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KAREN BEARDSLEY has created one of the most unique and prestigious voice studios in Northern New Jersey offering weekly
voice lessons, monthly performance classes, and performance opportunities throughout the community. She is currently accepting
a limited number of both male and female students ranging from 12 years old to the advanced professional.
Her
students have sung on the stages of Broadway, on Broadway national tours, Papermill Playhouse, NJPAC, American Girl Theatre
in NYC, nationally on Nikelodeon, in opera companies across the United States as well as locally with summer theatre programs,
and all of the accredited musical theatre companies in Bergen County. Her high school students are consistently
chosen for the all-state, regional and bergen county choruses as well as being accepted into the major music conservatories
across the country for college. For the past four years, her students have won first place in the NYC NATS Vocal Competition
in both the classical and musical theatre divisions. In 2008, her students won first, second and third places in the
Musical Theatre Division. In 2009, two of her students tied for First Place in the Classical Division.In 2010, they
won first place in the classical division and 2nd place in the music theatre division and in 2011 they won the entire
Music Theatre Divison and 1st and 2nd place in the Classical Division!!! Her students are given a solid vocal technique based on deep,
connected breathing, freedom of tone, diction, phrasing, line, poise, and performance and audition skills. She guides
her students to embody constructive self-talk and creative visualization in a safe, positive, and high energy atmosphere that
nurtures and empowers the human spirit!
KAREN BEARDSLEY believes that "Impossible is just an Opinion"
and that anything you can see and believe in can be created if you're willing to make the sacrifices. "You can't live
the dream if you don't play the game."
It only takes a decision; a decision fueled by discipline, determination
and drive.
"It's about Passion. A lot of it! And a little bit of luck." Karen
is extremely proud of her graduates each year who go on to pursue their dreams. College Acceptances: 2008-Cornell, LeHigh University, SUNY/Oneonta, NYU, New England Conservatory 2009-Northwestern,
Johns Hopkins, Manhattan School of Music, Wesleyan, Syracuse, Mason Gross Conservatory/Rutgers University, Providence College,
Westminster Choir College. 2010-Syracuse University, University of Miami, Columbia University, University
of Rochester, Villanova, University of Oklahoma and Manhattan School of Music. 2011-Skidmore College, Northwestern
University, Swarthmore College, NYU-Steinhart Music Theatre Dept., and Columbia University.  |
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