Voice Teachers


Kim Neely
Voice
Teaches age 5 - adult

Kim's Testimonials

Performing:

As a lyric-coloratura soprano, Kim has performed roles in numerous operas including Josephine in HMS Pinafore, both Dewfairy and Sandman in Hansel and Gretel, and Knitter #1 in A Game of Chance. She has also learned the roles of Nella in Gianni Schicci and Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte. Her musical theater experience includes the shows Into the Woods and Little Shop of Horrors. In addition to operas and musical theater, she has also been featured as the soprano soloist in Poulenc's Gloria, Haydn's Missa Brevis, and Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols. She has also sung major choral works including Britten's War Requiem, the Bach Magnificat, and Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. She was also awarded recognition honors two years in a row at the National Association of Teachers of Singing vocal competition.

Education:

Kim received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Petrie School of Music at Converse College in May of 2001. She also received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder in May of 2006. It was during her Master's degree where she studied with Patrick Mason for "Repertoire and training for young voices" (ages 5 and up.) She has an extensive education in vocal pedagogy, including anatomy and physiology of the larynx and breathing mechanisms, vocal exercises and techniques for vocal improvement, and over twelve years of her own private voice training including the degree programs.

Teaching Experience:

Kim has been teaching privately for many years. She also taught for two years through the University of Colorado's Applied Music Program. Her students have ranged in musical styles from Pop to Opera, R&B/Soul, and have spanned ages from 7 to adult.

She really enjoys helping her students to express themselves and their love for music through singing. She inspires her students on many levels and helps them to learn healthy vocal technique to aid in broadening their expressive musical tools.

Her students and parents love the fact that she likes to tailor her classes to the individual student knowing that most students have specific needs. Kim looks forward to every lesson with passion and enthusiasm and enjoys teaching all ages, levels and voice types. Kim also records portions of the lesson onto a provided cassette tape for the students to use at home.


Styles taught:  Classical, Musical Theater, Pop, Rock, R&B, Folk, Country, Jazz and Children's.

                                                      
 


Thalia Tromp
Voice
Teaches age 5 - adult

Thalia's Testimonials

Performing:

With a strong musical theater background, Thalia has been seen in roles such as Eponine in Les Miserables, the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Serena in Fame. Most recently, Thalia was seen as a Nurse and the cover of Liat in South Pacific with Colorado Light Opera. Theater credits include Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Rosalind in Moon Over Buffalo, and Lettice Protheroe in Murder at the Vicarage. She has also performed in numerous opera choruses including The Marriage of Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, Die Fledermaus, and The Magic Flute. Thalia was featured as the soloist for the Glory of Christmas concert with First Presbyterian Church and was also a featured soloist in Mozart's Laudate Dominum and Brahms's Neues Liebeslieder Waltzes. She has sung in the master classes of Tom Enman in Salzburg, Austria and Elizabeth Mansfield in Boulder, Colorado.


Education:

Thalia graduated with high honors from The University of Colorado where she earned her Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Theater. She also spent a summer in Salzburg, Austria studying voice through the University of Miami Frost School of Music. She has studied with voice teachers Patrick Mason, Susan Williamson, Charmaigne Coppom, Curt Peterson, Valerie Goodall, Mary Schiller and most recently, Julie Simson. Thalia also studied piano for several years with teachers such as Bill Munson and Fernanda Nieto-Pulido. At CU, Thalia was a member of both Sigma Alpha Iota, the international Music Fraternity for Women and CMENC, the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference.

Teaching Experience:

Thalia has been teaching privately for over 5 years. Her students have ranged from ages 5 to adult and have had interests in all styles of music, from musical theater and opera to rock and pop. Thalia has also been involved as a music director and choreographer for Fort Collins Children's Theater and as a practicum assistant at Southern Hills Middle School, working with a 7th and 8th grade mixed choir. Thalia is passionate about giving every student the chance to learn about healthy singing, musicality, dramatic interpretation, and languages. Thalia's students have fun and love how she helps them bring out their own self-expression, confidence, and creativity through singing. Parents love Thalia's versatility in teaching all ages and different styles of music.

Styles taught:  Classical, Musical Theater, Pop, Rock, R&B, Jazz and Children's.