Artist Diploma (Glenn Gould School) in-progress
Artist Diploma (University of Western Ontario)
B.Mus (University of Western Ontario)
Giulianna Misasi is a graduate of the Artist Diploma program and the Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance program at Western University. In the fall of 2018 she will continue training through the Artist Diploma program in Voice at The Glenn Gould School within the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Beyond post secondary training, Giulianna performed several operatic roles in Canada and Europe. In 2014, she performed scenes from Don Giovanni, and Die Entführung aus dem Serail with The Canadian Operatic Arts Academy. Giulianna featured as the second lady in Die Zauberflöte with the Accademia Europea Dell’ Opera in 2015. In July of 2016, Giulianna branched out into music theatre as Marta from Company with the Music Theatre on the Thames. Last summer 2017, Giulianna returned to classical performance as Lady Billows from Albert Herring in the Halifax Summer Opera Festival. This summer, Giulianna performed as Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte with Summer Opera Lyric Theatre.
Through continual professional development, Giulianna transfers her training and dedication to her students to allow them to reach their full potential.
Get to know Giulianna…Beyond the Bio!
Hobbies: Cooking, Swimming, Kickboxing
Musical influences: Renee Flemming, Anna Netrebko
Favourite food: Pasta, BBQ Anything
Least favourite food: Tripe
Favourite music: I love so many different Genres
Favourite song: Currently – Fall in Line by Christina Aguilera
Favourite movie: I don’t have one
Favouirite movie music: Currently – Hunchback of Notre dame
Favourite musical theatre/opera: Currently – Manon by Jules Massenet
Best quote from your teacher: “No Translation, No Sing!”
Favourite quote: “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th” Julie AndrewsFavourite book:Bel Canto – Ann Patchett
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Homework assignments for Monday February 1st, 2021
Hello Everyone!
Here is the homework for this week!
Enjoy!
Julian
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Songs:
Good practicing this week! For your homework, replay Firefly with the metronome set from 115-125 BPM where ever you feel comfortable. You will also continue to play Sailing in the Sun. You may set it to the same speed as Firefly 115-125. This week you can play a new song called Ferris Wheel. This song is in 3/4 time and has a lot of slurs written in the music. Be sure to go through the steps to learning a song while you work on it this week.
How parents can help:
Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Zoe
Recommended daily practice time is 30 minutes per day
Songs:
Continue to work on all exam music. Focusing on phrasing, dynamics and accuracy of notes and rhythms. Pay extra close attention to climb up on an elephant. We are working in 6/8 time. Try clapping and counting this song a lot this week feeling the strong beats on both 1 and 4. Try accenting them while clapping or even swaying on those beats while you clap.
Technical requirements:
All required scales are as follows: C, G and F Major, A, E and D minor. For each of these scales you must play the scale in one octave with hands separately. You must also play their corresponding triads both broken and solid for each scale. During your practice sessions you may also try out sight reading exercises 2+3 in the next section.
How parents can help:
Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Isabella
Recommended daily practice time is 10-15 minutes per day
Songs:
This week you will continue to work on the songs from your binder. For homework, you are going to fill in the counting for each song. 1+2+3+4+ under each note. Afterwards you will clap and count each song. Then after you are comfortable, you will count out loud and play each song. Keep a steady beat. Some tricks to help are tapping your foot or using a metronome!
How parents can help:
Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Renaud
Recommended daily practice time is 10-15 minutes per day
Songs:
This week we will continue to work on All My Friends. Try counting out loud as you play and use a faster tempo. Be sure to hold down long enough for those ties! You are also working on Bells of Great Britain. Count out loud as you play to be sure you maintain a steady tempo.
How parents can help:
Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Carmen
Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day
Songs:
Good work with Peter Pan this week. Continue to play Aardvark boogie and count out loud. You will also need to fill in the counting for this song. That way you can clap and count the rhythm as well as count out loud while playing. You may also begin to learn Whirling leaves. If you are comfortable start by filling in the counting and clapping the rhythm. Next you can play hands separately.
