​Edrie Means Weekly Co-Founder Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute

                       “Edrie is the one person I have heard who nicely sings in and out of each style effortlessly!” 

                                                                                                                                Richard Miller (International Pedagogue and Operatic Tenor)

 

 

                       "Edrie not only has a beautiful voice, but was very expressive and sensitive with the text."

                                                                                                                                                                Angela Lansbury (Film/Broadway/TV Star)

 

 

                       "What a Beautiful voice and Expressive singing - that's the way songs need to be sung. Songs need to tell a story and Edrie                                told the story!"                                                                                                                    Celeste Holm (Broadway/Film/TV Star)

 

 

                        “Edrie Means Weekly is a superb operatic soprano, a powerful music theatre “belter”, and an experienced and highly                                           skilled voice expert in many other styles. She is an excellent role model for the teachers who come to study vocal                                                 techniques for the various styles of Contemporary Commercial Music (music theater, jazz, gospel, rock, pop, Rhythm and                                 Blues, country, folk, and alternative), as she is both a master of the vocal production demands and an experienced singing                               teacher. She guides others by her example and with detailed information about the musical and performance needs that                                   singers must meet in order to have successful careers in any style.”               Jeannette LoVetri, Singing Voice Specialist

 

 

                        "Edrie Means Weekly is a plethora of knowledge in the musical theatre styles! Her stylistic flexibility was impressive. Her                                  positive reinforcement created a safe environment to experiment. She was able to adjust to various competency levels                                      without skipping a beat."                                            

                                                  Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute, Musical Theatre Styles Class participant, '08

 

                        "Edrie's class is a great environment to learn, experiment, and get out of your own way. Edrie's style of teaching is                                                nurturing, caring, honest, upfront, and most of all constructive. She will guide you in the right direction, and make you                                      feel like you are at your very best."            Ian Campayno, Mary Poppins on Broadway

 

                        “Edrie is a force to be reckoned with in the musical theatre vocal world. As a teacher, she provides countless years of on-                                  the-job, real-world training to reach her students at their deepest levels – allowing them to tap into unknown abilities.                                      As a performer, she boasts a large resume that includes national and regional credits, singing [not just singing – ACTING,                                through song] classical and contemporary works alike from the musical theatre and opera realms, alongside stars that                                      grace Broadway stages regularly – often being asked to offer vocal advice. And, perhaps most importantly, Edrie is a true                                teacher of the voice. Often I have spoken with her regarding seminars she gave - but also ones in which she                                                            sat as an observer, gleaning much from her contemporaries and always willing to adapt her ways to the standards of                                          “today”, in an effort to bring the best quality of coaching to her students. They (we) are so much the better for that.”                                                                                                                                                                              Michael Misko, Freelance Actor/Singer