Take Singing Lessons with Holly and Neighbour Note

Take singing lessons with Holly Chaplin and Neighbour Note! Holly's singing lessons are fun, educational, challenging, and rewarding. Holly loves to teach, sing, and perform! Here is some background information on Holly: 

Holly started her musical training at six years old when she was enrolled in the High Park Choirs of Toronto, which is now Young Voices Toronto. Piano lessons followed shortly thereafter. Holly's participation in the Young Voices Toronto choirs helped foster her love of singing and music in general at an early age. As a child, Holly excelled at singing and playing the piano. 

Holly has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music with honours at York University where she studied and specialized in classical voice performance. During her time at York University's music program Holly refined her singing skills and excelled in Art Song and Opera performance. Holly enjoyed her time studying at York University where she truly expressed herself through her singing. 

Holly was a recipient of the fine arts scholarship from the New Market voice festival, the Orpheus Scholarship for best adjudicated performance, and the Saarburg International Music Festival and School Emerging Artist Scholarship. Holly has performed the roles of Olympia from Les contes d'Hoffmann, and the Queen of the Night from die Zauberflöte at York University. Holly had her orchestral debut in April 2013 with the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Dr. Andrzej Rozbicki. 

In terms of performance, Holly has performed to audiences in Germany, Poland, and Canada. In July 2014, Holly performed with the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra conductor, maestro Dr. Andzej Rozbicki in Poland. In August 2014, Holly performed the roles of Elizabeth in Lehar`s Shon ist die Welt, Nelly from Eysler`s The Love Cure, Giovanna from Vaccai`s Giovanna d'arco and Bertha from Adam`s La Poupee du Nuremburg in Saarburg Germany`s rare music festival Saarburger Serenaden under the direction of Maestro Semyon Rozin, and stage director Oliver Kloeter. 

As a teacher, Holly's goal is to keep students love of music strong by helping choose repertoire that student's enjoy. Holly provides strong theoretical and technical skills for students to reach their full potential of expression. She enjoys creating a comfortable environment where students feel at ease. This safe space helps students feel free and gives them the confidence to experiment and explore their own unique sound. This in turn helps build the student's confidence and in turn makes them a better singer, player, and performer. Building self-confidence also helps create consistent musical and vocal development. 

Holly tailors each lesson to the wants and needs of individual students creating a sense of fun as well as a good rapport with them. She teaches students to be mindful when performing and learning by focusing on the technical and physical process of singing and the avoidance of listening to and judging their personal sound. 

As an educator, Holly believes she has a responsibility to ensure students have healthy voices no matter what repertoire they wish to sing. Good technique is good technique. In the course of her professional career as a singer, teacher, and student, Holly is able to share her past and present learning experiences with people of most ages and abilities. 

Holly Chaplin is an accomplished voice and piano instructor with over a decade of teaching experience. Holly teaches students of all ages, fostering a love of music through diverse styles and genres, including classical, musical theatre, contemporary repertoire and song writing. Take singing lessons and piano lessons with Holly and discover the wonderful world of music!