Okay, so singing at CMU is obviously a big deal. Because this is musical theater we're talking about here. Okay have a singing class with around 10-12 people and then you can opt to get a private vocal coach here for some money. I have both.
My singing class is taught by the wonderful Claudia Benack. I thankfully have a class of all girls, so we get to learn and grow from each other in a pretty cool and unique way. We do indeed have a spectrum of voices: trained to untrained, soprano to alto, dark to bright, etc. It's also fun to hear all of the repitoire and unique songs my peers are bringing to class. We have a good time gossiping about adorable students that work here, Claudia's match.com blunders, and our fabulous shoes. :) It's a great class!
My private voice teacher is Patty Donohue. She's a mezzo-soprano with a love for the words "boobs," "uterus," "bra cups," etc. She's eccentric and I love her. She plays and sings for a Jewish group and a Catholic group, so she has all of the religious affiliations covered. She's teaching me a stronger head voice using a more operatic and legit way to warm me up and train my voice. She is so kind and has twice given me some food because I was about to fall over after being EXHAUSTED after ballet class. I'm going to miss her hilarious sense of humor and great technical help.
My audition for singing in on Thursday, August 6th at TEN IN THE MORNING! I'm starting to get nervous and I am going to try to sleep at least 8 hours every night until then. We'll see how long that works out! :)
