PrivateVoicelessons atCincinnati Music Academy

Paul McCready

CMA Founder

Voice

Paul McCready has had the pleasure of instructing many of our area’s talented singers for over 30 years. He has become known as an excellent communicator of vocal technique.

Nick Kelliher

Voice

Nick Kelliher is a voice teacher based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nick’s teaching style is a holistic one, where finding technical efficiency is key, so that artistry and expression may be easily accessed. In Nick’s studio, students will learn about concepts that are necessary for healthy vocal production that can be used across all styles, including classical, musical theater, jazz, and pop. Nick studies voice with internationally recognized baritone, William McGraw. Nick has also volunteered as a member of the UC Voice and Swallowing Lab. He is currently earning his Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he also earned his Master’s Degree.

Christina Kerstan

Voice

Christina holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Susquehanna University, and completed her Master of Music degree in voice at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2014 under the tutelage of Kenneth Shaw.

Dr. Brenda Lang

Voice

Dr. Lang has been teaching voice for over 30 years with the past 29 years as a faculty member at Cincinnati Christian University where she was the lead voice instructor. She also taught beginning music theory, voice class, voice studio, vocal pedagogy, advanced choral conducting, and directed their 40 voice Concert Choir and 25 voice acapella group, Resonate. As part of her teaching responsibilities, she also produced the annual sold-out Christmas Dinner Theater and other theater productions including Fiddler on the Roof and Music Man. Dr. Lang travelled throughout the United States with Concert Choir and twice to Brazil where they performed over 15 concerts during each tour. Although the majority of Dr. Lang’s students have been college-age, she has taught all age groups from middle school through senior adults in her private studio. The vocal styles she teaches range from classical to musical theater, gospel to Contemporary Christian Music, and popular music. Dr. Lang completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music where she studied voice with Mary Henderson-Stucky.

Lauren le Roux

Voice

Lauren, like so many of us, started with a love of music and singing, especially the sounds and stylings of everything musical theater. With a degree in theater and a minor in vocal performance from Miami University, she aims to find the perfect balance of vocal function and expression.

Irene Reising

Piano

Voice

Irene Reising, a coloratura soprano from Cincinnati, OH, has been performing with multiple opera companies and has also been teaching private voice and piano since 2017. As a voice and piano instructor, Ms. Reising deeply believes in a healthy technique being the most important skill developed in lessons. Ms. Reising will work with her students to find appropriate repertoire to fit each student’s instrument. In her studio, the students will work on growing their confidence in performing and expressing themselves as a musician through appropriately deemed repertoire. The students will also cultivate an appreciation of music and gain a basic understanding of the fundamentals of music.