Vocal coach, voice lesson and music instructor Madison Falkenstine.

Rebecca Seifert

“The only thing better than singing is more singing”

About Rebecca

Rebecca Seifert is a mezzo-soprano obtaining her Master of Music Performance degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Vocal Performance from the University of Oregon, where she graduated with honors and was recognized as the “Outstanding Vocal Performer” of her graduating class. She began her singing journey in middle school where she performed in a youth musical theater company and was in love ever since. While singing musical theatre roles such as Penny in “Urinetown” in high school, she also began her classical discipline in the Phoenix Children’s Chorus, where she performed in major venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.

Specializing in operatic repertoire, Rebecca has performed and understudied major roles such as Isabella in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri, Mistress Quickly and Meg Page in Falstaff, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, and various operatic recitals in America and Italy. She is also passionate about uplifting the works of underrepresented composers and has performed in chamber operas by Amy Beach as Mary in Cabildo, and by Antonio de Literes as Fuego in Los Elementos.

Outside of opera, Rebecca has performed in musicals such as Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” as Desiree and in a new musical, “Polly Peachum” by Gene Schere, where she originated the roles of Princess Caroline and Lavinia.

Rebecca’s Instructional Approach

Though Rebecca enjoys singing many styles, her teaching philosophy draws inspiration from the great Italian opera singers of yesteryear who valued authenticity and emotional expression above all else. While our goals for your unique sound will differ depending on what we are singing, these pillars are important in ANY genre! Rebecca believes that to actualize the potential of your voice, we must work together to find playfulness in the learning process and aim for ease and enjoyment. There is no one size fits in singing; Rebecca uses a “no frills” approach that will give each singer their own custom tools to express themselves in whichever styles call to them, whether it’s jazz, indie, pop, or opera!

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Practice Tips

Before your practice, state your intentions. For example, “today I want to work on the riffs in verse two of my song!”
I like to start any singing practice by just making noise to free up the voice! No expectations; just making lots of noise to get the ball rolling.
Having a list of singing exercises to go through before working on your song is helpful to prime your voice. Even though we all want to jump right in, the work we do beforehand in vocal exercises will make performing and practicing easier (and more enjoyable)!
The pressure to sing your song perfectly causes nerves that make it difficult to achieve your goals. Let go of perfectionism and instead, celebrate milestones!
Recording your practice sessions and lessons to listen to later helps to solidify what you are working on.

Favorite Tunes

how can I choose JUST ONE of each?)

Alternative/Indie- “Duvet” by bôa

Pop- “HOTTOGO” by Chappell Roan

R&B- “After the Storm” by Kali Uchis / Tyler the Creator

Jazz- Nina Simone’s “I Put A Spell On You”

Classical- Carmen’s “Habanera” sung by Maria Gay has simply the utmost vintage diva energy