Haiyan S. TakeLessons Instructor Voice, opera voice, Broadway singing, Music Theory, Sight-Reading Pemberton walk(between Main St. and Buffalo Spw.), Houston, TX

A singer in classical/opera style and patient voice teacher with a Master of Arts in Vocal performance. With family influenced she has passion devoted to performing and teaching. She had great potential in music and has been involved in series of performances in her teens. Her professional musical training started from 1993 when she was accepted into Department of Music, Shandong Arts College. She continued her study focusing on “Western Operas” after years of performances in China and Singapore. She Studied in U.K. in 2000, later spent three years at the School of Music of Washington State University (2003-2006) and earned BA in music and MA in vocal performance. She also does private teaching besides study, because she believes the combination of studying and practicing are very important for a singer and teacher. Continued to study opera with America opera singer, Catherine Cook. She has played majors roles in many operas, such as Cosi Fan Tutte，Carmen , Too many sopranos etc. She performs recitals, has been involved in many concerts in Singapore, Malaysia, England, United States and China etc., and won awards in nationwide singing competitions.