Tacey Adams – VOCAL COACH / ACCOMPANIST
– Beginning to Advanced singers
– Vast Musical Theatre library plus standards and classical
Tacey Adams has a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance and a Doctoral degree in Opera. In addition to performing, Tacey has been teaching voice, accompanying performances and coaching vocal auditions for the past 20 years. She teaches vocal technique (breathing, placement, vowel production) and improves your auditions by helping you find, select and prepare music that suits both your character type and vocal abilities.
PIANO LESSONS
– Beginning to Intermediate – Children or Adults
Learning to play the piano should be joyful and not drudgery. Play the style of music you enjoy whether classical, pop or musical theatre. Each lesson will consist of technique (scales and exercises) plus theory (reading notes and time signatures) applied to music you enjoy.
All lessons are $40.00/half hour OR $60.00/hour.
There are discounts available when multiple lessons are paid for in advance.
Education
| Doctor of Musical Arts (Opera stage direction) |
University of Texas – Austin Treatise: Characterization in Dominick Argento’s Opera, The Boor |
| Master of Music (Voice) | University of Missouri – Columbia |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre) | Stephens College |
Teaching
|
VOICE FACULTY – American Musical and Dramatic Academy (Hollywood) |
| PRIVATE VOCAL COACH / ACCOMPANIST – 17 years |
| MUSICAL AUDITION PREPARATION – 17 years |
| PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS – 4 years |
|
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT (VOICE) – University of Missouri |
MUSICAL DIRECTOR / ACCOMPANIST
| I DO, I DO – Advent Theatre (starring Bill and Susan Hayes) – Musical Director |
| KUMQUAT CAFE (cabaret) – Ventura Court Theatre – Rehearsal Accompanist |
| DIRECTOR OF YOUTH CHOIRS – Missouri United Methodist Church |
Stage direction
| MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, Walnut, CA | Moon Over Buffalo |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS SUMMER PLAYHOUSE (Don and Jan Daniels, Producers) |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Damn Yankees Love, Sex and the IRS |
| TRUE GRIST DINNER THEATRE (David Rhinard, Producer) |
Damn Yankees |
| OKOBOJI SUMMER THEATRE (William West, Producer) |
Winnie – the – Pooh |
| CHAUTAUQUA OPERA (Assistant Director) (Leonard Treash, General Director) |
Fiddler on the Roof Taming of the Shrew Carmen Cinderella |