Phoenix Area Voice Teachers

Lauren Scoville

Lauren has been playing and performing for over 20 years.  She began studying piano and voice at the age of 9 and has loved it ever since.  While studying at Brigham Young University, Lauren toured with the prestigious International Folk Dance Ensemble as a musician with their band, Mountain Strings.  She was the pianist and backup vocalist for the band and toured with them throughout the United States.  Lauren is also an active performer in local community theaters and she is very involved with the music in her church community.  She has experience performing in many capacities in front of audiences of all sizes and demographics.

She has always had a passion for music and she loves instilling that passion in others.  She has taught piano and voice lessons on and off for the last 13 years, and it's truly a joy to see her students progress. Whether it's encouraging students to be creative and write their own songs, or weaving complicated theory into the pieces they're working on, Lauren strives to make learning music fun and enjoyable while still being productive.  Her student's learning goals are the top priority in lessons. Rather than teaching her own objectives, she makes the lessons about the students. She loves teaching students of all ages and levels and is excited to get started with you!  

Kiernan Steiner

Raised in the Driftless region of Wisconsin, Kiernan M. Steiner began singing in church at two years old and her love for music never ceased.  At the age of three, Kiernan began her music education at Viterbo University studying the violin using the Suzuki method, and started piano at age eight.  As she continued her music education in the Viroqua area, she began taking lessons in clarinet, mandolin, voice, and violin. At home, Kiernan self-taught herself guitar and began writing her own songs.  Her experiences singing for weekly church services, weddings, and funerals, as well as success in State-wide contests only encouraged her to pursue higher education in Vocal Music.

In May of 2014, Kiernan completed her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Music Education at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. After graduation, Kiernan taught private voice, vocal directed the musical, and directed the choral program at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin.  While studying at the University of Missouri - Columbia with Dr. R. Paul Crabb, she served as a Choral Teaching Assistant and directed the vocal jazz ensemble, Hitt Street Harmony. Meanwhile, she continued her music ministry at Centralia United Methodist Church and Missouri United Methodist Church. In May 2018, Kiernan received her Master's of Music in Choral Conducting.  Throughout her teaching and performing experiences, she has worked with singers in all genres, including bluegrass/country, jazz, pop, R&B, gospel, musical theater, and classical music. Kiernan is now a teaching assistant and doctoral candidate at Arizona State University, advised by Dr. David Schildkret. Her research includes womanism, gender studies, and American music of the 20th century.  Her mission is to inspire and encourage people all over the world to connect and communicate through music by engaging individuals through intentional and meaningful lessons and rehearsals.

Katie Moore

Katie Moore has been an active performer with the Phoenix Opera for several seasons. She sang the role of Mercedes in Carmen with the company in November 2009. More recently, she performed with Muddy River
Opera as Pitti-Sing in The Mikado--a work in which she also portrayed the character of Katisha--and Erika in Vanessa with Ethington Memorial Theatre. Miss Moore achieved her Regina Coeli, K. 276, with performances in
Prague, Ceske Budejovice and the historical Karlskirche Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. She was also featured for two seasons as soloist with the Flagstaff Symphony in a performance of Handel's Messiah and recently sang in concert at Symphony Space in New York City. 

This vibrant mezzo-soprano's repertoire encompasses a stunning array of styles and languages. Her operatic portrayals include the title roles of Carmen in La Cenerentola, Charlotte in Werther, Adalgisa in Norma, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, The Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos, Suzuki in Madama Butterfl y and Leonora in La
Favorita. A Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner of the Arizona District, Miss Moore was heard as The Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas with Northern Arizona University Opera Theater. She obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.

Charity Johansen

Charity Johansen has been a part of the Phoenix Arts community for five years. She received a Masters of Music in Opera Performance from Arizona State University where she studied with Carole FitzPatrick and Dr. Stephanie Weiss.

Charity has a deep love and appreciation for vocal arts, especially in the classical and musical theater genres. She performs as frequently as she can with some of her favorite roles including Ludmilla in The Bartered Bride, 2ndLady in The Magic Flute (AriZoni Award Nomination), Maria Duchess of Dene in Me and My Girl (AriZoni Award Winner) and Gay Wellington/Duchess Olga Katarina in You Can't Take It With You. You can see Charity perform as Mrs. Pugh in the upcoming production of Annie at Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, AZ. 

Charity has taught private voice lessons for just over two years and enjoys seeing her students grow both personally and professionally through out the learning process.