• Education and training

• Teaching philosophy

• Goals and expectations of the teacher

• Curriculum

• Studio policies

• Most importantly, do you and your student feel comfortable with and like the teacher?

Generally speaking, for every 1 hour of a parent’s investment represents 2 hours of the teacher’s time. For Marjorie’s lessons, this specifically includes:

• The instructor’s training and experience level

• Holding a pre-arranged lesson appointment

• Developing customized lesson plans that are tailored for the individual student (example: rising high school juniors and seniors who wish to study voice or muical theatre at the university level)

• Communication - lesson reminders, follow up, progress reports, developing/updating/distributing studio policies, searching for music in appropriate keys for your individual singet and texting you specific links for purchase

• Apps, links, games

• Scheduling needed accompanist or key-specific recording coordination with a professional pianist

A voice teacher works with vocal techniques, such as breath management, proper phonation, and healthy vocalization.  A voice coach works with text, artistry, and a commitment to diction.  Marjorie has training in vocal techniques as well as performance techniques and draws upon both in giving lessons as it pertains to the student’s needs.  Marjorie’s training includes International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).  She is equipped to help with speaking as well as singing.  In addition to singing, lessons in spoken inflection, diction, and general speaking can be given and applied to interviews, pageants, and speeches.

• Broadway, National Tour Off Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway

• Television commercials

• To date, 100% of Marjorie’s students auditioning for music school/musical theatre university programs have been accepted in the fields of contemporary music, musical theatre, and opera.

• Members of university auditioned choirs

• Several of Marjorie’s former students are professional performers, including one on Broadway and National Tour of a Broadway show.  Several other former students are active in bands as professional musicians.

• High school students selected for pre-college intensives in highly selective musical theatre university summer programs

• Show choir awards for Best Soloist in Show 

• Winner of Solo Competition (Show Choir)

• Multiple participants in the Samford University Annual High School Recital Invitational (including a featured voice studio)

• Opera Birmingham Ensemble

• Cabaret performance shows, in Birmingham and New York City

• Leading role in youth theatre in Birmingham, New York City, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago

• Members of theatre competition team members

• Praise and Worship Band singer at church

• Alabama All-State Choir selection (multiple students, multiple choir levels, 100% acceptance rate), soloists in the middle school and high school performances; multiple years

• Top 5 finalist in pageants Talent winners 

• Community and high school theatre roles Church and school choir featured soloists

I do teach limited piano lessons for both beginners and advanced. To learn more about these lessons please CLICK HERE