
About Grace
Grace is a New York born voice and accent coach who has been pursuing her love of voice since she was young. Grace began her her vocal journey in 2010 with Celeste Simone Voice, learning how to protect her voice while also doing what she loved most - singing!.
From 2015-2019, Grace attended Marymount Manhattan College, and began to expand her knowledge and love for the voice, and for theatre.
This past October Grace has hopped the pond and moved to London to pursue a MFA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Post graduating, Grace hopes to continue to share her love of the voice, and help students around the world flourish in their own unique sound.
Experience
2017-present
FREELANCE VOICE AND ACCENT COACH
New York, New York
London, England
Grace has been an independent voice coach for the last 5 years. Through individualised lessons, she helps you to understand your voice and helps cultivate the tools you need to become a master of your own instrument
2022
GUEST VOICE LECTURER
University of West London, Ealing
Ealing, London, England
In Grace's first class at the University of West London, she taught first year BA Actors. Here she explored integrating accent and dialect into a voice and speech class. Following a voice progression, the students explored their vocal ability and began to apply new knowledge to text.
Education
2021-2023
ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA
MFA Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching
London, England
At Central, Grace is being given the opportunity to stretch her knowledge further. Here, she is learning the importance of creating an inclusive learning environment, and meeting the student where they are.
Set to graduate in 2023, Grace will continue to challenge what she knows to bring a variety of technique to her students.
2015-2019
MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts
Concentration: Theatre Performance
Minor: Musical Theatre
Graduated magna cum laude
New York, New York
At Marymount, Grace discovered her true love for the voice. Training as an actor, she was introduced to voice and acting methodologies that inspired her to continue her education further.
As a drama student herself, Grace understands the difficulties drama schools present, and is eager to help all students find their way of accessing the work.
Specialties
Piano/accompaniment skills, along with knowledge of music theory and sight singing
Specialises and prioritises breath in relation to the singer
Vocal imitation focusing on manipulating vocal tract action to emulate other speakers
General badass
Influences
The PK Method
Knight Thompson Speech Work
Fitzmaurice Voicework
Celeste Simone Voice