Technique:
You have F major scale to practice this week. Be sure to try it in both hands and start each practice session with this scale.
How parents can help:
Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Ahara
Recommended daily practice time is 10 minutes per day
Songs:
Great job with Monkey! You may continue singing all the songs we work on whenever you like. You may also want to begin singing I need a home for my dinosaur. One of the first things you will need to do is read through the lyrics. If there are any words you do not understand, ask for help! You need to know everything that you sing! You can also try reading the text like a story. This will help you understand the song as a whole. Try reading it to your parents before bed like its a bedtime story! You may also use our recording to practice some of the vocal techniques that we tried out in warm up. We did hops, jumps and some slides with our capes! ZOOOOMMM!!! Try them out during the week!
How parents can help:
Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
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Homework assignments for the week of April 2nd, 2019.
Hey everyone!
Here is homework for this week!
Have a good week :)
Simone
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 Minutes per day
Songs: For this week practice through the Football game and use sticky fingers all the way through so it sounds smooth. Copy Cat is your new song for this week. be sure to fill out the counting and fill in the family numbers
How parents can support practice: Encouraging your child to practice regularly and helping them develop a routine is the best way to be supportive. Additionally, check their homework log for accuracy.
Ruby
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 Minutes per day
Songs: This week boxcar rumble is your new song. Be sure to fill in the counting and plays hands apart.Keep working on spanish caballero, this one is coming along very nicely. Be sure to keep an even tempo, count out loud while you play this week.
How parents can support practice: Encouraging your child to practice regularly and helping them develop a routine is the best way to be supportive. Additionally, check their homework log for accuracy.
Zoe
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 Minutes per day
Songs: This week continue to work towards memorizing forest drums! This is a potential recital piece. You will also continue to work on girl and boy on a Bicycle. For the measures where you have trouble, start there in your practice session and play it until you are comfortable. Be sure to start slow then work your way up to go faster. You will also continue to work on Sleeping beauty waltz. For this one, each day of practice you can focus on a different line. You can also use the two handed tapping on your legs to really get the rhythm down and comfortable.
How parents can support practice: Encouraging your child to practice regularly and helping them develop a routine is the best way to be supportive. Additionally, check their homework log for accuracy.
Sara
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 Minutes per day
Songs: Minuetto was great now we have a new RCM book song Aeolian lullaby. The fingers are very important for this one so use the ones suggested.
How parents can support practice: Encouraging your child to practice regularly and helping them develop a routine is the best way to be supportive. Additionally, check their homework log for accuracy.
Olivia
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 Minutes per day
Piano Songs: Pink Panther, you have to count out loud and clap the rhythms to make sure you are correct. That’s the way it is should be memorized, since this will be you recital piece! Yellow bird you have a test next week, be sure not to rush left hand rhythms. Morning, focus on strong and weak beats so that you are not banging the piano. 7th st blues this is a new song be sure to fill in the counting and clap and count.
Voice: Underline Million dreams important words and Little do you know. Be sure to focus on strong and weak beats as well.
Homework Assignments Thursday September 10, 2020
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to the fall 2020 semester. Here you will find your homework each week. I will also suggest how long to practice and provide a few helpful hints to get you prepped for the following week. This will provide you with some guidelines to allow your child to progress. Good luck practicing and have fun!
Fiona
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Technique:
This week we learned about
- 1. Groups of 2 black keys and groups of 3 black keys
- 2. The musical alphabet forwards and backwards – ABCDEFGA
- 3. Finger numbers 1-2-3-4-5
- 4. Groups of 2 go down to C
For homework I have provided a couple worksheets to help you practice!
Songs:
This week we learned a new song! Mary Had a little lamb. This one uses finger numbers and is on the group of 3 black keys. You can use the handout provided to help you practice this one!
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal. This is where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Danny
Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day
Theory:
This week you have pages 2,3,4 to work on in the theory book. They match with the songs in your lesson book.
