Courtney Taylor

          Soprano Courtney Taylor holds her Bachelor of Music from Chapman University in vocal performance.  While at Chapman, Courtney participated in all of the universities Opera Chapman performances as well as their prestigious choral ensemble Chapman Singers. Courtney went on to receive her Master of Music from one of the countries leading music conservatories Manhattan School of Music. While living in NY she sang many operatic roles with One World Symphony as well as participating in Manhattan School of Music's Opera Workshops.

 

          Courtney has participated in the Miami Frost School of Music Summer in Salzburg Austria Program and the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute where she sang the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute.  She has received many vocal awards among them 1st place in the Opera100 Competition and finalist in the Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition.

          Courtney has recently relocated to Southern California where she is active in the performance community. She has recently sung with Los Angeles Opera in their production of Tannhauser and has been a soloist for the Crystal Cathedral's Messiah.

        She offers individual voice lessons to students of all ages and abilities.  Lessons are adapted to the needs and/or goals of each student.  While Courtney has been trained mainly in the classical operatic style, her goal is to impart healthy vocal technique and explore the expressive capabilities of each student regardless of genre. Some students are looking to enhance their confidence with volume and pitch.  Others need help preparing for solos or auditions.  Courtney offers diction coaching in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Latin. She also teaches music theory and musicianship skills to those who are interested.