Instructor Bios

Heidi Yost

Voice, Piano

Heidi accepts:

• Beginning/intermediate to advanced vocal students, by audition only, ages 13-adult. Classical, Music Theatre, Pop/Jazz.
• Beginning to late intermediate piano students, all ages. Classical and beginning Jazz/Pop styles.

Heidi has taught her craft for over twelve years and enjoys the diversity of working with singers and pianists of all ages and abilities. Her emphasis on solid technique and overall musicianship has proven effective at assisting her students in achieving acceptance and scholarships to college programs in Voice Performance, Music Theatre Performance, and Music Education around the country. Heidi has been teaching voice and piano lessons at Iced Pita Music Lessons since its opening in 2007 and in Thousand Oaks since 2004. As a dedicated music education professional, Heidi is a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California). Heidi also offers enrollment in the Certificate of Merit (CM) program for both vocal and piano students.

Heidi has worked as a free-lance singer and actress in regional theatre throughout the country portraying such roles as Laurey in Oklahoma!, Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the title role in Cinderella, Julie in Carousel, Lucy in The Telephone, Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore; and overseas as a principal singer for Tokyo Disney Sea. In addition to her stage work, Heidi has performed as a concert singer, recitalist, church musician, and accompanist.

• B.M. Voice Performance Florida State University
  
  
• M.M. Music Theatre
  Arizona State University

Agnes Chu

Voice, Piano

Agnes accepts:

• Beginning to advanced vocal students, ages 8-adult. Private vocal students ages 8-12 are required to study piano as well, either at this studio, or another. Classical, Music Theatre, Pop/Jazz.
• Accepting beginning vocal students, ages 8-12, in small group classes: Intro to Voice Lessons Workshop.
• Beginning-intermediate piano students. Classical only.

Agnes has taught voice and piano for twelve years. She is adept at adjusting a structured curriculum to the individual needs and talents of her students. Good musicianship, healthy technique, and joy in music are top priorities in her teaching. From 2000-2007, she operated Agnes Sing Vocal Studio and Happy Kids Music School in Encino and Woodland Hills, Ca. She is a member of MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California), and through her membership, offers enrollment in the Certificate of Merit program.

Agnes has been singing and playing the piano since the age of two. She was accepted in Taiwan’s prestigious national children's choir BBC at the age of eleven. With BBC, she toured Taiwan, sang on TV, radio, and at the two national theaters in Taipei. After moving to the U.S in 1989, she continued her studies in western classical singing. In 1996, Ms. Chu sang on the Warner Brother’s motion picture “Mars Attacks” soundtrack and had the opportunity to work with Danny Elfman. In 1997, she went on a London tour with the International Alliance for Women in Music. She sang on and composed music for a yoga DVD called “Awaken Your Power, Yoga with Astrid” starring the celebrity yoga instructor Astrid Kastenberg. She has also served as a music advisor for Walt Disney Book & Print English Department. Agnes is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and International Alliance for Women in Music.

• B.F.A. Vocal Performance
  Calif. Institute of the Arts