Learn from Great College Audition Prep Teachers

6x Teacher of the Year 2020 through 2025 for Voice, Pop Voice, Voice Artistry, and Artist Development. I have been teaching for six years and have taught over 4,200 lessons on Lessonface. Across online and in person instruction in voice and piano, I have taught more than 10,000 lessons.

Samuel Ferreira is a Brazilian baritone, voice teacher, and psychoanalyst, dedicated to vocal artistry and performance. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a Master’s in Voice Performance from Georgia State Universitya, USA.

I’m a professional composer, arranger, and orchestrator from Cyprus, specializing in concert music, theater, and crossover music. My work has been performed by major ensembles, including the National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Greece (ERT), and I’ve collaborated with internationally renowned artists across multiple genres.

Dr. Ana María Hernández is a passionate teacher and performer. Solo Piccolo and Flutist of Puerto Rico Symphony, she is an active international soloist, clinician and scholar. She has been featured in concerts and master classes in 15 countries in Europe, Central and South America, the Caribbean and the United States.

Kara Alfano served on the voice faculty of Concordia University in Ann Arbor from 2005-2025, teaching voice lessons to music and non-music majors. She has also developed and taught courses including Voice Pedagogy, Voice Diction, Opera Workshop, and Vocal Arts Lab.

Lindsey received a doctorate in Music and Music Education from Columbia University's Teachers College. She has over 20-years of teaching experience with individual and group instruction, ages 3-50+. She finished her Masters in String Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mary Jewell’s love of music began at the age of 5, when her father gave her lessons on the accordion. The piano followed at the age of 6, and many other interests came later including the clarinet, guitar, bass guitar, and bassoon.

With 45+ years in the industry as a vocalist, actress in film/TV, director, coach and voice over talent, many of my alum students now work professionally in opera, music theatre, film, concert work and voice over. I'm very proud of them! They are now my colleagues.

Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.

I am a doctoral candidate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and have over 20 years of teaching experience in voice, piano, and music theory. I’ve worked with students of all ages and levels—from young beginners to college-level musicians and adult learners.