The Studio at MCA - Private Virtual Lessons in Voice, Piano, Guitar & Acting for all ages
About the Program
Mainstage Center for the Arts is here to help you improve your skills in voice, acting, piano, and guitar whether is is gearing up for a professional direction, or just the shear joy of performing. Our teaching artists can share their expertise as well as their experience to make this a growing and enjoyable opportunity for any age or level of experience.
BEST PROCESS TO REGISTER FOR PRIVATE LESSONS
#1. SELECT A PACKAGE
PRIVATE LESSON PRICING CHART
Purchased in 4 or 10 session packages.
Session Length 4 sessions Price/session
30 minutes $160.00 $40.00
50 minutes $220.00 $55.00
Session Length 10 sessions Price/session Savings
30 minutes $350.00 $35.00 $50. 00
50 minutes $500.00 $50.00 $50.00
#2, REVIEW TEACHER BIOS – Please note that teachers are only available on certain days and times. So if schedule is the priority verses the teacher. Consider schedule first.
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MEREDITH BECK – Private Voice, Acting Meredith is a professional singer/actress in Philadelphia. She attended Ithaca College and graduated magna cum laude with her BFA in voice, acting, & a minor in dance. She has performed in NYC in the workshops of “Thanks” & “National Pastime.” – directed by Tony nominee Hunter Foster. She was a part of the tour of “The Irish & How They Got That Way” as the Philadelphia & Boston cast. (Cast album- principle vocals, flautist) Regional theaters include: Kimmel Center, Bucks County Playhouse, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 11th Hour, Hedgerow, Btop, Heritage, Brickhouse, & more! She was a part of the premiere Oscar Hammerstein Festival at the bucks county playhouse under the direction of Stafford Arima, & musical direction of Gary Adler. Meredith is a founder & member of The Galway Girls, a troupe of Celtic singers & instrumentalists. Specialties in classical, Pop/rock & musical theater voice. www.meredithbeck.com
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ASHLEY BITTERMAN – Private Guitar Ashley is excited to teach guitar at Mainstage! She started playing guitar when she was 11 years old, and has found the instrument has been an extremely helpful tool for self expression through her teen and adult years. She has spent the past ten years committed to Early Childhood Education and has developed unique teaching strategies that will help your child learn! She also has developed an interactive kid music program that she does locally at different venues. She is excited to share her love for music with others and she can’t wait to help future musicians do the same!
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SARAH J. GAFGEN – Private Voice, Acting Sarah couldn’t be more excited to be teaching again at Mainstage! Sarah is a graduate of Dickinson College where she studied voice and acting. Sarah recently played Emma Goldman in Ragtime which received 9 Barrymore nominations including Best Musical and Best Ensemble. Sarah has appeared on stage at The Walnut Street Theatre, The Broadway Theatre of Pitman, Hedgerow Theatre, Quince Productions, The Ritz Theatre Company and others. Some of Sarah’s favorite roles include Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Agnes Gooch in Mame, Joanne in Vanities, and Edith in Pirates of Penzance. Sarah is the winner of the 2013 BroadwayWorld.com Best Director of a Play in Philadelphia and founder of Live on Stage Productions (www.LiveOnStageProductions.com). You can always see what Sarah’s up to at www.SarahJGafgen.com, next Sarah will play Linoleum in The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical this holiday season!
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VICKI L GOLLIHUE – Private Voice Vicki Gollihue is starting her eleventh year at Mainstage Center for the Arts as a Voice Teacher and Vocal Coach. She studied music as a vocal performance major at Taylor University in Indiana and later earned a degree in Communications at Rowan University. A solo artist and band vocalist for many years, Vicki has also directed choirs and ensembles for many venues in churches and in the community, including creating and directing local productions involving casts of up to 100 singers and actors. Her guidance in coaching has earned her students positions in show choirs including Mainstage’s own Harmony and Encore, as well as the nationally-known performance organization, Young Americans. She also has successfully trained students for entrance into college music and musical theater programs. Vicki’s expertise in technique combined with her warm and friendly teaching style, make her a sought out music instructor in the South Jersey area. She and her husband, Keith, have four grown children and reside in Erial, NJ.
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Karen LoCantore – Private Piano Karen is looking forward to working with new students at Mainstage! She has taught piano for over 25 years- privately, in music studios, and class piano. She has been a teacher of general music, choir, and glee club for 30 years, as well as an accompanist for musicals and church. She believes music can have a positive effect on everyone.
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You can join these lessons regardless of your ability and help yourself take your passion to a higher level. So, what are you waiting for?
#3.REGISTER NOW You can join these lessons regardless of your ability and help yourself take your passion to a higher level. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and make the most of your abilities by enrolling in one of the best lessons near you.
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