Currently: I teach Tuesdays-Thursdays - see TheVoiceBuilder website for current openings; actively perform in concerts, musicals, and operas, and present voice workshops. I offer Skype lessons internationally, as well as in-studio lessons in Phoenix. I love to mentor young teachers, and can work with belters and rock singers for safe singing. I am one of the few USA certified Coresinging teachers. PAST: have been the Denver-South Center Representative of the Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program, Sec/Treas of CO/WY NATS, on board of Music Business Roundtable, and CSMTA, Denver Civic Theatre, and Pres, Treas, Newsletter editor, and Sec of DAMTA. Was the Artistic Director of Opera and Beyond --where operatically trained singers also sang musicals jazz and other music.
recorded With All My Heart Nance & Nance Sings Love, both jazz-standards cds; recorded two children's anthologies: One Misty Moisty Morning, Vol I & II, and am a guest on several other story-telling cds; 2012 attended National Association of Teachers of Singing conference in Orlando FL on Independent Teacher Fellowship;member of Opera Colorado chorus 4 yrs; member of Schola Cantorum in San Francisco 4 years; multiple musical theatre roles and acting movie extra WUSF radio and tv dj sound engineer and producer; past-President and Treasurer of the Denver Area Music Teachers Association & VP of Greeley Area MTA; Outreach Chair of Colorado State MTA; soloist in West Coast premiere of 'Solomon's Gardens' at Stanford University; sang with San Jose Symphony London Philharmonic Colorado Symphony Brico Symphony NATO Headquarters Officers Club dance band; full theatre scholarship; multiple choirs; retired after 15 years teaching college at Art Institute of Colorado; paid church soloist 15 years; gave SCFD-funded vocal workshops through the Denver Center for the Performing Arts; guest artist/instructor at Denver School of the Arts in acting and singing departments. Other occupations included yoga teacher office manager software doc writer newsletter editor and more.
Future: Continuing to work with my student; working on a third CD (this one for children); continue to perform as often as possible; build up my Natty Hats side business and sew more; take more art classes for fun; enjoy life!
