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Gwen
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Experienced tutor in Piano in Barnstable, Gwen offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
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About Gwen
In addition to directing Cape Cod Kids on Broadway, I teach voice and piano privately. I've been teaching on Cape Cod since 2011 and before that, in Los Angeles for many years. Here is a short bio:
Gwen Bainier’s professional career encompasses many aspects of the performing arts from performing in operas, musicals, film, TV and theater to directing, producing and teaching. Originally from Winchester, Massachusetts her performing career started at the age of 15, and by 17 she had given her first professional recital and been the soloist with the All New England Chorus. As a member of “The Greater Bostonians”, a group of teenage singers and musicians, she had also toured extensively in the northeast, given a concert at Boston’s Symphony Hall, produced a TV special and recorded an album. She studied at the Royal College of Music in London while in High School, and had her first professional opera experience at 18 with the internationally known opera director Boris Goldovsky. She did her undergraduate work in music at Smith College and graduate studies at UT Austin, USC and UCLA. She has worked with many renowned teachers and coaches in New York, Los Angeles and the Aspen Music Festival. In addition to regional opera and music theater, while in New York she was contracted by the New York Rangers to sing the National Anthem in Madison Square Garden, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Acting training included study at the Herbert Berghoff Studios in New York, and on the west coast with Roy London, Ivana Chubbuck and Darryl Hickman. As a professional actor she was a member of SAG, AFTRA and Equity. While the Head of the Music Department at the Theater of Arts, a professional performing arts school in Los Angeles, she produced showcases, taught voice, music theory and diction for stage and film. She also created an adjunct program which focused on training younger performers in dance, music theater, and contemporary pop and R&B genres as well. The students were given the opportunity to perform and to be critiqued by music and entertainment industry professionals and agents. After moving to Cape Cod, she created a musical theater program for kids, Cape Cod Kids on Broadway ((concealed information) which offers workshops and full length productions throughout the year. To date, CCKOB has produced You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Honk!, Shrek the Musical, Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Willy Wonka and Matilda the Musical. Gwen has also directed productions at The Barnstable Comedy Club, The Cotuit Center for the Arts and The Harwich Jr. Theater. She teaches voice and piano privately, most recently online due to Covid.
I love teaching, especially helping students discover their true voices and/or their inherent musicality through piano. I've played piano my entire life so whether I'm teaching a student to play or accompanying a voice student, it's so much fun! I am not a pedantic teacher and I encourage having fun through music!
As I sequed out of performing, I discovered I enjoyed teaching. I was hired to form a music department at a performing arts school in Hollywood, CA and at that point started doing a lot of teaching while building up the program there.
Please see bio:Gwen Bainier’s professional career encompasses many aspects of the performing arts from performing in operas, musicals, film, TV and theater to directing, producing and teaching. Originally from Winchester, Massachusetts her performing career started at the age of 15, and by 17 she had given her first professional recital and been the soloist with the All New England Chorus. As a member of “The Greater Bostonians”, a group of teenage singers and musicians, she had also toured extensively in the northeast, given a concert at Boston’s Symphony Hall, produced a TV special and recorded an album. She studied at the Royal College of Music in London while in High School, and had her first professional opera experience at 18 with the internationally known opera director Boris Goldovsky. She did her undergraduate work in music at Smith College and graduate studies at UT Austin, USC and UCLA. She has worked with many renowned teachers and coaches in New York, Los Angeles and the Aspen Music Festival. In addition to regional opera and music theater, while in New York she was contracted by the New York Rangers to sing the National Anthem in Madison Square Garden, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Acting training included study at the Herbert Berghoff Studios in New York, and on the west coast with Roy London, Ivana Chubbuck and Darryl Hickman. As a professional actor she was a member of SAG, AFTRA and Equity. While the Head of the Music Department at the Theater of Arts, a professional performing arts school in Los Angeles, she produced showcases, taught voice, music theory and diction for stage and film. She also created an adjunct program which focused on training younger performers in dance, music theater, and contemporary pop and R&B genres as well. The students were given the opportunity to perform and to be critiqued by music and entertainment industry professionals and agents. After moving to Cape Cod, she created a musical theater program for kids, Cape Cod Kids on Broadway ((concealed information) which offers workshops and full length productions throughout the year. To date, CCKOB has produced You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Honk!, Shrek the Musical, Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Willy Wonka and Matilda the Musical. Gwen has also directed productions at The Barnstable Comedy Club, The Cotuit Center for the Arts and The Harwich Jr. Theater. She teaches voice and piano privately, most recently online due to Covid.
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I like to find out what the student's goals and aspirations are first. If a student has never had lessons, we start with the basics first and build on that. It's important that we establish basic technique first. I usually get a sense of a student's temperment and natural ability early on. I do not have a 'one size fits all' approach. Every student is different so therefore my approach varies depending on who I'm teaching.
I have worked with adults, teens and children. In Los Angeles I worked with professional actors on singing technique as well as diction. I've also worked with rock singers, aspiring musical theater performers and opera singers. I've taught students as young as 5 (piano).
I would look for someone who has a performing as well as a teaching background. I would also look for someone who has taught for a substantial number of years and has a broad range of students.
A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
Why do I want lessons in piano or voice? Am I willing to put the necessary time into practicing? Do I have personal or professional goals?
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I’ve studied classical voice with Gwen for 7+ years. It is clear that Gwen cares deeply about her students and their success. Her focus on proper vocal technique and vocal heath for young, developing singers is unmatched. Her experience on the stage is indispensable. She has helped me tackle my performance anxiety, and has carefully guided me through every audition. With her expert coaching, I was able to attend my top choice college. Gwen is the BEST voice teacher that Cape Cod has to offer, hands down.
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- 5h: R6195
- 10h: R12390
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