Ms. Scher is our beloved Music Instructor. Please click HERE to visit her website for Private Instructions.
Ms. Scher is a conservatory-trained musician, singer and music educator with studies at Indiana University and on scholarship at Mannes College of Music. She received her Bachelor of Music (BM) in Vocal Performance from Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music and her Masters of Music Education from New York University (NYU). Her voice teachers have included Vera Scammon, Antonia Lavanne, Thomas Cultice, Richard Barrett and Rochelle Abkowitz. These teachers taught her a solid vocal technique utilizing the Bel Canto singing approach which focuses on strong breath development, resonant vocal placement, diction and correct vocal style. She has coached with Robert Cowart, Tania León, John Keenan, Elizabeth Mannion, Harry Saltzman and Jorge Parodi. Her performances include operatic roles, recitals, and showcases with styles ranging from Classical to Broadway.
As a NY State certified Music Teacher K-12, Scher taught general music and high school vocal technique classes with the New York City Public Schools for numerous years. Currently, she is teaching general music and private piano lessons at the Montgomery Montessori school along with private lessons. She is an experienced private voice teacher with students ranging from the beginner to the advanced. She coaches singers for auditions, NYSSMA preparation and choral solos. The emphasis of her vocal training is on healthy singing, allowing the voice to develop naturally, without strain or pushing, using the breath to support the sound, with careful vocal placement (resonance) and musicality. This approach can be applied successfully to all musical styles including Classical, Broadway and Pop. She is certified in Performance Wellness, Level II, which is a holistic approach to helping musicians overcome stage fright and stress with healing and transformative techniques.
Her piano studies began at Eastman School of Music Preparatory Division where she studied with the renowned teacher, Marie Erhart Pearson, with further studies at Indiana University and New York University (NYU). Her early piano instruction focused on correct finger and hand position, posture, musicality, and basic music reading and notation, which is her emphasis today. She is additionally certified in the Kodaly Method, levels I & II, a music teaching pedagogy that incorporates learning using the kinesthetic, visual, aural and written intelligences. She uses this training to help students develop an internal, body-centered rhythm and develop excellent sight-reading and sight-singing abilities.
