8 and 9 year olds have been coming to my daily performances for the last 16 years. My 3rd grade students have even discouraged substitutes from reading to them because, "Mrs. Harrison has to do the voices!"
I was professionally trained as a voice actor at Voice Coaches -- Creative Voice Development Group, LLC in Albany, NY.
SUNY College at Brockport: M.S. in Elementary Curriculum
SUNY College at Buffalo: B.S. in Elementary Education
Cazenovia College: A.S. in Day Care Services
I have been told that I am "fun to work with," and "take direction well"...in the studio. I enjoy performing and have participated in local theater productions.
As an elementary school teacher, I am performing every day and I spend a great deal of time "training" my students in public speaking skills. My colleagues often choose me as a "group spokesperson" when the need arises and I have given several presentations in front of the District's Board of Education, when I had to "think on my feet."