Teacher Bio

Julia has been teaching private voice lessons since she began her studies in vocal technique, performance and composition in 2006. She holds a music degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and has performed with many ensembles, opera choruses, vocal jazz groups, musical theater productions and popular music groups in the San Francisco bay area. Julia has taught many styles including classical, pop, rock, jazz, musical theater and folk. She teaches how to obtain the sounds a student is seeking while implementing proper technique. Julia can also work with her students on breathing, songwriting, stage presence, the audition process, and microphone technique. She can also teach beginning piano lessons, or even combine piano and vocal lessons into one hour if requested.