Kaoruko Pilkington

Style: World; Pop; Jazz; Rock

Title: Assistant Professor, Berklee College of Music

Bio: She is on faculty of Berklee College of Music, Voice Department and adjunct jazz voice faculty at Wellesley College. A former adjunct faculty member of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Boston Conservatory, she also teaches at her own studio in Ashland, MA. Graduated Berklee College of Music as a vocal performance major, she also completed at the Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute featuring Somatic Voicework™, the LoVetri Method, at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA., a Level 3 certified instructor to teach vocal production for all commercial styles including music theater, jazz, pop, rock, gospel, R&B, country, folk and alternative. She teaches all age groups and the lessons are tailored to each student's needs. The students learn the ability to sing in most comfortable, healthy ways appropriate to the style of music she/he sings. She also teaches jazz improvisation, scat singing, jazz theory, and ear training. She is an experienced jazz singer performing in New England and New York area.

Voice Type: Mezzo-soprano

Music Styles Taught: World; Pop; Jazz; Rock

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I offer lessons in a group environment; I accept students through a college or university program

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