YoonGeong Lee, D.M.A. in Voice
YoonGeong Lee loves teaching as much as singing. She She taught the Voice Class for non-major students in 2012 and 2013at College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati, and private lessons for music and drama majors while she was pursuing the doctoral degree. She structured the vocal instruction so that half of the time was spent lecturing about vocal pedagogy, and the other half on actual singing. This class helped her realize how important it is to communicate with non-major students who are not professional. In every lesson, she made an effort to choose the right words to promote accurate understanding. Having studied Vocal Pedagogy as her cognate at CCM, YoonGeong has a clear understanding of how to teach the foundational skills that are especially important at the undergraduate level. YoonGeong is biligual in Korean and English and is entirely comfortable teaching in English, and with all age and ability levels.
YoonGeong also pursued independent studies in musical theater repertoire with Prof. Patricia Linhart and in the study of the male voice by observing one of the male faculty’s studios(Prof. William McGraw) at CCM to better prepare herself for the possibility of teaching students with such needs.
While at CCM, She also assisted the German and French Diction class for undergraduate students and taught as well when it was necessary. Also, she spent summer 2013 in Germany studying German language as a recipient of the Mercer Scholarship from the Voice Department at CCM, which supports students’ study of foreign language in the country native to that language during summer. She is also enjoying to teach Korean and Korean traditional art songs.
YoonGeong is a passionate teacher who loves to share her experience of singing through her teaching. She hopes to have many people as possible be able to appreciate music and musicians, and realize how wonderful it is to share music altogether in our society.
STUDENTS LETTERS
Rania Al- Eleilat- “I was always very nervous about singing; it can be a very embarassing experience for a beginner. But from the beginning, I was able to trust Miss Lee. Her astute hearing, confident knowledge and positive attitude made me trust what she heard, what she suggest and the feedback she provided. She was able to demonstrate everything she talked about- both correct and the incorrect ways of doing things, which made one hear the difference. It was important and refreshing to me that she was positive while being honest; she would not tell you that soemthing worked when it didn’t, but at the same time, she immediately heard what worked and was persistent and systematic in making you understand why and how it worked, what went right and how to recreate it. She was able to communicate and describe both the physical and mental aspects of singing, in many creative ways that made sense.”
Benjamin Hunt- “YoonGeong Lee began our first class assuaging our collective nervousness by acknowledging out skill levels and telling us she was excited to work with us this semester. She organized the course to focus on proper technique and discussed why each technique was necessary to maintain our vocal health. We began each day with group vocal exercises that corresponded to the discussion she led afterward. This helped us experience what we would be talking about each class so we could better understand the technique we were learning. YoonGeong was very encouraging during exercises and discussion. She often asked for confirmation to ensure we understood everything we were going over because she didn’t want to leave anyone behind. She was always happy to answer any questions we had and frequently elaborated with deeper related information.”
Nave Graham- “When I first began studying voice with Ms. Lee, I was incredibly apprehensive as well as embarassed of my less than stellar vocal skills. I distinctly remember entering my first lesson nervous and shaking. However, after ten minutes of talking with Ms. Lee, all of my worries were settled. She created an incredibly welcoming, accept, and kind environment. Creativity, experimentation, and openness were promoted as opposed to perfection and strictness. Whenever a foreign or uncomfortable concept was introduced she always provided me with encouragement and support, allowing me to try and succeed at things I never thought possible.”
Lindsay Noell- “I got incredibly lucky finding YoonGeong Lee. Not only could she help me with Korean songs, but she was also an incredible vocalist and teacher. First, YoonGeong was able to explain vocal techniques to me in a way that I could understand and internalize. She helped me to become more aware of what my body is doing while singing. I will never forget when she made me stand in front of a mirror and watch my tongue as I sang some vowels- it was incredibly funny, but most importantly it helped me discover the ways my untrained tongue was actually hindering my singing. YoonGeong made me feel comfortable enough to look utterly crazy and not care. In addition, YoonGeong has an incredible ability to show singing techniques. Instead of merely telling me what and what not to do, she could effectively use gestures, visualizations, and metaphors to help me better understand.”
YoonGeong also pursued independent studies in musical theater repertoire with Prof. Patricia Linhart and in the study of the male voice by observing one of the male faculty’s studios(Prof. William McGraw) at CCM to better prepare herself for the possibility of teaching students with such needs.
While at CCM, She also assisted the German and French Diction class for undergraduate students and taught as well when it was necessary. Also, she spent summer 2013 in Germany studying German language as a recipient of the Mercer Scholarship from the Voice Department at CCM, which supports students’ study of foreign language in the country native to that language during summer. She is also enjoying to teach Korean and Korean traditional art songs.
YoonGeong is a passionate teacher who loves to share her experience of singing through her teaching. She hopes to have many people as possible be able to appreciate music and musicians, and realize how wonderful it is to share music altogether in our society.
STUDENTS LETTERS
Rania Al- Eleilat- “I was always very nervous about singing; it can be a very embarassing experience for a beginner. But from the beginning, I was able to trust Miss Lee. Her astute hearing, confident knowledge and positive attitude made me trust what she heard, what she suggest and the feedback she provided. She was able to demonstrate everything she talked about- both correct and the incorrect ways of doing things, which made one hear the difference. It was important and refreshing to me that she was positive while being honest; she would not tell you that soemthing worked when it didn’t, but at the same time, she immediately heard what worked and was persistent and systematic in making you understand why and how it worked, what went right and how to recreate it. She was able to communicate and describe both the physical and mental aspects of singing, in many creative ways that made sense.”
Benjamin Hunt- “YoonGeong Lee began our first class assuaging our collective nervousness by acknowledging out skill levels and telling us she was excited to work with us this semester. She organized the course to focus on proper technique and discussed why each technique was necessary to maintain our vocal health. We began each day with group vocal exercises that corresponded to the discussion she led afterward. This helped us experience what we would be talking about each class so we could better understand the technique we were learning. YoonGeong was very encouraging during exercises and discussion. She often asked for confirmation to ensure we understood everything we were going over because she didn’t want to leave anyone behind. She was always happy to answer any questions we had and frequently elaborated with deeper related information.”
Nave Graham- “When I first began studying voice with Ms. Lee, I was incredibly apprehensive as well as embarassed of my less than stellar vocal skills. I distinctly remember entering my first lesson nervous and shaking. However, after ten minutes of talking with Ms. Lee, all of my worries were settled. She created an incredibly welcoming, accept, and kind environment. Creativity, experimentation, and openness were promoted as opposed to perfection and strictness. Whenever a foreign or uncomfortable concept was introduced she always provided me with encouragement and support, allowing me to try and succeed at things I never thought possible.”
Lindsay Noell- “I got incredibly lucky finding YoonGeong Lee. Not only could she help me with Korean songs, but she was also an incredible vocalist and teacher. First, YoonGeong was able to explain vocal techniques to me in a way that I could understand and internalize. She helped me to become more aware of what my body is doing while singing. I will never forget when she made me stand in front of a mirror and watch my tongue as I sang some vowels- it was incredibly funny, but most importantly it helped me discover the ways my untrained tongue was actually hindering my singing. YoonGeong made me feel comfortable enough to look utterly crazy and not care. In addition, YoonGeong has an incredible ability to show singing techniques. Instead of merely telling me what and what not to do, she could effectively use gestures, visualizations, and metaphors to help me better understand.”
