most experienced singer.

     Training and Technique

     

    Students will receive training in the basic foundation of good singing including:

    Essential breathing training
  • Vocalizes (vocal exercises or etudes)
  • Voice placement
  • Ear training
  • Pedagogy (study of the human vocal mechanism)
  • Music selection
  • Diction for voice (English, German, Italian, French)
  • Music Theory (the science of music)

     

    Students will learn and grow at a pace in keeping with their ability and dedication to learning, while Ms. Brown proactively monitors the use of their instrument to guarantee the technique is solid and not harmful. Her teaching style has been very effective in developing young voices.

     Biography

     

    Ms. Brown studied with world-renowned soprano Martina Arroyo and Patricia Stiles at Indiana University, who nurtured and encouraged her to reach greater vocal heights and expand her repertoire and performance skills. She has performed leading and supporting roles with several companies including Opera Memphis, Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Indiana University Opera Theater, Opera in the Ozarks and the Interlochen Opera Theater. An outstanding performer, Ms. Brown is frequently asked to join her colleagues in performances and recitals. Ms. Brown’s talent was recognized at an early age when she won numerous awards including first place in the 1996 NATS Texoma youth division and 2nd place in the 1996 NATS Dallas/Fort Worth chapter collegiate division as a high school senior. She has also placed in competitions with several opera company competitions.

     

    Ms. Brown takes students of all ages. Every student will come away with a solid vocal technique giving them the ability to perform with confidence. Training that will transfer over to music pieces the student may be working on for recitals, school musicals, talent shows, college auditions, playhouse pieces or just a desire to learn how to sing.

     Contact Information

     

    E-mail Ms. Brown at: meaniemite@optonline.net