my mission
“It is my goal to provide affordable vocal lessons for children, teens, and ladies who are talented, and who want and need to develop the voice that God has given them.”
Laura
I became a voice teacher, not only because she loved to sing, but also because I loved children and I loved to share knowledge. As the only child, a daughter of professors, teaching was within my being, and so was helping others. When I was growing up, I lived in a rural town in Kentucky. My parents took me to the two vocal teachers who were nearby, but in the 8th grade, my teacher told my mother that I had advanced beyond her teaching capability. So, my dad (who owned his own business), my mom (who was a college professor), and I (an only child) would drive 3 hours to Lexington, Ky. and back home one day a week and I studied with professors.
As I got older, I realized what a gift that was. How many children in Appalachia had parents who could take off and afford to pay for lessons with a professor? I was very thankful. I decided when I was 18 that no child should be deprived of lessons in the area I lived in. At age 18, I started my first children’s music and drama program for the local YMCA. After doing that for four years, I graduated from college, and immediately started to build the music and drama Arts Education Program at the Mountain Arts Center, where I worked for three years. Then, I got the opportunity to build music and drama programs for our local campuses of Kentucky Community and Technical College. I built 7 various choirs and with two of my co-workers, built an Eastern Kentucky Idol program in every high school in 5 counties. We were able to give college scholarships to 12 students each year for their vocal talent.
When I moved to Virginia, I opened my voice studio in my home and began teaching and building a music program for Virginia Western Community College. I also directed a children’s choir for New Hope Christian Church.
“It will always be my mission to put my students first, to help them to learn and to grow, to be the best voice teacher that I can be, continuing to learn via professional development so I can share the wonderful techniques for singing that can turn a student who loves to sing into a SINGER!”
Laura is so proud of her “kids.” SHE HAS HAD OVER 250 PRIVATE VOICE STUDENTS, AND SHE HAS WORKED WITH OVER 1,000 VOCALISTS IN CHOIRS OR SINGING GROUPS. Here are just a few photos of SOME OF her students over the years…
