For more than 15 years, I have been a Vocal, Piano, Clarinet, Guitar, and Musical Theater instructor. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, I currently operate my own studio, The Gwin Studio of Music & Technology, in Linden, New Jersey.
I am a classically trained Mezzo-Soprano with a Double Masters in Opera Musical Theater, Piano Pedagogy, and Performance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
In my career, I have served as a Vocal Instructor for AMAS Repertory Theater, Inc. in New York City, a nonprofit, multiracial performing arts organization, as well as a vocal teacher for the Broadway Bound Performing Arts Center in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
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Currently, I am a certified vocal music teacher for the Newark Public School System, with a focus on kids with special needs. Currently, I am a certified vocal music teacher for the Newark Public School System, with a focus on kids with special needs.
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Musical Achievements
Through the years, I have written several musicals for children as well as composed music for vocalists, pianists, and guitarists. I have played a host of weddings, funerals, talent shows, private parties, church events, graduations, and musical theater auditions. Some of my theatrical performances include:
- Hair
- Into the Woods
- Blues In The Night
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- For Colored Girls
- Patience
- The Yellow Boat
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- Smokey Joe's Cafe
- Ragtime
- A Day Of Absence
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Music Education
In this studio, the National Standards for Music Education are followed to provide a collective focus for what students should be able to do and know in music. These standards include:
- Singing Alone & with Others
- Performing on Instruments Alone & with Others
- Improvising Melodies & Variations
- Composing & Arranging Music
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- Reading & Writing Music
- Learning to Analyze Music
- Evaluating Music & Performances
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- Understanding the Relationship between Music & the Other Arts
- Music in Relation to History & Culture
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Contact me in Linden, New Jersey, to sign up for music instruction and start your musical journey.
Service Area: Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth, Roselle, Woodbridge, Colonia, Cranford, Edison, Perth Amboy, Westfield, Jersey City, Iselin, North Brunswick, Hillside, New Jersey, & Areas within 45 Miles.
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