Singer, Actress, and Voice Teacher
Ms. Tupper has her Masters Degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and is the current Region Governor for the Cal-Western Region. She has had several years of private voice study, performed in many different capacities (please see resume), and has studied under Nationally and Internationally recognized voice teachers and coaches.Her diverse performance experience includes touring across the U.S., as an edu-theater actor for various audiences (students, adult leadership seminars, educators, youth, prisoners, church congregations, politicians, corporate trainings, etc.), which has enhanced her ability to connect with diverse people, as a group, and one on one. As a result of Ms. Tupper's extensive knowledge in vocal pedagogy and her love for singing, she has her own studio, where she enjoys teaching private voice lessons (See the link "Voice Lessons" for lesson inquiries). Her students' age ranges are 12 years and higher. She has worked with singers at all different levels, from beginners to advanced. And often gives lessons to actors and singers (equity and non-equity) preparing for auditions (college-level and grad school-level auditions, musical theater auditions, choral and a cappella groups, opera companies and workshops, etc). Her students have gotten into some of the top colleges and universities in and out of the country: USC Thornton School Of Music, Berklee College of Music, UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Princeton University, UC Berkeley, Lawrence School of Music, UC Santa Barbara Department of Music, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Guildford School Of Acting (UK), to name a few.
Beyond performance and teaching, which is obviously an essential part of her life, Ms. Tupper has a strong non-profit organizational background with over 25 years of non-profit board experience. She also carries a Bachelor's Degree in American Ethnic Studies from the University of Washington, and is a mother of two wonderful children, who are the highlights of her existence.
Whether your interest in Ms. Tupper is to hire her as a performer, Teacher, or Vocal Technician you will find her to be flexible, understanding, dedicated, skilled, knowledgeable, genuine, passionate/compassionate, hard-working and FUN. Her diverse and extensive educational and performance background has enabled her to appreciate and understand a variety of musical styles, and the performing arts, as a whole.