Welcome! My name is Erica, and I have been teaching voice lessons in Mount Holly, NJ for the past 16 years. I teach musical theater, classical, and jazz voice students at my studio in Mount Holly, NJ to goal-oriented teens and adults.

What does goal-oriented mean? The majority of my students are high schoolers that are looking to continue their music studies in college, some are hoping to get the leads in their high school musicals, and others are adults and young adults who are auditioning for local shows and operas. Goals don't need to be professional in nature, but I want all of my students to be working towards something that is important to them.

Please explore the website for more information, and if you would like to see what my current and former students are up to, please scroll down.

You will find my email on the contact page to get in touch with me directly about lessons.

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

AURELIA HARP will sing the roles of Helena Landless and Miss Janet Conover in The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Camden Catholic High School in spring of 2024.
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Recent studio graduate CLAIRE FLYNN will sing the lead roles of Gabby/Bobbi in City of Angels at Boston Conservatory at Berklee in November/December 2023. Claire is currently a sophomore.
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COLIN COVINGTON is the First Place winner in the 2023 Bonilla Voice Competition in the classical category. Here is his winning performance of Bob's Aria from Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief:

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CONGRATS TO MY 2023 SENIORS WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR MUSIC EDUCATION IN COLLEGE!!

COLIN COVINGTON: BM in Voice Performance at The College of Charleston
AJ STEELE: BM in Voice Performance (Jazz) at University of the Arts
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Check out this video of COLIN COVINGTON singing Mr. Cellophane from Delran High School's production of Chicago:

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ALLIE DESIDERIO will sing Marian Paroo in The Music Man Jr. with the Burlington County Footlighters in March 2022
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CONGRATS to my students who made the All South Jersey High School Chorus:

ALLIE DESIDERIO, Soprano 1
AURELIA HARP, Soprano 1
COLIN COVINGTON, Bass 1 section leader
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AIDAN HOLMES will sing Buddy the Elf in Elf The Musical at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in December 2022
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MY 2022 SENIORS WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION IN MUSIC IN COLLEGE!!

CLAIRE FLYNN: BFA in Musical Theater at Boston Conservatory
RYAN HANS: BFA in Musical Theater at Marymount Manhattan
NICOLE MINAR: BA in Theater (Musical Theater) at Rowan University
SARAH WILLITS: BM in Music Education at The College of New Jersey
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NICOLE MINAR was Paulette and ARIEL BROACH was Enid in Northern Burlington's 2022 production of Legally Blonde.
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CLAIRE FLYNN sang the role of Rosie in Delran High School's 2022 production of Bye Bye Birdie.
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So very proud of two of my seniors who just recorded their pre-screen auditions for college degrees in Musical Theater. Check out the videos below.

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Congratulations to NICOLE MINAR for winning the Thespy Award for Duet Musical in the 2021 International Thespian Excellence Awards.
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NICOLE MINAR was a finalist in the musical theater divisions of the 2021 Bonilla Vocal Academy High School Competition.
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Congratulations to NICOLE MINAR on her acceptance into the 2021 Marymount Manhattan Musical Theatre Intensive.
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Congratulations to CLAIRE FLYNN on her acceptance into the 2021 ArtsBridge Summer Musical Theatre Intensive.
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ALANNA BURDEN will sing the role of Rona and ERICKA SOLES will sing the role of Olive in Rancocas Valley Regional High School's 2021 spring production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
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ARIEL BROACH will sing the role of Alice, JOSH DEKOVITCH will sing the role of Gomez, and NICOLE MINAR will sing the role of Morticia in Northern Burlington County Regional High School's 2021 spring production of The Addams Family.
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NICOLE MINAR won First Place in the Musical Solo division of the New Jersey Drama and Forensics League competition.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MY GRADUATING SENIORS WHO WILL BE CONTINUING THEIR MUSIC STUDIES IN COLLEGE!

