Martha Lavender Music
Private Music Instruction • Vocal Coaching • Performance Preparation • Music Education
The Hal Leonard Vocal Competion
The Hal Leonard Vocal Competition is an online competition for singers from the United States and Canada ages 23 and under. The competition offers a shared community that singers and teachers find in watching video entries of others from all over North America. There are both Musical Theatre and Art Song categories and students can submit videos in both categories. Many of Martha’s students enjoy this opportunity as a way to prepare for auditions and focus on performance skills.
Enjoy this Sample Reel of recent Hal Leonard videos.
#Top40Tuesday Series
MarthaTop40Tuesday Series offers her students the opportunity to record and current or past Top 40 hit. Working on contemporary repertoire is fun and the recording process is educational. For those students who wish to share their work, Martha will post their finished video project on her social media platforms most Tuesdays.
Enjoy this Sample Reel of recent #Top40Tuesday videos.
Student Showcases
Four times a year students have an opportunity to share their voices with friends and family at Student Showcases (two pop/contemporary showcases per year and two musical theater showcases per year). Pop/Contemporary singers perform in an "open mic" setting with live musician accompaniment and musical theatre singers perform in a theatre setting (on stage with theatrical lighting) with recorded accompanimental tracks. Student Showcases are intended to be a culminating experience that celebrate a student's progress and demonstrate the hard work and growth they have achieved in their study. Making music in a live setting such as this is an option (not a requirement) that many students choose to take advantage of and really enjoy. Here are videos of some highlights from recent Student Showcases.
Enjoy these highlight reels for recent Pop/Contemporary and Theatre showcases.
