It’s me. Back when I sang at the National Shrine in DC as part of the professional choir, my director, the late Leo Nestor, said to my section, “Altoids, let’s try that again.” My response was, “Excuse me, I happen to be a mezzoid.” He said “what’s the difference?” and I said, “I’m still curiously strong, I just happen to sing a minor third higher.” (Cue music nerd laughter here.)
It became a thing. I decided it would be my email handle, and then later my website name, and now, my studio name. There are even a few people who call me Mezzoid. A select few call me Zoid. (FYI: You have to have my permission to do that.)
This is what I mean by being curiously strong as a singer and as a performer, and what I want for my students, my colleagues – really anyone who is in my life.
I have been teaching voice since 1998. Although it started as something to do between gigs that seemed like it would be better than typing and filing in an office, it surprisingly turned into a passion. I love to perform and love working with performers, whether performing is something they do as a living or something that’s a part of their lives.
I am a firm believer that singing coordinates natural functions in a way to ensure a sound that is organic, free, attractive, and feels really terrific. Whether that sound is operatic, musical theater, American folk song, French mélodie, German lied, the Great American songbook, or new music that hasn’t even been recorded yet, I’m here to help you find your voice.
Join me in becoming curiously strong as a singer, as a performer, and in discovering your voice – whatever that might mean to you.
Are you curious yet? Check out Curiously Strong Performing for even more!
Mezzoid Voice Studio is committed to serving all of its students,
past, present, and future, and recognizing diversity and equality as essential elements of that service. Hate has no place in the studio.