Erin Roberts
About
Hi! I'm Erin Roberts, vocal and theatre performer and instructor with over 14 years of experience teaching students of all ages and backgrounds. I hold a Bachelor's in Music from University of Minnesota and a Master of Education from National University. Music and theatre have captured my heart and imagination since my earliest memories, and I have channeled that enthusiasm for song, scene and dance into a career in performance, directing and teaching music and theatre, including recent performances with San Diego Opera, San Diego Symphony, La Jolla Playhouse and Diversionary Theatre, and teaching/directing projects with La Jolla High School, Junior Theatre, Challenger Middle School and my own private studio.
What I love most about arts education is the opportunity to help students discover who they are as a person through music and theatre. The process of finding one’s voice, experimenting with one’s talents, and trying out new skills brings lifelong benefits to my students. I love watching them gain confidence, creativity and social-emotional awareness through my classes, as well as the technical skills needed to succeed in the real world of the performing arts. I’m proud to say that many of my students have gone on to participate in choirs or youth symphony ensembles, theatre companies all over San Diego, arts magnets schools, and University level music and theatre programs.
LET'S SING!
Express yourself, with jazz, classical, pop, broadway, sacred, or folk singing! Learn to use your voice as a natural, comfortable instrument to express your creativity and have fun. Students will learn how to expand their vocal range, increase vocal projection, power and agility, how to read notation and phrasing, access the power of breathing, read and sing in foreign languages, stage presence and acting a song's message, audition techniques, and how to stay calm under performance pressure.
PHILOSOPHY
My teaching philosophy falls between technique, structure, and creative freedom, a delicate balance which is a key to successful instruction in the performing arts. Students are encouraged to use music as an outlet for personal expression, healing, and channeling creative energies.
B.A. Music, University of Minnesota
M.Ed., National University
Single subject credential, music, California Commission on Credentialing
Single subject credential, theatre (English), California Commission on Credentialing
Google certified educator - March, 2020
Member - National Association of Teachers of Singing
Member - Educational Theatre Association
LESSON CONTENT:
A typical lesson consists of:
--Physical and vocal warm ups
--Exercises targeted to building vocal technique
--Ear training
--Theory
--Developing a portfolio of performance-ready songs that vary in genre, style and difficulty.