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Angela Peterson Winter holds a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College of Rider University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from Butler University, where she graduated summa cum laude. She has over eight years of teaching experience in both voice and piano and has held teaching positions in music centers throughout the country, most recently in the voice faculty of the International School of Music in Bethesda, MD .  Currently, she collaborates with the choral department of Edison High School in Alexandria, VA in addition to operating a private studio.  Ms. Winter is also a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), which offers her students additional performance opportunities, and was recently named a winner of the NATS 2010 Emerging Leaders Award and selected as a participant in the 2011 NATS Intern Program.

Ms. Winter has appeared nationally and internationally as a soloist and chorister, performing throughout the United States, the Czech Republic, and Italy in such venues as the Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, and Tanglewood.  A devotee of 20th-century music, she recently gave the DC premiere of Lori Laitman's Within These Spaces, in addition to the Czech Republic premiere of female composer Vitěszlava Kaprálova’s chamber piece “Leden” and the world premiere of Aaron B. Coates’ “Songs for the Westbound” in Indianapolis, IN.   Ms. Winter has appeared in the DC area with the Victorian Lyric Opera Company, the Master Chorale of Washington, and the Church of the Epiphany concert series, along with serving as a frequent cantorial soloist for Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria,VA and the High Holy Day cantorial soloist at Beth El in Winchester, VA.  She is also a board member and performing member of the Washington DC Friday Morning Music Club.   

 

 

 

Angela Peterson Winter is available as a soloist.  Please contact her for rates and/or demos.
 
 

Teaching Philosophy
 
Angela's teaching philosophy includes a strong belief in developing the complete musician, attained through imparting a solid understanding of vocal technique and the vocal mechanism, performance practice, and basic musicianship.
She believes in teaching not only the "how" of singing and music making, but also the "why", so that her students understand what to do, how to do it, and why it's done. She also feels it is important to establish the fundamentals of music in addition to proper vocal technique in order to become a complete musician and not just a "singer". For this reason, basic music reading, theory/sight singing, and piano skills are taught alongside vocal production concepts and repertory whenever necessary. Overall, she strives to work with her students as individuals and helps to attain each of their individual goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Angela's teaching style and patience is what I found to be her greatest asset.  The basic breathing techniques that I have learned have improved my singing."

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                    Kelsey W.