Brent M. — Singing Teacher — Grandview–Woodland, Vancouver

Brent is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BM, MM), under the direction of Nancy Hermiston. Brent performed roles such as Nathanaël in Les contes d'Hoffmann, Vašek in Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride), Caramello in Eine Nacht in Venedig, Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Jonathan Dale in Silent Night. After obtaining his Master's Degree at UBC, Brent has gone on to perform roles such as The Policeman in Chinatown with City Opera Vancouver, cover Don José for Toronto City Opera, and work with acclaimed coaches such Steven Leigh and Jennifer Swan at the Canadian Opera Company. Brent currently sings with the Vancouver Opera Chorus, as well as Opera Pro Cantanti.

In our lessons we will work on building solid vocal technique through exercises and repertoire-- both that I choose and you choose! I think it's important to sing things that you like. In a typical lesson, we'll warm up with different exercises, then dive into a piece. Sometimes we'll move through multiple pieces quickly if we're looking to focus on a specific aspect of singing. I'll lead some exercises that target whatever aspect needs touching up, and we'll revisit those areas at subsequent lessons. We can work on those in songs that you like to sing already, but I'll try to introduce songs that you may not have heard of yet!