Julie Newton
About
Julie Newton started piano instruction at age 10, vocal singing training at
16 from renowned instructors in the Sacramento area. Her studies has
taken her to the head Vocalist in the Sacramento City College's Chamber
Choir, President of the Sacramento Crocker Art Gallery's Junior Vocal Club
and 2 years of performances at Cal Expo for the California State Fair with
her own band.
She has been teaching piano since age 18 and voice since age 20
beginning in the Sacramento outlining areas and Vacaville California. In
1995 she again began teaching in the Susanville , California. She has
continued on going education with several BYU Vocal Professors, has
attended Music Boot Camp with Robinson "Beautiful Singing" at Brigham
Young University, and private studies in Castro Valley, with Dietrich
Erbelding who was coach and conductor at the Heidelberg, Hof and
Regensburg opera houses, acting Music Director at Mannheim National
Theater, taught at Mannheim Musikhochschule, Academia della Musica in
San Cristobal, Venezuela; Musashino University in Tokyo, Japan. Taught at
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, UC Santa Cruz, and Crestmont
Conservatory.
Julie is the co-owner of J and J Performing Arts with her daughter Jessica.
She is the founder and has produced and directed "Susanville Best of
Broadway Concert Series" for 14 years. Her main love is to inspire people
to do the things that inspire them. Her favorite singers are Renee
Flemming and Julie Andrews.
IMAGINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE!
The achievements of the students that have gone thru Julie Newton's
singing training program have far surpassed expectation.
As always I want my students to have fun in their lessons and feel confident in their progress. I create a positive, supportive environment while encouraging structured practice in order to acheieve the desired results. I use methods that best fits the students ability and personality to succeed.
In voice lessons, we will begin correct breathing technics with warm-ups that gently develope the voice and help you understand your voice and how to use it most efficiently to create a beautiful sound that is uniquely yours. Usually about half of my lessons are geared towards technique and various vocal exercises, while the second half is focused on the repertoire that will best give you the abiltiy to sing at top of your talents and develope the best style for you. Since every step in your voice lesson is important, there is a lot of dialogue back in forth in my lessons. I ask my students frequently to describe what they feel, as it helps them to find those sensations again, after they articulate them aloud.
In piano lessons, especially for the beginner I begin teaching finger numbers and postions and then moving into reading notes. Rhythm is so improtant and that is taught every step of the way. Along with learning games into my teaching I incorprate an Ipad app called Piano Maestro by Joy Tunes in order to make learning fun and enjoyable and keep them engaged. I love discovering what students love about being involved in music, and using that to inspire them to practice and improve their playing.