Find, love, and grow your voice through custom lessons combining musicality and theory

Hello and welcome! I'm Emma Thornton. I am a coloratura soprano and a recent grad from a Bachelor's of Music in operatic voice performance, with 19 years of experience in the musical theatre and vocal industry. I would be honoured to take you on your singing journey! I started my own journey at the age of four years old, when I began working steadily in the professional musical theatre industry in Toronto, ON. I went on to go to Rosedale Heights School of the Arts for high school, where I majored in musical theatre. This is also when I began to delve into the world of competitive choral singing. From there, I was set to move to New York to attend The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, until COVID hit. Through New York's shutdown, I began to discover the world of classical music, and decided to pivot into studying opera and classical music at Dalhousie University for my BMus.

I offer singing lessons for all levels, focusing on musical theatre, opera, jazz, pop/R&B, and blues styles. In my lessons, we work on breath management, vocal training, range & pitch help, musicality, ear training, confidence, vocal styling, acting through song, audition/exam/recital prep, anatomical understanding, music theory, and more! I use a variety of tools to achieve this with my students while online, like a piano keyboard, a microphone, supplied sheet music, a metronome app, and a self-harmonizing app. My aim is to provide students with all the physical and contextual tools they will need to achieve whatever vocal goals they may have, while keeping them healthy and happy. I want to help students nurture, understand, and truly discover their own unique voice. Because of this, lessons will look different for each student, as I tailor each lesson based on the student's individual level, goals, and needs. Everyone is welcome. I can't wait to sing with you!