Amy Sha.-

Amy Sha is an American Lyric Soprano, wife, mother, sister & daughter who has a passion for singing and making music with her whole heart! From the time she was young, Amy, has been singing the songs in her heart to anyone who would listen. She feels called to share the gift of music to the world in a variety of capacities. A native to Houston, Texas, Amy has enjoyed studying and developing her love for singing within the rich soil of the musically diverse garden Houston has to offer. Singing with the Houston Children’s Chorus was the start of what would become a lifetime love of hers. From there, she joined Joyful Sound Homeschool Choir under the direction of Paula Spencer. It was here that Amy thrived as a musician and honed her singing skills as she later studied to compete in the TMEA All-State Choir competitions. She was thrilled to place in both the Treble and Mixed All-State Choir’s throughout her high school years. Committing herself to a 2-year period of service to the community following high school, Amy then decided to pursue her bachelor’s degree. Over the course of the following 2 years, she earned her BA in Music in May 2007 from Thomas Edison State in New Jersey thanks to an accelerated method of learning. It was during this time that her musical requirements were met while studying at the International Academy of Music in Indianapolis, Indiana, and in Chicago, Illinois under the experienced eye of Dr. M. Dean Kincaid. This ‘patchwork quilt’ way of earning a degree afforded her the opportunity to – when she was in Houston – continue studying with her voice teacher, Ms. Hannah Nelson-Lu (student of Dr. Stephen King), perform with CANTARE under the direction of Mr. Kevin R. Riehle, sing as an event vocalist for weddings and private parties, perform with the Rice Chorale of the Shepherd School of Music and the Rice Light Opera Society, teach clients through her private voice studio, and both train and act as a guest judge for student competing in TMEA and TPSMEA auditions, among other musically related engagements. More recently, she has been performing with Opera Leggera in Kingwood, Texas since 2012 and looks forward to auditioning for Houston grand Opera Chorus and various other musical theatre companies when time allows.