Voice Lessons
Theater • Monologue • Vocal • Singing LessonsWant to nail that next audition? Come learn with us in a fun and motivating environment! Our voice lessons are designed to give you a full-spectrum music education, with real results. Using a combination of private lessons, group classes, and performances, our students develop skills and abilities that serve them in all areas of their lives.
Voice Lessons for Children and Adults!
Theater & Voice Lessons
Complete vocal training at its best! Curriculum includes proper breathing techniques, note reading, theory, ear training, ensemble singing, and solo singing. Weekly lessons, monthly masterclasses, recitals, and more.
Monthly Membership:
Includes:
- Weekly Private Lessons
- Weekly 15 min Theory Work (before each lesson)
- Monthly Masterclass w/Artist Educators in their field of study
- 2 Department Recitals a year
- Community Outreach Opportunities
- Additional Performance Opportunities
- 10% Discounts on ALL additional services
Monthly Membership Prices
Staff Teachers:
- 30 min Private Lesson Membership $140
- 45 min Private Lesson Membership $180
Artist Educators:
- 30 min Private Lesson Membership $170
- 45 min Private Lesson Membership $210
Our Singers in Action
Providing Performance Opportunities
Meet Our Voice Faculty
Singing Lessons for Children and Adults
Valerie Nelson - Director of Voice and Theater
She began as a triple major in Cello Performance, Choral Music Education and Vocal Performance, but quickly determined that singing was the place to concentrate her efforts.
Valerie has been seen on the stages of Central City Opera, Ohio Light Opera, the Castleton Festival, Abravanel Hall and here in Nashville at the Schermerhorn Hall and soon to be Nashville Opera, in their up and coming production of Das Rheingold. She has performed a wide-range of roles from the title role in Bizet’s Carmen to Aldonza in Man of La Mancha to the Alto Soloist in Handel’s Messiah.
Valerie has maintained a private vocal studio for the past 12 years, and has taught children of all ages in a variety of styles and genres. She especially loves her work with young singers and is passionate about helping them find confidence, courage and a life-long love of singing.
Along with teaching, Valerie loves to perform. Performing with groups from all over Tennessee.
Valerie Nelson’s professional Website: valerienelsoncontralto.com
Sophia Meyer - Vocal and Piano Instructor
Ms. Meyer’s recent solo highlights inclthe South Arkansas Symphony, Bernstein’s Candide, and major choral works by Handel and Mozart.
As a private voice teacher, Ms. Meyer has a passion for teaching musical theatre repertoire to school age students. Her musical directing experience includes Dynamics “Singing with Friends” group class, Summer Musical Camps and working with K-8 students in Disney’s Aristocats KIDS.
As a performer, she has played the roles of Dorothy in Baum’s Wizard of Oz, and Gabriella in Disney’s High School Musical as well as being in the ensemble of Les Miserables. Ms. Meyer recently spent a summer studying voice at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, where she performed in operas by Menotti and Gilbert & Sullivan.
Kristine Philips-Smith - Vocal and Piano Instructor
New Faculty: Macy Ruggiero
We are thrilled to welcome Macy Ruggiero to Dynamic as a vocal instructor.
Macy is a professional singer, dancer, and actress from Nashville, TN. Studying Vocal Performance at Vanderbilt University, Macy has experience in a vast range of roles and repertoire. Some of her most notable roles in Musical Theater include Anita in West Side Story, Maria in The Sound of Music, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and many more. Macy has performed for audiences around the world as a lead singer and dancer in Up with People: Live on Tour. She is very passionate about arts education and using the arts as a vessel for healing and inspiration.
Macy is now accepting new students. Please call Valerie Nelson, director of Voice and Theater, to sign up! Valerie Nelson (801)-671-6313
Tap Dancing
Tap dancing is a fun activity you can practice anywhere you can put your feet. At Dynamic Ballroom and Performing Arts, we offer tap dancing for beginner and intermediate level dancers that focuses on skill development, competence, confidence, and fun!
Youth Programs
Dynamic Kids After-School Program
Dynamic Kids After-School is a musical arts general education program. Curriculum includes learning an instrument of their choice, daily guided practice and mini private lessons throughout the week, daily dance classes, homework help, and specialty group classes on a regular rotating basis. Stimulating the mind and keeping the body active is key. Kids do all of their practicing and homework with our staff so that parents do not have to worry about it after work!
Homeschool Music & Movement Program
We are now offering music and movement for our homeschooling students! This is a semester tuition for a 3.5 hr once a week (either T or W) 16 week course. Students will have group classes in piano, ear training, singing, movement, and acting. Enrollment in Dynamic M&M unlocks further discounts in Memberships and all other services. This is on a semester rotation. Choose between Tuesday or Wednesday, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm.
Collaborative Group Sessions
Dance, Music, & Stagecraft
We are now offering collaborative group sessions in voice, dance, and stagecraft for kids.
- Fall Schedule Now Published
- Members get 10% discount
- Multiple Siblings discounts available
Educate. Motivate. Inspire. Achieve.
Please contact us to learn more about our dance classes, programs, group sessions, and pricing.