How to Contact Alex
Background
Education
- B.M. Studio Music and Jazz - Vocal Performance (Summa Cum Laude, University of Miami)
- M.M. Studio Music and Jazz - Vocal Performance (Academic Merit, University of Miami)
Held Graduate Teaching Assistant position during graduate school - taught private lessons, developed courses, and directed vocal group Jazz Vocal II.
Teaching
As of 2024, Alex has been teaching for 10 years. In addition to her voice and piano studio, she teaches jazz voice lessons at Mt. San Antonio College and is an assistant conductor for Los Robles Children’s Choir. Alex is passionate about helping her students develop a positive relationship with music. Her goal is to help her students become well-rounded in their areas of interest while encouraging them to take pride in their progress at their own pace. She works with all ages and experience levels.
Performance
Currently, Alex performs around LA with her own project, as a guest artist, and as an alto in LA-based choir Tonality. She has been featured in the Stanford Jazz Festival (Stanford, CA) and Jazz Roots at the Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami, FL). Jazz and popular music luminaries she has performed with include Peter Eldridge, Darmon Meader, Donny McCaslin, and Becca Stevens. Off the stage, Alex can be heard as a session vocalist on various projects, from star-studded concerts to educational material for children.
In 2022, Alex was part of the inaugural cast of Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Wish. As the ship’s entertainer pianist, she created solo sets for Nightingale’s piano bar as well as trio/quartet sets with her bandmates in a variety of genres. She was also a featured performer in two of the ship’s most exciting shows, Victrophonics and Pirate’s Rockin' Parlay Party, which included musicians playing live to fireworks for the first time in DCL history.
Studio
Lesson Offerings
- Voice (all styles)
- Beginning-intermediate piano
- Piano self-accompaniment for singers
- Songwriting
- Arranging
- Jazz improvisation
Teaching Hours
Please contact Alex for availability
Policies
24-hour notice for cancellations, exemptions made in case of emergency
Testimonials
“So thankful for Alex who is open, supportive and encouraging of Stella (7) to write her own music… It is just so cool. Thank you Alex!! You are awesome and unique and amazing!!”
Heather S.