I pride myself on my ability to work with my students to meet their specific needs what ever they may be . Whether you are looking to develop you voice to sing as a hobby or to perform professionally, I can help you .Good vocal technique is necessary to sing classical,standard, musical theatre,pop,rock, or country even rap. I can teach good technique to help you sound your best whenever, and whatever you like to sing. I do that to meet YOU where you are as a singer and as a musician. My area of expertise is working with students who have had little to no private vocal study. , whether, young, or old. You’ll note that I have purposely not...

I love teaching! Singing has always been a big part of my life. I am a very good singer myself, and I model singing for the students. I know what students sound good singing. I can correct pitch problems. I motivate students. They enjoy my classes very much because they always improve with my help, and seeing the improvements make them a believer in my abilities to teach.

Music promotes self-discipline, creativity and self-esteem, and anyone who doubts this statement . . . find out for yourself. Your voice will soar! Your fingers will fly! This is the experience of one of Dr. Smith's classes ... of course study, practice, discipline and persistence are key elements to getting there! Do you have it? If so . . . working together, there is nothing that cannot be achieved.

I meet every student where they are in their musical journey. I teach musicians to feel their music and really become the music. Every musician will not be into classical music so I like to understand what type of music inspires each student so that I can know how to teach them in a way that they would understand it. Music is my life! There's nothing else in this world that I would rather be doing than music. Even during my darkest moments in life music was always there to lift me up. It is very rewarding to see someone enjoy the music that I play. It just makes me want to grind harder and never stop....

Alyssa Pajak is a soprano singer who specializes in singing operatic music and musical theater. She has lots of experience singing pop and jazz, as well. She is available to teach any style of music and offer voice lessons to people of all ages and experience levels. Alyssa has piano experience and is also the perfect teacher for introductory piano lessons. She also has extensive acting and performance experience and can provide acting and audition coaching. Alyssa has experience performing numerous roles on the operatic and theatrical stages and will be entering her senior year as a vocal performance major at Oakland University’s acclaimed S