Harriet Bennish

Style: Opera; Gospel; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Title: Voice Teacher

Bio:

Ms. Bennish is a professional singer and voice instructor residing in Long Beach, California. She is a voice teacher for children, adults, and seniors. Working with singers, teachers, motivational speakers, and other professionals who rely on their voice to communicate, she helps eliminate voice fatigue caused by incorrect usage of the speaking and singing voice. Ms. Bennish works with young children and helps jr. and high school students prepare for auditions for both theatre productions and college.Harriet works with both amateurs and professionals to IMPROVE TONE QUALITY, EXPAND RANGE, and INCREASE BREATH CONTROL and VOLUME of both singers and speakers.

Ms. Bennish attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland, and received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice and Performance from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. Early on in her career she was selected as a quarter-finalist in the Los Angeles Regional Metropolitan Opera auditions. Ms. Bennish also holds a Masters Degree in Social Work and has tapped into those skills necessary in working with a diverse population. Harriet taught a very popular “Voice Class for Seniors” through Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine, with her oldest student being 90 years old! \n She has performance experience in opera, musical theater, sacred, oratorio, cantorial music, and the recital stage. For nearly ten years, Ms. Bennish was the soprano soloist and section leader for the widely acclaimed “Long Beach Chorale.”Harriet performed over 300 shows at the American Girl Place in Los Angeles performing in the “American Girls Revue. In addition to her performance and teaching schedule, Ms. Bennish currently performs a concert entitled "Tears, Joy, and Hope: Yiddisdh Songs Written in the Jewish Ghetto and accepts invitations to perform for various venues and non-profit organizations.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Gospel; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I offer lessons in a group environment

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