Sing like heaven, Sing like hell.
Dr. Amity Bryson is a distinguished professional with extensive expertise across multiple facets of the music industry. Her versatile career encompasses roles as a clinician, director, and vocal coach, making her a sought-after authority in vocal and choral performance.
Dr. Bryson's roles as clinician, director, and vocal coach are interwoven, enhancing the other to create a rich, multi-dimensional approach to music education and performance. Whether you're a professional singer, an aspiring performer, or part of an ensemble seeking expert guidance, Dr. Amity Bryson's wealth of experience and dedication to excellence make her an invaluable resource for achieving your musical aspirations.
The Vocal Coach
Dr. Bryson's vocal coaching caters to musical theatre, opera, and singer-songwriting. Her coaching approach emphasizes partnership and collaboration, aiming for specific goals such as preparing for shows, producing albums, or developing unique skills.
The personalized attention and technical precision required in coaching inform her work as a clinician and music director, ensuring that each singer she works with can achieve their best performance. A hallmark of her coaching is her emphasis on diction, helping singers enhance their natural vocal quality and ensuring clarity for the audience without compromising the singer's unique sound.
The Clinician
Dr. Bryson excels in conducting workshops and leading rehearsals with choirs at various levels, from college ensembles to professional and community choirs. Her inspiring and encouraging approach focuses on enhancing diction, balance, vocal technique, and musicality.
The skills required in this role—such as acute attention to vocal health and ensemble cohesion—are foundational to her work as a music director and vocal coach, where these principles are applied in more specific and targeted ways.
The Director
With over 20 years of experience directing over 30 productions, Dr. Bryson is a seasoned music director specializing in Broadway musicals, operas, and cabaret productions. Her proficiency in leading both singers and instrumentalists ensures cohesive and polished performances.
The directorial skills she hones in this role, including score interpretation, stage management, and orchestral coordination, directly enhance her abilities as a clinician and vocal coach. Notably, her expertise in diction coaching, cultivated through years of clinical practice, enables singers to deliver clear, era-appropriate, and stylistically accurate performances, whether using a microphone or not.
