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As a sensitive and shy child, that moment on stage helped me connect with myself, my peers, the audience and my purpose. I found a new confidence and new friends as a "singer". Eventually this California Girl came to New York City to train as an opera singer at Manhattan School of Music. My senior year, I started a school choir in Harlem and discovered my passion was using my voice to help others find theirs. So I got my Master's in Music Education from NYU, studied numerous approaches, and am now 20 years into teaching and 14 years into motherhood. I'm so grateful for everything this singing journey has brought me. |
Christina DeMaio Voice teacher |
Throughout my early years of teaching private voice, I quickly discovered that finding practical tools for teaching young, beginning singers was a challenging task.
After searching for guidance and clarity on so many aspects of vocal technique, I was fortunate enough to find Vielka and become both a student and teacher of her method. For the first time, I was presented with a clear approach and accessible language that could be easily understood and replicated by my young students. I started making connections and having light-bulb moments for the first time as a student of singing for over a decade. Since learning The Vielka Method™, my confidence as a teacher has grown tremendously. I now feel equipped to help nurture and develop strong, healthy voices. These tools have given me the opportunity to work with singers of all ages and to approach the foundations of vocal technique more efficiently and comfortably than ever before. After over two years of teaching The Vielka Method™ to young singers with a wide range of skill-levels, strengths, and vocal challenges, I can’t imagine approaching teaching or singing any other way. I feel empowered as an educator and able to more freely share in the joy of singing with my students! |
