Dr. Natalie Cummings

PRIVATE LESSON INSTRUCTOR

Natalie Cummings, DMA, is a teacher and performer based in the Austin area. Equally interested in solo and choral singing, she recently was awarded the Joan Frey Boytim Award for Independent Teachers from NATS as well as serving as a section leader for the 2021 TMEA All State treble choir. She is the Independent Studio Teacher Liaison for the TEXOMA region of NATS as well as serving on their High School Vocal Fellowship committee. She was one of three educators state-wide to revise the UIL Solo and Ensemble Prescribed Music List of vocal solos. Her research interests include the alignment of studio and choral pedagogy, voice science, and issues of gender and race in vocal pedagogy. A two-time Houston District winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Awards and National Semi-Finalist of that same competition, Dr. Cummings is an active performer and recitalist. Her students are frequently named to the TMEA All-State Choir and admitted to universities and conservatories across the country to study vocal performance, music education, and musical theater. They have won awards at numerous competitions, including NATS, YoungArts, Hal Leonard, Schmidt, and Classical Singer. She is honored to be a part of the Vandegrift High School Choir teaching faculty, where her students have received multiple invitations to perform at National and Southwest ACDA and TMEA conventions.