Private Voice Lessons in Cincinnati — Sing with Confidence and Style
Find your voice with expert instruction from Cincinnati Music Academy’s professional vocal coaches. Lessons are open to kids, teens, and adults across all styles — from pop and musical theater to classical and R&B. Build strong technique, expand your range, and perform with confidence in a supportive, personalized environment.
What Are Private Voice Lessons?
Cincinnati Music Academy’s Voice Program pairs students with professional singers and teachers who focus on healthy vocal technique, confidence, and artistry. Lessons emphasize breath support, tone, and range while exploring styles such as pop, Broadway, and classical. Whether you’re discovering your voice or preparing for auditions, CMA helps you sing with strength, style, and control.
- Weekly 30-, 45-, or 60-minute sessions
- Lessons for ages 7 through adult
- All styles taught — pop, musical theater, classical, R&B, and more
- Professional instructors with performance experience
- Optional recital and performance opportunities
- Flexible scheduling and no long-term commitments
What to Expect in Private Voice Lessons
Every voice is unique, so lessons are customized to fit each student’s experience and goals. Instructors blend vocal technique, ear training, and musical interpretation while building performance confidence and expression. CMA’s studios provide a professional yet welcoming setting where singers of all ages can grow.
Who Are Voice Lessons Perfect For?
Kids & Teen Singers
Kids and teens who love to sing and want to strengthen their voices for musicals, auditions, or choir. Lessons focus on vocal health, confidence, and self-expression.
Adults
Adults who want to improve technique, prepare for performances, or rediscover their passion for singing. CMA’s coaches adapt lessons to each student’s goals — from casual enjoyment to advanced training.
How Private VOICE Lessons Work
Placement
A short consultation helps match you with an instructor whose teaching style, availability, and expertise align with your goals.
Lessons
Weekly sessions blend breathing, tone, resonance, and range development with practical song work and stage skills.
Progress
Students receive personalized feedback and can prepare for optional recitals, auditions, or CMA Band Program collaborations.
Flexibility
Lessons are available year-round with adaptable scheduling and no long-term commitments.
Meet Your voice Teachers
Professional vocalists and educators helping singers of all ages find their unique sound.
Paul McCready has had the pleasure of instructing many of our area’s talented singers for over 30 years. He has become known as an excellent communicator of vocal technique.
Nick Kelliher is a voice teacher based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nick’s teaching style is a holistic one, where finding technical efficiency is key, so that artistry and expression may be easily accessed. In Nick’s studio, students will learn about concepts that are necessary for healthy vocal production that can be used across all styles, including classical, musical theater, jazz, and pop. Nick studies voice with internationally recognized baritone, William McGraw. Nick has also volunteered as a member of the UC Voice and Swallowing Lab. He is currently earning his Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he also earned his Master’s Degree.
Christina holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Susquehanna University, and completed her Master of Music degree in voice at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2014 under the tutelage of Kenneth Shaw.
Dr. Lang has been teaching voice for over 30 years with the past 29 years as a faculty member at Cincinnati Christian University where she was the lead voice instructor. She also taught beginning music theory, voice class, voice studio, vocal pedagogy, advanced choral conducting, and directed their 40 voice Concert Choir and 25 voice acapella group, Resonate. As part of her teaching responsibilities, she also produced the annual sold-out Christmas Dinner Theater and other theater productions including Fiddler on the Roof and Music Man. Dr. Lang travelled throughout the United States with Concert Choir and twice to Brazil where they performed over 15 concerts during each tour. Although the majority of Dr. Lang’s students have been college-age, she has taught all age groups from middle school through senior adults in her private studio. The vocal styles she teaches range from classical to musical theater, gospel to Contemporary Christian Music, and popular music. Dr. Lang completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music where she studied voice with Mary Henderson-Stucky.
Lauren, like so many of us, started with a love of music and singing, especially the sounds and stylings of everything musical theater. With a degree in theater and a minor in vocal performance from Miami University, she aims to find the perfect balance of vocal function and expression.
Irene Reising, a coloratura soprano from Cincinnati, OH, has been performing with multiple opera companies and has also been teaching private voice and piano since 2017. As a voice and piano instructor, Ms. Reising deeply believes in a healthy technique being the most important skill developed in lessons. Ms. Reising will work with her students to find appropriate repertoire to fit each student’s instrument. In her studio, the students will work on growing their confidence in performing and expressing themselves as a musician through appropriately deemed repertoire. The students will also cultivate an appreciation of music and gain a basic understanding of the fundamentals of music.
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Victoria strives to equip her students with all the tools they need to approach singing of all styles and genres while maintaining healthy vocal function.
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Students ages 7 and up — from beginners to advanced singers.
No. Lessons are tailored to your ability and goals, whether you’re new or experienced.
Pop, musical theater, classical, gospel, jazz, R&B, rock, country, and more.
No. Performances and recitals are optional — students can choose to participate when ready.
Sessions are 30, 45, or 60 minutes weekly based on your goals and experience.
Yes. Many students study with CMA to prepare for theater, film, or college auditions using scene work and coaching.
Filling out one of the below forms is not a commitment to start paying for lessons; it simply lets us know you are ready to get started.
Filling out one of the below forms is not a commitment to start paying for lessons; it simply lets us know you are ready to get started.