[NEohioPAL] SINGING Lessons with Helen Todd,Soprano/Producer

[Devuh at aol.com]

Testimonial from current student Katherine  Kujala: "Helen Todd is the best 
voice teacher I have ever worked with.  Through her expertise and guidance, 
I have transformed from singer to performer.  I regularly commute to 
Cleveland from Detroit to work with her and it is well  worth the drive. She's the 
real deal!"  
 








Soprano & Producer, Helen  Todd is giving free consultations for those 
interested in joining her  Cleveland Heights voice studio for the Winter/Spring 
2013 session. Check out the  voice studio page at _www.helentodd.com_ 
(http://www.helentodd.com/)  to see an excerpt from the Helen Todd Studio Showcase 
June 2012.  Featured singer this week is Cameron Dashiell singing "I Am 
Changing" from  Dreamgirls. From Cameron: "Studying with Helen Todd is a joy 
and pleasure!  She has away of making even the most complicated or challenging 
concepts  pertaining to voice training easy to comprehend and exciting to 
perform. Helen  was very patient during our weekly sessions and provided 
constructive feedback  about my progress in her studio each semester. Her 
teaching techniques assure  you of reaching your ultimate goals in lessons, 
rehearsals, and  performances."  



Students  in the studio receive intense vocal training to prepare them for  
auditions, competitions and performances. Each lesson is  with full piano 
accompaniment. Current pricing is $32 per half hour, $47 for 45  minutes and 
$57 per hour. Helen teaches all ages with a concentration on working  
actors/singers in musical theatre and opera singers. Most members of the studio  
are adults but space is available to high school or younger who are 
considering  the arts as a career.

For more detailed information, or to set up your  free half hour 
consultation, email Ms. Todd directly at _Devuh at aol.com_ (mailto:Devuh at aol.com)  or  
call _216-534-1897_ (tel:216-534-1897) . To find out more about Ms. Todd,  go 
to _www.helentodd.com_ (http://www.helentodd.com/) . 

 
 
 



 






A few current & former student accomplishments in the Cleveland  area:


 

-Neely Gevaart, cast as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at Cassidy Theatre  
performing February 2013! and recently performed in A Carol for Cleveland at 
Cleveland Playhouse at Playhouse Square, at the Allen  Theatre.

-Katherine Kujala, cast as Barbarina in Le nozze di  Figaro with Arbor 
Opera Theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan June  2013.
-Tarion Young, working as a singing gondolier at The  Venetian in Las 
Vegas, also costumer with Zarkana at Cirque de Soleil  in Las Vegas as well.

-Tasha Brandt cast as Lisa in Debbie Does Dallas at Black Canvas Theatre, 
December 2012.  

-Elicia Bryant cast as  A Broadway Christmas Carol at Clague Playhouse.
-Chris Richards cast in The Philanderer at The Pearl Theatre Company, New 
York  City.
 

-Lara Mainier cast as Jan in Grease at The  Paramount Theatre in Chicago 
and Pinkalicous in Pinkalicous at The  Broadway Theatre in Chicago, two year 
run!

-Cameron Dashiell as Gary Coleman in Avenue Q at Cain Park, summer 2012.
-Ryan Bergeron: Accepted to NYU for  graduate school in Masters in Voice 
Performance & Vocal  Pedagogy!
-Kayla Carabotta awarded a $12,000 voice scholarship  to Alderson Broadus 
College and cast as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at Geneva  High School.


-Andrew  Miller, four year scholarship winner for attending Ithaca College 
for  Musical Theatre, Fall 2009
-Magan Yantko, four year scholarship winner  for attending Point Park 
Conservatory in Pittsburgh for Musical Theatre.  Performed the role of Natalie in 
Next to Normal at the New Hazelett  Theatre in Pittsburgh this summer.

Former and current students of Ms.  Todd have appeared locally with Great 
Lakes Theatre Festival, Opera  Cleveland, Near West Theatre, Playhouse 
Square, Porthouse Theatre, Cain Park,  Cleveland Public Theatre, CSU's Factory 
Theatre, and Kent State University,  among others, and her students have been 
accepted to such noteworthy  institutions as Ithaca College, DePaul 
University, Lawrence University,  Southern Methodist University and Otterbein College.

Testimonial from former  student Jonathan Ramos:  "Helen gave me the 
confidence to  sing in ways I never thought I could. Since taking lessons from 
Helen's studio,  I'm no longer intimidated singing things that are new and 
unknown. Her  encouragement and faith in her students is what distinguishes her 
studio from  others." Jonathan is currently touring with ArtsPower in 
"Lily's Crossing" out  of New York City. _http://www.artspower.org/_ 
(http://www.artspower.org/) 


Detailed information about Ms.  Todd's international performance career can 
be found at her website, _www.helentodd.com_ (http://www.helentodd.com/) .



Additionally, Ms. Todd produces  the annual summer music festival, Sugar 
Creek Symphony & Song where  she produces two operas each summer. Ms. Todd 
serves as the General Director of  the company and more information can be 
found via the web: _www.sugarcreekfestival.org_ 
(http://www.sugarcreekfestival.org/) . Local Clevelanders Aaron  Dunn, Megan Elk and Jeremy Gilpatric have 
performed at Sugar  Creek.







Sincerely,
Helen
General Director,
Sugar Creek Symphony & Song
_www.helentodd.com_ (http://www.helentodd.com/) 
_www.sugarcreekfestival.org_ (http://www.sugarcreekfestival.org/) 


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