Allison Saleh
About
Allison graduated from Biola University with a bachelor's of music degree in vocal performance and minor in biblical studies. She has played numerous roles, including "Susanna" from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, "Anne Page" from Merry Wives of Windsor, and "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast and was a featured soloist in several concerts at Biola University.
She has received awards from Intimate Opera Company, Los Angeles Chapter of NATS Collegiate Auditions and also participated in the California Opera Association in summer of 2010 as a featured young artist. She was a featured performer at the Selma Performing Arts Center Fundraiser Dinner (2013). Taking a break from opera, Allison was the the lead singer and songwriter for the band "SirenSinging". SirenSinging released their EP "Things I'll Never Say" March 2011 and performed all over California. Her original song "You & I" was featured in the children's film "Bands on the Run." She continues to perform in the Central Valley.
Allison has studied voice and acting under Randy Stump, Dean Rhodus, Dr. Jeanne Robison, Edna Garabedian, In addition to opera pedagogy, she has taken numerous classes in Contemporary Commercial Voice and has certifications from New York Singing Teachers Association (anatomy/physiology), The SpeakEasy Cooperative, Tom Burke's Broadway Voicebox. She is a certified Level 3 Somatic Voicework coach. Currently she is working toward her EFP exams in the Estill Voice Method. She is a registered Music Together (R) Center Director and a registered MYC Piano teacher. She has taught classes at Clovis Adult School and surrounding educational organizations. She is passionate about all styles of music and early music education.
Her students have landed lead roles at Fresno Community College, California Arts Academy, Children's Musical Theater, Roosevelt School of the Arts, and the Selma Arts Center. Recently, her students have been accepted into American Musical and Dance Academy, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and UC Irvine. Her students have performed and competed in Celebration of Music Competition, Fresno's Rogue Festival, The Voice, American Idol, Clovis Unified Drama and Choral Festivals, and many others.
Currently Allison joined Fresno's favorite pro country band, Wheelhouse as their female lead singer. They perform all over California at fairs, corporate events, private events, ag expos, music festivals and more. For their gig schedule check out the "Wheelhouse Country" facebook page.
Allison is an approved teacher for Compass Charter School, Summit Academy, and Inspire Charter School.
We understand that singers want to perform. That's why our emphasis in singing lessons is performance prep. We have 3 tracks: Performance Readiness, Music Ed (for younger students), and Technique Building.
The Performance Readiness track is for those who are coming in performance ready, with not a lot of technique work required. These singers, though always working on their skills, are learning songs, auditioning, and performing regularly. You will build your repertoire and be polishing it so it is performance ready. C'est La Vie wants to help you in your career by providing performance opportunities and connecting you with the right people to launch you. This also includes instruction on how to market yourself as an artist.
The Music Education track is primarily for the elementary age student who is not performing or auditioning. This student is usually pre-pubescent and is still going through a lot of changes physiologically. This student will be learning how to sight read, solfeggio, age-appropriate vocal technique, and using various instruments to demonstrate their skills. All of this culminates in learning their solo songs. This student will perform at recitals. These students are required to buy "Sing At First Sight" by Andy Beck
The Technique Building track is for the student is has never had voice lessons or someone who is simply wanting to learn to sing. The goal is to learn to sing confidently and eventually perform.
In every track, you will learn posture, breathing technique, vocal tract physiology, how to produce a healthy tone that's on pitch, how to read music, score analysis, how to interpret music, and more. Your teacher will assign you music and the student is also welcome to bring any repertoire they are working on. A lesson is typically split into 2-3 sections: Warm-up, Music Theory, and Repertoire work. You will work on repertoire ranging from pop to opera! Students must be 8 or older, though we rarely turn people away based on age. Please contact us if your child is under 8 so we can determine where to place him or her