PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS
Lessons are offered on campus to students and adults in the Indian Hill School District.
Teachers: Claire Lopatka and Kristine Overman
Grades: 3-12
Location: various - see below
Time:
Tuesdays (Indian Hill Primary School) - Claire Lopatka
Wednesdays (Indian Hill High School) - Kristine Overman
Thursdays (Indian Hill High School & Elementary ) - Claire Loptaka & Kristine Overman
Lessons are offered for 30 minutes or 60 minutes. Pricing per class is $40 per 30 minute class and $70 per 60 minute class (Claire Lopatka), and $45 per 30 minute class and $65 per 60 minute class (Kristine Overman).
A $25 registration fee will be included in the price when registering.
Total cost for 12 week session, 30 minute class: $505.00 (Claire) and $565.00 (Kristine)
Total cost for 12 week session, 60 minute class: $865.00 (Claire) and $805.00 (Kristine)
Please email Executive Director Robin Schwanekamp at [email protected] PRIOR to registration and payment to ensure a mutually agreeable time-slot is available.
Private lesson policies and procedures, including procedures for mid-session registration can be found here.
Grades: 3-12
Location: various - see below
Time:
Tuesdays (Indian Hill Primary School) - Claire Lopatka
Wednesdays (Indian Hill High School) - Kristine Overman
Thursdays (Indian Hill High School & Elementary ) - Claire Loptaka & Kristine Overman
Lessons are offered for 30 minutes or 60 minutes. Pricing per class is $40 per 30 minute class and $70 per 60 minute class (Claire Lopatka), and $45 per 30 minute class and $65 per 60 minute class (Kristine Overman).
A $25 registration fee will be included in the price when registering.
Total cost for 12 week session, 30 minute class: $505.00 (Claire) and $565.00 (Kristine)
Total cost for 12 week session, 60 minute class: $865.00 (Claire) and $805.00 (Kristine)
Please email Executive Director Robin Schwanekamp at [email protected] PRIOR to registration and payment to ensure a mutually agreeable time-slot is available.
Private lesson policies and procedures, including procedures for mid-session registration can be found here.
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Kristine Overman - Soprano
Soprano Kristine Overman fell in love with music from a young age, always singing along to her parents’ musical records as a little girl. Recognizing that she had a good voice, her parents sent her to audition for the Michigan Opera Theater Children’s Chorus at the age of 10. While onstage in her first production, Carmen, she fell in love with opera and never stopped. Her flair for the dramatic made her a natural on stage and she never looked back, dedicating her life to the operatic art form. Most recently on the operatic stage, Kristine performed the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon at Opera in the Ozarks. A recent graduate of the University of Houston, she had the pleasure of portraying Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Amelia in Amelia al ballo, Lady Billows in Albert Herring, and Mrs. Pinkerton in the Old Maid and the Thief. Unable to resist a Mozart heroine, she has also portrayed Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito at Music Academy International and the Countess in the Marriage of Figaro at both the University of Michigan and Prague Summer Nights. Other notable roles include Miss Copland in Dinner at Eight, Romilda in Serse and Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica. On the concert stage, she has sung most notably the soprano solos in the Mozart Requiem and Forrest’s Jubilate Deo. She has also excelled in some prominent competitions, winning 1st prize in the NATS Regional Auditions in Southeast Michigan, taking 3rd place in the George Shirley Vocal Competition and competing as a Finalist in the University of Michigan Concert Competition. Kristine works as a voice teacher where she is inspired on a daily basis by seeing and hearing people from all levels and diverse backgrounds fall in love with all types of music. |
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Claire Lopatka – Soprano
Claire Lopatka, soprano, is a multifaceted performer and educator. She not only teaches voice lessons, but also therapeutic movement, dance, and fitness. She uses her knowledge to help her voice students harness their whole bodies to unleash their voices. After establishing a healthy base of technique, Claire encourages her students to perform. Her students are regularly cast in musicals, have been accepted into collegiate music programs, and have received high scores at OMEA competitions. Claire believes voice lessons can teach students more than just musical skills, but also self-confidence, resilience, and a lifelong appreciation of music. Claire has performed nationally, both operatic and musical theater roles. Locally, she is a longtime, core member of the Cincinnati Opera Chorus and has performed with multiple local professional choirs and theaters. She is a professional cantor at St. Francis Des Sales Catholic Church and teaches voice at the Musical Arts Center and Walnut Hills High School. Claire received her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and her Master’s and Artist Diploma in opera from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. |