LUCAS BERGEN: Music Education at Rowan University
MAKAYLA HUGHES: Music Industry (Technology and Voice) at The College of Saint Rose
BEN KIRK: Music Education at Westminster Choir College
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Congratulations to BEN KIRK, who was awarded the $3000 Richard M. Smith scholarship for Music Education by the SJ Choral Directors Association at the 62nd Annual SJ High School Choral Festival.
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MAKAYLA HUGHES sang the role of Alice in Pemberton High School's 2020 production of The Addams Family.
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LUCAS BERGEN and KAYLA DOWNING sang Franklin Hart and Judy Bernly in Bordentown Regional High School's 2020 production of 9 to 5.
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ARIEL BROACH was cast as the understudy for Deloris and NICOLE MINAR was cast as Tina in Sister Act at Northern Burlington County Regional High School. Unfortunately, performances were canceled due to the pandemic.
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CLAIRE FLYNN sang Donna in Delran High School's 2020 production of Mamma Mia.
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SEAN DOWNING will sing the role of Hugh Dorsey in Jason Robert Brown's musical, Parade, with Playful Theatre Productions. Performances are March 27, 28, and 29, and April 3, 4, and 5 at Kelsey Theatre on the Mercer County Community College campus.
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NICOLE MINAR received the highest marks of "Superior" in the solo category in the 2019 New Jersey ThesFest.
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CLAIRE FLYNN is once again Section Leader of the Soprano 1 section in the 2019-2020 All South Jersey Senior High Chorus. BEN KIRK and LUCAS BERGEN are Tenor 1s.
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CLAIRE FLYNN was awarded 2nd Place in the Musical Theater Lower Treble category of the 2019 NATS Doris Lenz Festival for High School Singers .
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Rancocas Valley Regional High School's 2019 fall musical, The Addams Family, featured:

ERICKA SOLES: Morticia
ABBY DeLUCIA: ensemble and featured dancer
MEGAN RILEY: ensemble and featured dancer
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Congratulations to KAYLA DOWNING on her rave reviews from the Greater Philadelphia Cappies for her roles in Bordentown High School's production of Chicago. Here are some standouts:

"…Kayla Downing (Kitty/Mona) had remarkable featured moments throughout the performance. Her dedication and raw talent stood out among the cast, which showed her true professionalism and potential."

"Kayla Downing portrayed Mona, a ruthless murderer, with uncanny believability. Her acting and stage presence were outstanding, and she stood out throughout the entire production."

"Kitty/Mona (Kayla Downing) stole the show with incomparable stage presence that commanded all of the attention in the room every time they walked on stage."

"Quick appearances of Kayla Downing as Mona and Kitty brought both a dramatic and a comedic tone that left the audience wanting more."

"Another noteworthy performance was Kayla Downing who portrayed Kitty. Although having a short featured moment in the show, she fully committed and left a lasting impact on the audience."
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Rancocas Valley Regional High School's 2019 spring musical, Chicago, featured:

JENNA SPRINGER: Mama Morton
MOLLY HILL: Liz
ERICKA SOLES: Hunyak
JOSH HARMON: Master of Ceremonies
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CLAIRE FLYNN was awarded 2nd Place in the Musical Theater Lower Women category of the 2018 NATS Doris Lenz Festival for High School Singers.
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CLAIRE FLYNN sang the role of Maria in West Side Story in the Curtain Call Performing Arts Center's Teen Production in November 2018.
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SEAN DOWNING sang Bruce in Fun Home with Pierrot Productions at the Kelsey Theatre in September 2018.
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CLAIRE FLYNN performed the role of Marie (Fairy Godmother) in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella with the Bucks County Playhouse Youth Company in July and August, 2018.
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Check out a few photos from Rancocas Valley Regional High School's spring production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella: PHOEBE LOPEZ and AIDAN COLLETT as Ella and Topher, GRACE ODDO as Marie, LEXI OLSEN as Madame, BEN KIRK and MOLLY MOSS as Jean-Michel and Charlotte, and JENNA SPRINGER as ensemble.

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DAIO FLOYD sang the lead role of Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Performances run March 23 through April 1.
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High school freshman KAYLA DOWNING performed the lead role of The Daughter/Ellie in the highly anticipated high school premiere of Freaky Friday at Bordentown Regional High School in April.
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New to the studio, COURTNEY CHU performed the roles of Young Jane Eyre and Adèle in Jane Eyre with 11th Hour Theatre Company's Next Step Concert Series in March.
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EUGENE SANDEL performed the role of Enjolras in Les Miserables with the Ocean Children's Theatre Company in April.
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Rancocas Valley Regional High School's spring production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella featured:

PHOEBE LOPEZ as Ella
AIDAN COLLETT as Topher
GRACE ODDO as Marie
MOLLY MOSS as Gabrielle
MOLLY HILL as Charlotte
BEN KIRK as Jean-Michel
LEXI OLSEN as Madame
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The following students were winners in the 2017 NATS Doris Lenz Festival for High School Singers:

AIDAN COLLETT: 1st Place Musical Theater Men Upper
GRACE ODDO: 2nd Place Musical Theater Women Upper
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BECCA KIRK performed the role of Rose Hoffman in the Maple Shade Arts Council Teen Production of Working the Musical in October, 2017.
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Rancocas Valley Regional High School's Musical Theater Ensemble will be performing Urinetown in January, 2018.