Songs:
For the song Firefly, be sure to let your wrists stay relaxed and straight. Try not to hug the piano with your palms. There are a few new songs we learned. Little River, Sailing in the Sun and Ferris Wheel. Each of these songs experiments with the new term Legato. Legato means to play connected and smooth. Try thinking about the keys sticking together before you lift them to really achieve the connected sound.
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal. This is where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Kate
Songs:
We will continue to work through Dido’s lament. Experimenting with the character and physicalizing the emotions the character is feeling. We will also continue to work on connecting the phrases and thoughts together. Even when there isn’t any singing the character is still thinking and emoting. See how far you can take it! We will also begin the 2nd piece in Frauen-Liebe und Leben. Begin with learning the piece and sorting out the diction and pronunciation. We will work through it together next class.
Matthew
Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day
Technical work:
Prepare C major and G major scale for next week. You can play hands separately.
Songs:
Continue working on Grandmother. Be sure to fill in the counting for this piece. We also have lemonade stand. Fill in the counting for this one as well, then you can try clapping and counting out loud. We will continue to practice counting out loud next week in class.
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal. This is where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Preferred Books for Giulianna’s Students
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Piano Books
Faber & Faber Piano Adventures
The 2nd Edition Primer Lesson Book introduces the keyboard, note values, and the grand staff. Students play in C 5-finger scale patterns, develop recognition of steps and skips, and learn letter names independent of finger number. Musicianship is built through the use of dynamics and coloristic experimentation with the pedal. The book is organized into units which represent the major concepts and skills. As new units are introduced, earlier concepts and skills are constantly reviewed.
Faber & Faber Piano Adventures
The 2nd Edition Primer Theory Book provides important reinforcement and creative application of basic theory concepts. Students will enjoy note-naming with StoryRhymes, exploring improvisation, and engage with eye-training and ear-training activities all within a fun-filled context tied thematically to the Primer Lesson Book pieces.
Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book 1A
This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book Level 1A begins by teaching basic keyboard topography and fluent recognition of white key names in relation to black keys. It focuses on simple rhythms and prepares students for intervallic reading with entertaining songs that focus on “same,” “stepping up” and “stepping down.” It then introduces lines and space notes in treble and bass clefs, melodic and harmonic intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and 5ths, and graduates to reading on the grand staff. It also introduces the flat and sharp signs. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Songs Include: Balloons * Batter Up! * The Donkey * A Friend Like You * Hand-Bells * A Happy Song * Horse Sense * Totem Pole Song * It’s Halloween! * Jingle Bells! * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * July the Fourth! * Just a Second! * Love Somebody * Merrily We Roll Along O’er the Deep Blue Sea * Mexican Hat Dance * My Clever Pup * My Fifth * My Robot * Old MacDonald * Old Uncle Bill * Play a Fourth * Raindrops * Rain, Rain! * Rockets * Rockin’ Tune * Rock Song * Sailing * Sea Divers * See-Saws * Skating * Who’s on Third? * Willie and Tillie * Wishing Well * The Zoo
Alfred's Basic Piano for the Later Beginner
Complete Level 1 is a faster-paced version of Levels 1A and 1B that gets to staff reading more quickly. Perfect for a student who is 8 or older, or for a younger beginner with great musical aptitude. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.
Voice & Singing Books
RCM Voice Repertoire
A Comprehensive Voice Series serves as the official resource for voice assessments of the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program. Featuring an outstanding selection of voice literature and supporting materials, this series offers a truly enriched learning experience to help ensure student success. As in previous editions, Resonance encompasses a rich and varied selection of Repertoire, Vocalises and Recitatives that students of all ages and voice types will find appropriate to their musical interests and level of technical ability.
Kids' Musical Theatre Collection
59 songs, combined in a convenient package (combines book only of Vol. 1 00230029 and Vol. 2 00230031), offering a wealth of theatre music for children.
Full Voice Workbook Series
