Michelle Rank
Michelle has served across the United States as a performer and educator. Music has been her life's passion since the age of five when she first began her musical education. She has lived this passion through directing musical theater and opera productions, performing on stages, composing original scores, accompanying singers/instrumentalists and by teaching for more than twenty years.
As an educator, Michelle is a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC) and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). She is an accredited, certified teacher through the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), specializing in Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Students. She is a strong advocate for the advancement of music education in the local community, serving as former President of the Alameda County East Branch of MTAC, Director of the Young Artist Guild, and Chair of the Blankenship Memorial Project. Michelle has a Bachelor of Music degree in both voice performance and piano performance/pedagogy, as well as a Master of Music in Performance (piano and voice emphasis). |
PRESS
"...a stunning, clear soprano voice..." Skaneateles Press
"...musical dynamo..." Mercury News
"...she is creative as she is multi-talented..." The Citizen
"...a performer of great integrity, powerful and moving..."Syracuse Post Standard
"...musical dynamo..." Mercury News
"...she is creative as she is multi-talented..." The Citizen
"...a performer of great integrity, powerful and moving..."Syracuse Post Standard