Tel: 603.332.1372
andrea.s.veal@gmail.com
Why study with Andrea?
Not all voice teachers are the same; each has their own teaching style and level of training and experience. In your search for the right teacher, some of the factors that should influence your decision are education, experience, proven results, personality, commitment, and professionalism. Don’t just focus on price or location; these factors may not lead you to the best teacher for you.
Education
MA in music history with performance emphasis, magna cum laude, UNH
BA in vocal performance, magna cum laude, UNH
Experience
Full-time teacher of voice and piano since 2003
Director, Andrea Veal Voice Studio
Faculty member, Summer Youth Music School, UNH
Former faculty member, UNH, MusicalArts, Leddy Center,
Concord Community Music School
Professional affiliations
National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS): New Hampshire/Vermont District Governor, Granite State NATS Vice President of Student Auditions
Ongoing professional performing
When your teacher is also a performer, you get to learn by watching him/her in action. You can see by attending her performances whether the technique she is teaching you actually works. An active performer has to practically apply healthy singing habits. Andrea performs as a soloist with community choruses, orchestras, and as a church musician, singing in a variety of styles from early music to Americana.
Commitment
Andrea is a full-time musician; her only jobs are to teach music and sing. This allows her to remain focused on being the best artist and teacher that she can be.
Professional development
NATS Intern Program participant
NATS conferences and workshops
Continued education through UNH coursework in speech/language pathology
Andrea is a patient, creative, and caring teacher. She always makes the lessons fun and is always trying to get me to think in new ways regarding vocal technique. Andrea’s passion for singing is evident and it inspires me to be the best singer that I can be.
-Gina, high school senior
Andrea is an amazing teacher, you can tell she enjoys what she does and she passes that on to her students. She doesn’t just teach a child to sing, she teaches everything they need to be successful- from the notes and rhythm to the way to hold the body, neck and head- to produce clear tones with ease.
She is a wonderful teacher and a beautiful individual who will give your child the knowledge, tools, and techniques to help them succeed in their musical path.
-Tony and Joanne, parents
Thanks to Andrea, I always feel prepared for competitions, All-State auditions, or other musical experiences. I have been blessed to have studied with her.
-Danielle, high school senior
Andrea always makes voice lessons extremely fun, and I look forward to them every week!
-Elissa, high school sophomore
Andrea is not only gifted as a superb vocalist with a pure and angelic voice, but is also blessed with the rare gift of being an extremely talented teacher. She is always gentle, kind and sweet in the way she teaches and speaks with her students. I am thrilled that my daughter is included in Andrea’s studio. My daughter has grown tremendously as a vocalist under Andrea’s tutelage.
-Laura, parent
Andrea Veal Voice Studio
What people are saying:
Mission statement:
To foster compassionate, highly-skilled, lifelong artists who find happiness and solace in music, regardless of their chosen occupation.
Andrea accomplishes this mission by developing the following skills in her students: empathy, kinesthetic awareness, stage presence, musicianship, and work ethic.
What's different about the Voice Studio:
The Voice Studio is a complete course of study. When you enroll in weekly lessons, you gain access to group master classes (included in tuition) held periodically throughout the semester. In master classes, students perform for each other, receive feedback from Andrea and the other students, and work on new technique. At the annual Vocal Academy week, students attend as many group classes on special topics as they want (topics include belting, musical theater and classical repertoire, vocal anatomy, and more). The course of study also includes access to auditions like the Granite State NATS Student Auditions (open to all ages). These auditions are a chance for students to show what they've learned in a performance setting and receive feedback from other voice professionals.
We give back to our community. At our annual Music for Giving Recital, ticket sales benefit local charities. To date, the Studio has donated over $10,000 to charities like Gerry's Food Pantry and the Cocheco Valley Humane Society.
We sing in all styles of music, making the full range of sounds available to the human voice. Students explore how to make classical, musical theater, folk, and pop/rock sounds. Andrea is a classicaly-trained singer who has educated herself in the specialized vocal technique required to sing in an array of styles, enabling her to teach her students how to be versatile in today's demanding musical world.
We learn about life, not just music. Weekly quotes from the greatest human thinkers fill the studio space and students write their responses on sticky notes to share with the rest of the studio.
