Elijah M.

Professional Diploma-Berklee College of Music (Cum Laude), Voice, Songwriting, Performance Poetry

Countless private voice teachers and classes over the course of 15 years. Places I've studied: Berklee College of Music Pace University The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Glastonbury High School Summit Studios

I have been singing my whole life, working with multiple teachers in various styles, such as pop, rock, musical theatre, jazz, and classical. I attended an arts high school in Connecticut, focusing on theatre an musical theatre, also starting multiple bands with friends over the years. I was a Voice principle at Berklee College of Music, where I received a diploma in Songwriting. While at Berklee, I studied under vocalists such as Paula Cole, Janice Pendarvis, David Scott, and Livingston Taylor. While in school, I performed as a solo artist as well as part of an a cappella group. I've played venues across the country, including The Wilbur Theatre, Bar 20 On Sunset, The Red Room @ Cafe 939, and TD Garden. I currently teach private lessons at a high school in Austin, TX, where I focus on proper technique for each of my students' preferred style and genre mainly pop, rock, and musical theatre, and coach them through performance and delivery of repertoire. I am also a singer/songwriter performing, creating, and releasing original music constantly. You can find my music on Spotify, iTunes, and all other music platforms.

In college, I assistant coached a group of high schoolers competing in a Spoken Word Poetry Tournament. I'm currently a private voice teacher at a high school in the Austin area, working with 20 students a week on repertoire either selected by me or brought in by the students themselves. We work on everything from The Sound of Music to Amy Winehouse.