Music is my life
"I picked up my first instrument when I was three living in Japan. My first performance was at the age of 6. There has never been a single moment of my life in which I wanted to do anything but music. I love performance, I love teaching, and I love sharing my passion with my students."
About Jennifer Tyler
I have my degree in vocal performance and minor in jazz. I began voice lessons at age eight. I am a mezzo-soprano and teach both male and female students. I have performed in several opera productions including but not limited to The Marriage of Figaro, Dido and Aeneas, Tenderland, and Hand of Bridge. I have worked and performed in masterworks by Brahms, Chopin, Mozart and Haydn to name a few. I studied in French, English, Spanish, Italian, and German. I studied diction, ear training, piano, music history, pedagogy, and music theory. I have taken master classes with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Jane Monheit, Kurt Elling and New York Voices. I spent a summer in Dr. Steve Zegree's Vocal Jazz Camp, learning from him and other great teachers and artists including Cedric Dent from Take 6.
I am a member of Music Teachers National Association and Virginia Music Teachers Association. I sing with Fairfax Choral Arts Society’s Vocal Arts Ensemble and have performed with Mothers to Mothers and Fairfax Symphony Opera Chorus. I have also adjudicated All-District Choir auditions for Loudoun County, and All State Choir auditions for Virginia. I was the vocal director for Farmwell Station’s production of Hairspray. I am currently the vocal director for Independence High School’s Musical Theatre program. I am also co-author for an adaptation of Spoon River Project.
Just a few
Student Achievements
Main Roles in the Following Shows
- Annie Jr, Tarzan
- Newsies
- Legally Blonde
- High School Music
- Beauty and the Beast
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Guys and Dolls
- Matilda
- Little Women
- As It Is In Heaven
- 9 to 5
- Big Fish
- Seussical the Musical
- Aladdin
- Peter Pan
- Wonderland
- Wizard of Oz
- Peter Pan a Steampunk Adventure
- Shrek
- Rent
- Hairspray
- Bright Star
- Ghost
- Tuck Everlasting
- Chicago
- Spoon River Project
- Freaky Friday
Supporting Roles in the Following Shows
- Hello Dolly
- Gypsy
- Fantasticks
- The Music Man
- Oliver
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Peter and The Star Catcher
- Putnam County Spelling Bee
- The Little Mermaid
- Les Miserables
- Anything Goes
- Cinderella
- Mary Poppins
- Grease
- Lion King
- Mulan Jr.
- Addams Family
- Aida
- Faust
- Pirates of Penzance
Awards Given
Students have been awarded:
- Best Male vocalist
- Best featured role
- Outstanding vocalist in a state choir competition
- Best lead actress
- NCA CAPPIES NOMINATION-Best Dancer (9 to 5)
- NCA CAPPIES NOMINATION- Best Musical (Mary Poppins)
- VA Thespian Festival
- Open Jar Institute Scholarship
- 1st place and Honorable Mention at the NVMTA Musical Theater Competition
Competitions
Students have been selected to attend:
- Governor’s School
- All-County Choir
- All-District Choir
- All-State Choir
- Honor’s Choir
- ACDA Regionals
- the King Kamehameha Lei Draping Ceremony
- Broadway Bound International
- NCA CAPPIES
- Students have received the highest rating of Superior and Excellent at the Virginia Thespian Festival
- First Place Dramatic Duo in Districts for the Forensics Competition
- Second Place Dramatic Duo in Regionals for the Forensics Competition
Extra Curriculars
Students are:
- Members of the Thespian Honors Society and Executive Boards in their theater and choir programs
- Lighting Designers
- Choreographer directors assistant
- Vocal directors
- Student Directors for several high school programs across the country
- Students are also members of Tri-M Music Honors Society.
Students have also:
- Performed in the Seth Bisen-Hersh's Online Talent Showcase
- Recorded an album
- Perform professionally around Virginia
- Sun Dance Singers
- The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC
- and spoken in the Artists in Conversation: Chita Rivera series
Schools for Theater and Musical Theater
- James Madison University
- CAP 21
- Otterbein