Student accomplishments
Students at the Andrea Veal Voice Studio excel in the art of singing, but also succeed at increasing self-confidence, concentration, care for others, math and organizational skills, and creativity, just to name a few. These are harder to quantify than awards and roles, so here is an abbreviated list of (easily quantifiable) student accomplishments:
Fall 2021-Fall 2022
Student Roles:
Be More Chill, Seacoast REP: Christine
A Christmas Carol, Rochester Opera House: ensemble
Mamma Mia: Donna
Student Awards:
Haiden Hesse-Stromberg, Second Place Tie, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Musical Theatre Division
Hayley Newick, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Musical Theatre Division
Forrest Weaver, Third Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Musical Theatre Division
Auditioned music festivals:
Five students were selected for the NHMEA All-State chorus
Three students were selected for the NHMEA Chamber Festival chorus: Emmeline Sevey, Juli Ureña, Cameron Wilcox
Fall 2020-fall 2021
Student Roles:
Moana, Jr., RPAC: Moana and Pua
Student awards:
Gracie Gallagher, Third Place tie, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Musical Theatre Division
Haiden Hesse-Stromberg, Third Place tie, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Musical Theatre Division
Emmeline Sevey, Third Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Musical Theatre Division
Mollie Pedersen, Second Place tie, New England Regional NATS Student Auditions, Juniors Classical Treble Division (also a semi-finalist in the Juniors Musical Theatre Division)
Claire Xiao, First Place, Manchester Community Music School Performance Competition
Colette Sevey, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Classical Division
Emmeline Sevey, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Claire Xiao, Semi-finalist, Hal Leonard Vocal Competition, Children's Classical and Musical Theatre Divisions
Mollie Pedersen, Finalist, Hal Leonard Vocal Competition, Children's Musical Theatre Division
Auditioned music festivals:
Ten students were selected for the NHMEA All-State chorus
Fall 2019-fall 2020
Student roles:
The Music Man, Spaulding High School: Harold Hill (two casts). Marian (two casts), Harold (two casts), Pick-a-little ladies (two casts), Marcellus Washburn, Mrs. Paroo, Amaryllis, Zaneeta Shin, ensemble
The Wizard of Oz, Rochester MIddle School: the scarecrow, Auntie Em
Annie, Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall: Molly, orphan
Mary Poppins, Jr., Oyster River Middle School: Jane
Annie, Garrison Players Arts Center: Annie
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oyster River High School: Logainne SchwartzandGrubinierre, Olive Ostrovsky, and VIce Principal Panch
Into the Woods, Jr., PAPA: grandmother
Legally Blonde, PAPA: ensemble (2 members)
Student awards:
Alexa Connelly, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Classical Division
Hallie Scott, Third Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Classical Division
Emmeline Sevey, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Auditioned Music Festivals:
Seventeen students were selected for the NHMEA All-State chorus
Six students were selected for the All-State Honors chorus: Alexa Connelly, Olivia Fieldsend, Shannon Stanley, Emmeline Sevey, Hallie Scott, Karlie Gagne
One student participated in the NHMEA Elementary Choral Festival
Fall 2018-fall 2019
Student roles:
Donna (two casts), Tanya, Sam, Harry, Sophie, Sky, Pepper, Ali, (two casts), Lisa (two casts), and ensemble in Mamma Mia!, Spaulding High School
Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Jovie in Elf, Jr., McClellend Elementary School
Molly in Annie, Seacoast Repertory Theater
Children's ensemble in Elf, Ogunquit Playhouse at Portsmouth Music Hall
Gabriella and ensemble in High School Musical, Jr., Rochester Middle School
Ensemble in Newsies, teen production, The Rep, Portsmouth, NH
Lucy in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Durham, NH
Student awards:
Hallie Scott, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Classical Division
Alexa Connelly, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Classical Division
Colette Sevey, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Auditioned Music Festivals:
Twenty-one students from five NH high schools were selected for the NHMEA All-State chorus
Two students were selected for the All-State Honors chorus: Hallie Scott and Paige Marston
Two students participated in the NHMEA Middle School District Festival
Two students participated in the NHMEA Elementary Choral Festival
Fall 2017-fall 2018
Student roles:
Tevye, Golde (two casts), Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Sphrintze, Beilke, Fyedka, Yente, Fruma-Sarah, Grandma Tzeitel , and ensemble in Fiddler on the Roof, Spaulding High School
Ariel, Flotsam, Carlotta, Mersisters, and ensemble in The Little Mermaid, Jr., Rochester Middle School
Ensemble in Hunchback of Notre Dame, mainstage production, The Rep, Portsmouth, NH
Ensemble in Hunchback of Notre Dame, teen production, The Rep, Portsmouth, NH
The Witch and Jack's mother in Into the Woods, Garrison Players, Rollinsford, NH
Narrator in Shrek, Jr., Barrington Middle School
Student awards:
Abigail Tapley, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Musical Theater Division
Alexa Connelly, Third Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower HIgh School Musical Theater Division
Hallie Scott, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Alexa Connelly, Third Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Auditioned Music Festivals:
Seventeen students from four NH high schools were selected for the NHMEA All-State chorus
Three students were selected for the All-State Honors chorus: Corin Molinaro, Nina Laramee, and Patrick Stanley
Two students participated in the OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) National Conference Choirs
Fall 2016-fall 2017
Student roles:
Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Pine Street Players, Exeter, NH
The Baker in Into the Woods, Pine Street Players, Exeter, NH
Belle, the Beast, the Wardrobe, Chip, Silly Girl, and ensemble in Beauty and the Beast, Spaulding High School
Jasmine in Aladdin, Jr., McClelland Elementary School
Cinderella, Prince, Stepsister, Herald, and ensemble in Cinderella, Jr., Rochester Middle School
Ensemble in Once on This Island, Community Players of Concord
Student awards:
Alexa Gagne, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Upper High School Musical Theater Division
Hallie Scott, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Alexa Connelly, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical Division
Auditioned Music Festivals:
Fifteen students from three NH high schools were selected for the NHMEA All-State chorus
Three students participated in the OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) National Conference Choirs
Fall 2015-fall 2016
Student roles:
Child Fiona, Teen Fiona, Fiona, Ogre Fiona, Gingy, and ensemble in Shrek the Musical, Spaulding High School
Nala and Simba in The Lion King, Jr., McClelland Elementary School
Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Maple Street Magnet School
Sir Harry, Queen Aggravain, and ensemble in Getting to Know...Once Upon a Mattress, Rochester Middle School
Fiona in Shrek the Musical, Garrison Players
Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance, Rochester Opera House
Ensemble in The Little Mermaid, Prescott Park Arts Festival
Student awards:
Abigail Tapley, First Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Musical Theater division
Alexa Gagne, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Musical Theater division
Corin Molinaro, Second Place, Granite State NATS Student Auditions, Lower High School Classical division
Auditioned Music Festivals:
Ten students from three NH high schools participated in the NHMEA All-State Festival
Three students participated in the OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) National Conference Choirs
One student participated in the NEMFA (New England Music Festival Association) Concert Festival Chorus