Instructor of Voice
DMA, Voice Performance, Shenandoah Conservatory, Shenandoah University
M.M., Voice Performance and Pedagogy, Pennsylvania State University
BFA, Voice Performance, Carnegie Mellon University
MUS 145/245/345/445: Opera Workshop
MUS 230/330: Vocal Techniques
MUS 160/260/360/460: Voice
Dr. Sasha Piastro-Tedford聽enjoys wearing many hats as a singer, teacher, coach,聽accompanist, and director.聽As聽a聽professional singer, she has enjoyed聽a聽career in聽classical and musical theater singing, as聽well as concert repertoire.聽Some favorite roles聽include Rosalinda in聽Die Fledermaus,聽Euridice in Gl眉ck鈥檚聽Orfeo ed Euridice,聽Pamina in聽The Magic Flute,聽Rowan in聽The Little Sweep,聽Zerlina in聽Don Giovanni, Celia in聽Iolanthe,聽Le茂la in Bizet鈥檚聽Les P锚cheurs de Perles,聽and Cathy in聽The Last Five Years.聽As聽a聽voice teacher, Dr. Piastro has maintained an active private studio as well as聽teaching at the collegiate level for eighteen years. She believes in training her students聽to be versatile singers who come to appreciate their unique voices and personal聽artistry.聽Dr. Piastro has taught the gamut of voice-related courses, including Vocal Literature, Vocal Diction, Vocal Methods, and Musical Theater Workshop. She has presented workshops on Vocal Technique and Vocal Health for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, and has enjoyed working as a guest clinician with high school choirs in the central and western PA areas. Dr. Piastro is a member of the Associated Guild of Musical Artists, Opera America, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing, for which she currently serves as Secretary of the Tri-State Chapter.聽