All singing lessons are taught in a high ceiling room with the support of a grand piano
I accept voice students from the age of 7. All singing lessons are taught in a high ceiling room with the support of a grand piano.
Pop singing lessons include training with microphones. All lessons are unique and based on the student's specific needs with a focus on vocal production, diction, stamina, posture.
Teaching will include sessions in the form of classical, musical theatre, jazz, pop, rock, country and sacred music.
Singing Languages include:
French
English
Italian
Latin
German
Spanish
A graduate of the University of Ottawa, Kristine Dandavino is a pianist and singer based out of Oshawa, Ontario. Kristine started piano lessons at the age of 7 in Montréal. At the age of 11, she was accepted at the prestigious music school Pierre Laporte where she studied piano, choir, chamber music and harmony.
In May 2020. she was presented with The Music Teacher of the Year Award (Oshawa Music Awards). In the Fall of 2020, the studio received a Reader’s Choice Awards for Oshawa-Whitby as well as Ajax-Pickering. In June 2021, the studio was awarded the Platinum Award with CommunityVotes 2021 Oshawa for Music Lessons. The Durham Girls Choir won Gold under the same category.
An activist for poverty, she has had the opportunity to work with The Professors of Funk in their yearly fundraiser for the Backdoor Mission, Inglorious Women for Luke’s Place. Currently, Kristine is completing her Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology.
Bilingual in both official languages, Kristine’s teaching philosophy is based on body, mind, and emotional awareness. Students who learn how to play piano and/or sing can benefit from valuable cognitive benefits, emotional regulation, as well as improved posture.
Recently, she made a guest appearance with Miami Wagner Institute, Choeur polyphonique de Montréal, The Oshawa Brass Band, Durham Chamber Orchestra, Rezound Choir, Durham Philharmonic Choir, Oshawa Durham Symphony Orchestra, Cambridge Symphony, Opera York, and several other organizations across Ontario and Québec.
In 2017, she was invited to adjudicate the Competition for Young Musicians for The El Paso Society for Musicians. Furthermore, she works as the music director at Cederdale United Church as well as the choir director for Durham’s Girl’s Choir.
Her voice is featured on the CD Vocal Rescue: Rediscover the Beauty, Power, and Freedom in Your Singing. Kristine is a Registered Music Teacher in good standing with Ontario Registered Music Teacher Association (Oshawa Branch).
Several of her students have moved on to be professional musicians, won awards, scholarships, work in film/tv as well as their own unique musical journey.
We offer private lessons for ages six through seniors. In addition to lessons, students may join garage band practices.
Students develop their singing voices while becoming fluent in Music from pop, country, musical theatre, jazz and blues styles.
We offer private lessons for students age 5 and up on most instruments taught by instructors who are experts on their instruments
Our instructors are Royal Conservatory trained with professional vocal experience and will help students learn the fundamentals of singing at any developmental stage
Learning proper vocal technique is essential not only for singing but also for public speaking or any work position that requires you to project your voice and use it on the daily
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