AIDAN COLLETT: Director
GRACE ODDO: Hope Cladwell
PHOEBE LOPEZ: Penelope Pennywise
KATELYN PETRUZZI: Josephine Strong
JENNA SPRINGER: Hot Blades Harry
BECCA KIRK: Girl Cop
LEXI OLSEN: Ensemble
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Bordentown Regional High School freshman KAYLA DOWNING performed in two of the seven one acts at BRHS's 2017 One Act Play Festival: As Jane in "Lights, Camera, Act, Shaun!" and as Stella in "Jubilation, Mississippi: An Ode to the Twilight Zone."
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New student BLAKE HANRAHAN will sing the role of Buddy the Elf in Elf Jr. at Moorestown Theater Company in December, 2017.
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Three students performed in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Rancocas Valley Regional High School - AIDAN COLLETT as Bottom, GRACE ODDO as Helena, and BECCA KIRK as Egeus.
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DAIO FLOYD sang the role of Joanne in Sondheim's Company with the Performing Arts Department of Fairleigh Dickinson University in October, 2017.
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Former student MIRANDA HOLLIDAY will be performing the role of the Old Lady in Leonard Bernstein's operetta, Candide, at Albright College in November, 2017.
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From our recital on August 19, 2017:

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AIDAN COLLETT will be directing Urinetown for the Musical Theater Ensemble at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in fall, 2017.
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Only two seniors in the studio this year, and both going to music school:

MACKENZIE MEYH: attending Baldwin Wallace University for a BFA in Musical Theater, Class of 2021
JADEN CHRIS: attending Berklee College of Music for Guitar, Class of 2021
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EUGENE SANDEL will sing the Beast in Beauty and the Beast at Pemberton High School in February, 2018.
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GRACE ODDO attended the 2017 ArtsBridge Summer Musical Theater, an intensive two-week program that allowed her to work with musical theater faculty from the top schools in the country. She received a 2017 Doris Lenz Scholarship through the NJ National Association of Teachers of Singing to attend. Here is her audition video, singing "Pretty Funny" from Dogfight.

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MACKENZIE MEYH performed Adele's Laughing Song from the opera Die Fledermaus at Toms River High School South's orchestra concert in May 2017.
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MACKENZIE MEYH will sing Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company. The show runs from July 13 to August 6, 2017.
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Hairspray at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in May 2017 was a roaring success. Congrats to AIDAN COLLETT (Edna), GRACE ODDO (VELMA), LEXI OLSEN (Amber), JADEN CHRIS (Brad), MOLLY MOSS (Lou Ann), and SEAN JAMISON, PHOEBE LOPEZ, and KATELYN PETRUZZI (Ensemble).
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MACKENZIE MEYH performed the roles of Eve, Princess Barbara, and Ella/Passionella in The Apple Tree at Toms River High School South on May 12 and 13, 2017, and in fall 2016 she was cast as Abigail Adams in 1776.
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Two former students performed as college freshmen in Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, in the 2016-2017 school year. MIRANDA HOLLIDAY sang the supporting role of Kate at Albright College. DANII MANN sang the lead role of Mabel at Endicott College.
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CLAIRE FLYNN performed the lead role of Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain Jr. at Delran Middle School in April, 2017.
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CLAIRE FLYNN was the Soprano 1 section leader (best score in the auditions) in the 2017 All South Jersey Junior High Chorus.
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The following students were winners in the 2016 NATS Doris Lenz Festival for High School Singers:

EUGENE SANDEL: 1st Place Classical Men Lower
AIDAN COLLETT: 2nd Place Musical Theater Men Lower
MACKENZIE MEYH: 3rd Place Musical Theater Women Upper
GRACE ODDO: 3rd Place Musical Theater Women Lower
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The following students were winners in the 2015 NATS Doris Lenz Festival for High School Singers:

MIRANDA HOLLIDAY: 1st Place Women Musical Theater Upper
AIDAN COLLETT: 2nd Place Men Musical Theater Lower
PHOEBE LOPEZ and GRACE ODDO: Finalists in Musical Theater Women Lower