Vocal Instructor Santa Ana Near Me

4worldlovers: Molly Noori is a classically trained singer who has been teaching and performing for over 15 years. Whether you are just starting out, preparing for an audition, an emerging professional, or just want to explore your love of music Molly will provide you with custom lessons at the highest level. Please reach out to schedule a lesson!

NOW OPEN for in-person lessons for all fully vaccinated singers! We will continue to offer virtual lessons as well.

Private lessons are for singers of all levels interested in singing any genre of music. Each lesson is designed with the singer's experience, interest, goals, and comfort level in mind. In private lessons we will focus on developing or building upon a strong, healthy vocal technique, learning to sing with musicality and expression at the highest level, and nourishing the unique artistry of each singer. Instruction may also include vocal coaching and audition prep (including monologue work) for classical or musical theatre singers who are preparing a role or an audition. Fees include custom lesson design, administration costs, and facility rental for recitals.

California based Mezzo-Soprano Molly Noori has taught voice lessons for over fifteen years to students ages 7-adult. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), has earned a master’s degree in vocal performance and a master’s degree in music education. In addition to teaching in her private studio, she has taught voice lessons at high schools, colleges, and music academies in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana including, IPFW Community Arts Academy, Michigan Music Academy, and at the University of Toledo where she taught class voice and private lessons to undergraduate students as part of her graduate assistantship. Molly did her undergraduate work in her hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana where she earned her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Indiana University and studied with Dr. Sam Savage. Over the next few years she went on to earn both of her graduate degrees at the University of Toledo where she studied with Dr. Denise Bernardini (voice), Dr. Pamela Stover (music education), Dr. Timothy Brakel (music education), and Dr. Brad Pierson (choral conducting).

Molly has worked with Michigan Opera Theatre three years in a row serving as a vocal coach, music director, and director for their long-running summer opera program. Subsequently she was chosen to teach select high school students in the RAMP-UP mentorship program- a collaboration between MOT and the Detroit School of the Arts. She has been a judge for NATS and MENC vocal competitions, a high school and college masterclass instructor, a vocal coach at the famous Macomb Center for the Performing Arts and this past year had the pleasure of presenting at the Music Conference Alberta.

Molly is a credentialed pre-k-12th-grade music educator in two states. She has taught general music, choir, music theory, and theatre. She has designed curriculum for the general student population as well as specialized classes for children with special needs. While teaching in Michigan she had the pleasure of creating and directing a performing arts camp where performers ages 7-14 learned about singing, acting, movement on stage, set and costume design, audition practices, and improvisation. The camp culminated in a delightful and eclectic student-produced production. Upon moving to California in 2018 Molly had the pleasure of teaching in Irvine Unified School District as a 4-6th-grade vocal specialist.

Highlights of Molly’s performance experience include her main stage debut in the role of Siebel in Toledo Opera’s production of Faust. La Badessa in Suor Angelica at the Operafestival di Roma, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at Indiana University, Fort Wayne, Baba in The Medium, La Musica and Euridice in L’Orfeo, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Ma Moss inThe Tenderland, Ms. Todd in The Old Maid and The Thief at the University of Toledo, and Resident Traveling Artist at Michigan Opera Theatre. Molly has performed multiple concert solos including Rossini’s Petite Mass, Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer and Kindertöten lieder, Mozart’s Requiem and Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, and selections from Carmen and H.M.S. Pinafore with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. She looks forward to singing with Opera Reimagined (Laguna Beach) and Lyric Opera of Orange County in the 2022-23 season.