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Mrs. Shannon Hassell
Voice Teacher
Dear Hays High School Choir Students and Parents,
I am delighted to have the opportunity to provide private voice lessons for students in the Hays High School Choir program. Voice lessons were an integral and exciting part of my journey as a choir student in middle and high schools. I strive to encourage my students to develop their voices and talents, gain confidence and reach their musical goals.
Let me share a little bit about myself with you. I began taking piano lessons in 4th grade, joined the school band in 6th grade, and began school choir and voice in 8th grade. I graduated from Hardin-Simmons University with a Bachelor of Music. I have taught as a choir director and voice teacher since graduating. My husband and I live in Kyle, with our two children and one dog.
In voice lessons, students will receive instruction in proper singing techniques to maintain optimum vocal health and growth, support what they are taught in choir, and prepare them adequately for contests, auditions and other goals they set. We will work on breathing, posture, diction, expanding range, sight-reading, and vocal tone. Voice lessons will also be used to prepare for All-State contest, Solo & Ensemble, college auditions, musical theater auditions, and solos for choir.
Information about lessons with Mrs. Hassell can be found here.
Dalton Flake
Voice Teacher
While studying for pre-med in his undergraduate work at Midwestern State University, Dalton Flake discovered the world of opera. His roles include: Borsa, in Rigoletto; Rinuccio, in Gianni Schicchi; Alfred, in Die Fledermaus; and Detlef, in The Student Prince. He then attended Texas State University for his Masters of Voice Performance. Where he added: Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors; Candide in Candide; Sam Kaplan in Street Scene; Rodolfo, in La Boheme; Charlot, in Angelique, which went to win awards with the National Opera Association; E.T.A. Hoffmann, in Le Contes d'Hoffmann; Abbe, in Felice, and 1st boy, in Trouble in Tahiti. He has been a soloist for Texas State in there performances of Monteverdi's Vespers and Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Dalton has earned first place at NATS and won the Didzun Honors Award for excellence. Recently, Dalton performed Rodolfo in Puccini's, La Boheme with Red River Lyric Opera as well as Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe with Gilbert and Sullivan Austin.
Dalton has been teaching voice lessons for 14 years and has had several All State students. Many of his students have gone on to become music majors with major universities.
Information about lessons with Mr. Flake can be found here.
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