Teaching Testimonials
“Sarah’s teaching style is effective, procedural, easy to understand, and always on the cutting edge of pedagogy and research”.
-- Dr. Matthew Latta, Vincennes University
“Sarah’s work with him truly allowed him to find his voice”.
-- Dr. Oliver Henderson, Central Michigan University
"An outstanding voice teacher, Sarah Stone is prepared, positive, professional, completely dedicated to healthy vocal pedagogy. She is one of the most patient, encouraging people I know--nurturing and she knows what she is doing. Her background as a singer and stage director makes her an incredibly well-rounded artist and pedagogue".
-- Dr. Casey Robards
Lecturer in Collaborative Piano, Oberlin Conservatory
"Sarah has a talent for diagnosing vocal problems at first listen, and quickly creates tailored vocal exercises that she uses to guide the student to correct the problems, and strengthen the voice. Sarah has no ego. If her vocal remedy is not producing the results she or the singer had hoped, Sarah quickly regroups and tries a new approach. As a teacher of voice myself, I have sent my own students to have a few lessons with Sarah to work on resonance. Sarah elicited quick, lasting results with the students!"
-- Dr. Elizabeth Stoner-Cameron
Western Michigan University
Directing Reviews
"This Verdi comedy is fast paced, full of action, tightly as well as imaginatively directed by Sarah Stone in her typical style".
-- Mary Jane Doerr, Petoskey News Reviews
Review of Falstaff at Bay View Music Festival
August 9th, 2013
"This Titanic is unsinkable...Sarah Stone's direction is so tight the action never slows down through smoothly changing scenes...It doesn't get any better than this!"
-- Mary Jane Doerr, Petoskey News Reviews
Review of Titanic at Bay View Music Festival
July 27th, 2012
IN THE NEWS
YARA OFFERS RECITALS AND MASTERCLASSES IN INDIANA
Yara, the voice and piano duo consisting of Sarah Stone and Alexandra Mascolo-David, will be in residency at Indiana State University on Sunday, February 23rd and at Vincennes University on Sunday, April 27th . The duo will be offering a program of Iberian and Latin American works for voice and piano as well as masterclasses.
TALENTS UNITE IN FUNNY 'FALSTAFF'
AUG 9th 2013
"This Verdi comedy is fast paced, full of action, tightly as well as imaginatively directed by Sarah Stone in her typical style".
- Mary Jane Doerr
PETOSKEY NEWS REVIEW
LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA IS OUTSTANDING
"So if you didn’t get to see “The Light in the Piazza” during its opening weekend, seriously consider attending one of the remaining performances Friday and Saturday. Sarah Stone (on opening night) invested the role of the mother with a natural maturity far beyond her actual years; not only that, but [she] handled some taxing solos with conviction both musically and dramatically.
- Peter Jacobi
BLOOMINGTON HERALD TIMES
THE TALE OF LADY THI KINH:
PHAN'S NEW OPERA HOLDS PROMISE
"Thi Kinh (called Tieu Kinh Tam as the monk), faced with unforgiving cruelty, decides to enter nirvana, then shows herself to all those who had sought to torment her and who, now, forgive and ask to be forgiven. Sarah Stone excelled in the title role".
- Peter Jacobi
BLOOMINGTON HERALD TIMES