PRIVATE VOCAL LESSONS IN ALL GENRES
-CONTEMPORARY
-Musical theatre
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Maven Vocal Arts is filled with diverse students: BROADWAY, FOLK, CLASSICAL, POP. The cornerstone of Dr. Cain's teaching is to not make you sound like her or someone else, but to make you sound like you at your best. Focus is on breathing, body awareness, characterization, and helping you to sing with your healthliest and most optimal voice in a very positive supportive environment.
30 or 60 minute Private Voice Lessons
$30 per half hour
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MAVEN TEACHERS
Dr. Melanie Cain
Dr. Melanie Cain (Owner) holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance and a Masters of Music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her BA in both Music and Art from Luther College in Decorah, IA. Dr. Cain has experience in teaching private voice lessons, piano lessons, and has taught many vocal master classes. Cain has completed Estill Voice Training (Levels 1 and 2) and is successful in teaching all types of voices including classical, musical theater, and contemporary genres. Her students have repeatedly received top awards at state competitions, and have performed in numerous musicals, operas, bands, honor choirs, and many have enjoyed successful careers in music.
Melanie is the Vice President of Board of Directors of the National Association of Teachers of Singing , former Co-Director of The Metropolitan National Council Auditions Wisconsin District, and Founder and Artistic Director of Fresco Opera Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin.
Melanie believes music is the one thing that touches us all universally. It brings peace to the soul and awakens creativity and passion in all aspects of our lives. Students of music are instilled with the confidence and wisdom essential for all they wish to do in life.
Melanie is the Vice President of Board of Directors of the National Association of Teachers of Singing , former Co-Director of The Metropolitan National Council Auditions Wisconsin District, and Founder and Artistic Director of Fresco Opera Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin.
Melanie believes music is the one thing that touches us all universally. It brings peace to the soul and awakens creativity and passion in all aspects of our lives. Students of music are instilled with the confidence and wisdom essential for all they wish to do in life.
Kirstin Roble, M.M.
Mezzo Soprano Kirstin Roble hails from Southeastern Minnesota. Ms. Roble recently completed her Master of Music degree at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Hailed as a “mellifluous mezzo,” (Mike Fisher, Journal Sentinel,) she is an accomplished performer in opera, musical theatre, and recital. Some of her favorite roles include: Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro,) Hansel (Hansel and Gretel,) Zerlina (Don Giovanni,) Maria (The Sound of Music,) and Despina (CosiFan Tutte.) She has performed with several Madison and regional companies, including Fresco Opera Theatre, Madison Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Off the Wall Theatre, In Tandem Theatre, University Theater at UW- Madison, and Opera on Tap- Wisconsin. Ms. Roble made her international performing debut in 2011 in Salzburg, Austria singing Zweite Dame in Die Zaüberflöte. Kirstin made her oratorio debut in 2018, performing the Alto solos in Mozart’s Coronation Mass at Concordia University in Mequon, WI.
A supporter and enthusiast of new operatic and music work,Kirstin has been heard as part of the Ghost Chorus in the 2016 Naxos/Parma recording of The Great God Pan andwas seen recently as “Herald of the South” in Fresco Opera’s premiere of Queen of the Night. She also performed the role of “Mary Todd Lincoln” in the semi-staged performance of American Spring by Sam Mulloolyin 2017.
Kirstin has worked with students from ages five through adult. Her patient, enthusiastic manner resonates well with a wide variety of ages and interests. Ms. Roble’s students are placed in top choirs at their schools, singing roles in shows, and have won talent competitions and scholarships. Her students have also won honors at the district and state WI Solo and Ensemble Competitions. Kirstin has worked as a private voice and beginning piano instructor with the Wauwatosa School of Music in Wauwatosa, WI, as a private voice and piano instructor at the Madison Music Foundry, and as an adjunct instructor of voice at Beloit College. In addition, she has also worked as a group voice and musical theatre instructor at the First Stage Children’s Theatre in Milwaukee.
When not performing with area companies, Kirstin can also be regularly heard in the Madison area at Christ Presbyterian Church where she is the Alto soloist with the Scholarship Quartet. She is also a cantor for Cathedral Parish and St. Albert the Great.
Ms. Roble is a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists.)
A supporter and enthusiast of new operatic and music work,Kirstin has been heard as part of the Ghost Chorus in the 2016 Naxos/Parma recording of The Great God Pan andwas seen recently as “Herald of the South” in Fresco Opera’s premiere of Queen of the Night. She also performed the role of “Mary Todd Lincoln” in the semi-staged performance of American Spring by Sam Mulloolyin 2017.
Kirstin has worked with students from ages five through adult. Her patient, enthusiastic manner resonates well with a wide variety of ages and interests. Ms. Roble’s students are placed in top choirs at their schools, singing roles in shows, and have won talent competitions and scholarships. Her students have also won honors at the district and state WI Solo and Ensemble Competitions. Kirstin has worked as a private voice and beginning piano instructor with the Wauwatosa School of Music in Wauwatosa, WI, as a private voice and piano instructor at the Madison Music Foundry, and as an adjunct instructor of voice at Beloit College. In addition, she has also worked as a group voice and musical theatre instructor at the First Stage Children’s Theatre in Milwaukee.
When not performing with area companies, Kirstin can also be regularly heard in the Madison area at Christ Presbyterian Church where she is the Alto soloist with the Scholarship Quartet. She is also a cantor for Cathedral Parish and St. Albert the Great.
Ms. Roble is a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists.)
Katie Anderson, M.M
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A native of Waupaca, Wisconsin, soprano Katie Anderson holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied under Professor Mimmi Fulmer. She completed her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point under the guidance of Weston Hurt and Dr. Matthew Markham. She is currently the Soprano staff singer for Grace Episcopal Church in Madison.
Katie was most recently seen in UW Opera’s production of Puccini's La bohème (Musetta). Recent performance highlights include operas The Turn of the Screw (Governess), Die Zauberflöte (Queen of the Night) and L'enfant et les sortilèges (Le feu). A lover of musical theatre, Katie has also performed lead roles with her Community Theatre in her hometown of Waupaca, WI. Some shows include Into the Woods, The Music Man, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. |
Katie teaches in all genres. She has a passion for helping her students reach their goals and to find their best possible sound. She wants her students to know what their voices are capable of, and to learn that they each have something unique to offer.
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Maven Vocal Arts
Voice Lessons in Madison, WI
1951 Winnebago Street Madison, WI 53704
dr.melaniecain@gmail.com
(608) 712-9433
