Bedford - Voice Lessons

Apryll Aileen (Guitar, Voice, Piano, Ukulele)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Apryll Aileen is a pianist, guitarist, and singer-songwriter from Atlantic Canada. Her recent album, “Bad Things,” fuses alt-pop and electronic styles reminiscent of the 2000s: her vocal style influenced by Adele and Stevie Nicks, her cadence and performance art influenced by Madonna.

Trained as a classical musician from the age of five, Apryll works this foundation into pop music that is both sophisticated and catchy. Her lyrical storytelling and stage presence have made her a favourite at music festivals from Halifax to Los Angeles and London.

Katie Graham (Piano, Voice)

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Katie has studied a variety of genres in both piano and voice, as well as music theory, composition, and performance. After working her way through the Royal Conservatory of Music, she attended Mount Allison University as a Piano Major in the Bachelor of Music Program. She later transferred to Nova Scotia Community College and completed the Music Arts Program as a Vocal Major, specializing in jazz, blues, folk and pop music. She has had the opportunity to perform on various stages, including The Marquee Ballroom, The Fredericton Play House, Saint John City Boardwalk, and CBC Radio. Her lessons are a happy blend of fundamental theory and feel-good music, which promise to be creative, entertaining and educational at all times! Katie's rate per 30-minute private lesson is $26.

Mackenzie Rodgerson (Voice)

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Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Friday

Mackenzie is a recent bachelor of music in voice graduate from the Fountain School of Performing Arts. She began singing in various choirs throughout Halifax at age 9, and voice lessons at 11, where she started studying the RCM voice program. She has had the chance to participate in provincial honour choirs since elementary school, as well as the Dalhousie Chorus, where she held a section lead position, and sang many featured solos. She has performed in the Royal International Nova Scotia Tattoo, and for King Charles! Her experience ranges from jazz, to classical, to modern works. While at Dalhousie she studied classical voice and Musical Theatre/contemporary music. She had the opportunity to portray Tracy Turnblad in a production of Hairspray, as well as Annie in Annie! Her rate for a 30-minute lesson is $27.

Meaghan McKay (Piano, Voice)

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Meaghan has cultivated within herself a passion for pedagogy in various forms for over 15
years, and has since collected a few university degrees that have helped develop her
teaching abilities. She has a Master of Music in Voice Literature and Performance from
Western University, an Artist Diploma in Voice Performance from Western University, a
Master of Arts in Musicology with a Specialization in Women’s and Gender Studies, and a
Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Acadia University. Meaghan has a particular
proclivity for the research of Music Performance Anxiety in singers. She has presented this
research at the 2022 University of Guelph Feminist Theory and Music Conference and has
been published in the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations journal.
Carefully toeing the line between academe and goofiness, Meaghan has a penchant for
meeting the individual needs of her students with a mix of cheer, encouragement and
technical prowess. Meaghan has performed on stage in opera, musical theatre, and solo
recitals, behind the scenes as a stage manager and stagehand, and under the stage as a pit
orchestra musician. Some of her favourite roles that she has sung include the mechanical
doll Olympia in The Tales of Hoffman, the energetic Lucy van Pelt in You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown, and the role of Evangeline in the Canadian Premiere of Gwyneth Walker’s
opera Evangeline. Meaghan's rate per 30-minute private lesson is $26.

Nicole Anaka - Teaching Exclusively Online (Voice)

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Nicole has a Bachelor of Music degree from Mount Allison University and a Masters in Musicology from the University of Victoria. She has trained in Dalcroze Eurythmics at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Mass., and has her Grade 8 piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities, and teaches a wide variety of styles, including classical, musical theatre, rock, and pop. Her rate per 30-minute private lesson is $27.