Rebecca teaches students of all ages and abilities. Please email Rebecca to inquire about rates and available lesson times. Rebecca's studio is conveniently located near Lawrence and Kedzie in Chicago, IL. Rebecca's is easily accessed from Hwy 90/94 and is steps from the Brown Line (Kedzie stop).
Rebecca's teaching specialties include:
- teaching children to sing
- contemporary singing technique
- belting technique
- musical theater singing technique
- singing at the level of speech
- contemporary and commercial music
- beginning through late intermediate piano
- combination piano and voice lessons
- classical technique
Teaching Biography:
DMA, Vocal Performance, Minor-Arts Administration, UW-Madison
MM, Vocal Performance, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
BA, Music Education, Luther College
As a professor, Rebecca has served as an adjunct faculty member
at Viterbo University in LaCrosse,
WI, Luther
College in Decorah, IA and currently at North Park University in Chicago, IL. Rebecca has also taught voice at Music by the Lake Academy of the Arts at
Aurora University, George Williams Campus
in Williams Bay, WI, voice and piano at Rhapsody Arts Center (formerly
known as Music by Mickey) in Verona, WI,
voice and piano at A Step Above Dance and Music Academy in Monona, WI, voice
classes (Broadway Belting Tips, Posture Plus, Sight Singing & Ear
Training) at Madison Summer Music Clinic. Rebecca currently resides
in Chicago, teaches private voice and piano, and
studies classical voice with
Julia Faulkner and CCM
(contemporary/commercial music) with
Randy
Buescher.
Rebecca is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and its Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters. In 2005, Rebecca was selected to participate in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern Program in Rochester, NY. As a NATS intern, Rebecca studied with master teacher Robert Edwin (specialist in belting technique and teaching children to sing).
For more information about Rebecca's students please visit Rebecca's Student Achievement page.
A students' dream teacher....
I have found Rebecca a
teacher that is very knowledgeable and makes lessons fun while not loosing
her professional touch.
I highly recommend Rebecca
for adults and children.
-- Grady Anderson
Professional, talented, patient
Rebecca is truly a
talented, organized teacher.
She keeps my son Harry at ease and focused through positive reinforcement
and fun exercises.
Her program costs, what is expected, and all the rules are discussed in
advance.
We are enjoying the experience.
-- Mark Warnaar
Rebecca does a fantastic job!
So I’ve been taking voice
lessons for a little over a month with Rebecca Olthafer.
Things are going really well!
My voice is opening up to notes I couldn’t normally reach without the
lessons. I especially like the stuffed animal practice audience to
help get over the crowd anxiety
-- Jacob Davida
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