Rob Woodin
About
My coaching focuses on an efficient approach to practice, using natural and healthy techniques, and well-rounded repertoire balanced in a multitude of styles in classical, musical theater, jazz, pop, rock and contemporary music. In lessons we focus on building an energetic and productive technique of vocal tone, expressive musicianship, and an understanding of musical theory, sight-singing, ear training, and harmonic awareness.
I have been a voice instructor in the Boston area since 2008, as an Associate Professor of Voice at Boston College, and Private Vocal Instructor at Brookline Music School & Groton Hill Music School. In addition to teaching private voice lessons, I direct a summer musical theater workshop called Broadway Spotlight, and Broadway Stars: a musical theater class focusing on writing new productions at Groton Hill Music. I've also lead master classes and workshops in audition techniques, character creation, and acting for singers.
Performance background:
Rob is an operatic lyric baritone performing in the Boston area, with opera theater companies, choruses and orchestras. He appeared as the title role in The Fantastic Mr. Fox in a children’s theater production with Odyssey Opera. Other notable opera companies he’s performed with are Boston Opera Collaborative (Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Papageno in The Magic Flute, and The Count in The Marriage of Figaro), Metrowest Opera, (Papageno in The Magic Flute), New Jersey Opera (Mercutio in Romeo et Julliette) and Opera Providence’s series of Mostly Mozart concerts, light opera productions and children’s outreach. Rob has also been involved in Powers Music children’s outreach programs, musical story hour, and children’s operas, (Wolf and Huntsman in Little Red Riding Hood, Daddy Warbucks in Annie, the Narrator in Winnie the Pooh, and Narrator in Peter and the Wolf. Other notable engagements include soloist appearances, Mozart Requiem and Handel’s Messiah with Rensselaer Polytechnic Chorus, Haydn Creation with Buckingham Browne and Nichols Chorus, Haydn War Requiem with Somerville Chorus, Duruflé Requiem with Westboro Chorus, and Fauré Requiem with Old South Church. Rob has appeared in several recitals at Groton Hill Music & Brookline Music, performing opera scenes & art song cycles in French, German, Italian & English, as well as Music Theater selections and Jazz repertoire.
Education: B.M. Vocal Performance, Drake University (Des Moines, IA); M.M. Vocal Performance, Boston University (Boston, MA)
Current teaching positions: Associate Professor of Voice, Boston College, & Private Vocal Instructor at Groton Hill Music & Brookline Music School