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, January 18, 2021
Hello Everyone!
Here is the homework for this week!
Enjoy!
Julian
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Songs:
We are almost at the end of our lesson book! Next week we can try to look at music in the Level 1 faber adventures book. In the meantime, you can continue to practice ‘Let’s play’ the very last song in the book, one more week. You may also play any of your favourites from the book just for fun!
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 20-25 minutes per day
Songs:
We have begun exam prep! We will have lots of time to decide whether we go through with the exam but for now it is best to prepare as best we can. We have selected Burlesque in G Major, Angelfish, Swirling leaves. There is also a new song on the list and that is Celebration from the etudes book. You may also begin the learning process for this song.
Technical requirements:
For the exam there are 6 scales required. C, G and F major scale. There is also the relative minor scales A, E and D minor scales. You can play through each of these 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!
Isabella
Recommended daily practice time is 10-15 minutes per day
Songs:
This week we worked on a few songs. Ode to Joy, Twinkle twinkle, Mary had a little lamb and a few others. You can use the sheets provided to help you play these songs. Be sure to try them out a few times over the week.
Theory:
We worked through family numbers and finding notes on the piano. You can also use the sheets provided to help you with this.
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 Grandmother. For this one be sure to count out loud while you play to make sure you play with a steady beat. You can also play lemonade stand for fun since this is a favourite! Finally you also have All my friends. For this one, fill in the counting this week and try clapping it. It has ties over the bar line which makes the counting trickier. Be sure to take it one step at a time and once you feel comfortable try playing it on the piano.
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 10-15 minutes per day
Songs:
You have a couple songs to work on for this week. Peter pan and Aardvark boogie. For both of these songs, be sure to count out loud while you play. If you have any trouble try clapping and counting the rhythm alone then try playing it on the piano again.
Technique:
You have some scales to play! This week we are working on A major and E Major.
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 5-10 minutes per day
Songs:
We have begun working on Monkeys! Online on the RCM account you can find all of the piano recordings to help you sing this song. Right now we can learn this song from the recordings as well as any youtube clips to help. In the coming weeks we will begin to learn how to read and learn music by ourselves.
Technique:
We learned about our breath this week! We went through a couple of warm up and techniques that will help us in filling up our ‘tire’ while keeping our shoulders away from our ears! Try breathing in through the straw and exhale like the sound of a balloon! You can do this to start off each practice session.
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!
Assignments for the week of February 26th, 2019
Hey everyone!
Here is homework for this week!
Have a good week :)
Simone
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 Minutes per day
Songs: We will continue to work on Allegro, ELephant ride, and Yankee Doodle. Remember to go through steps to learning a song for each new song. Fill in the counting for the songs from last week.
Theory: Complete Pg 33,34. You can refer to pg 49 in your piano book for help.
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: 15-20 Minutes per day
Songs: Test next week memorized Almost like a dream. Remember to focus on dynamics. New song will be Spanish caballero, for this one fill in the counting, clap and count and read through all the letter names. Work on the 1st page and if you are comfortable work on the 2nd page as well.
Technique: C Major arpeggio, for this one be accurate and smooth.
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: Continue working on party song, boogie on broadway. For these two be sure to count out loud Roses are red, Two little marches
Scales: Repeat scales from last week, B Major and Eb Major. Use your sheet to help you remember how many flats or sharps are in the scale.
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: 15-20 Minutes per day
Songs: We are still moving forward in the book there a quite a few new songs, as per usual continue if she is comfortable with the songs I have given. You can also encourage her to look for songs elsewhere such as pop, Tv or Movies and maybe we can find some pieces that she would be interested in playing.
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: 20-30 Minutes per day
Piano Songs: New songs= I will always love you, Alpine Polka, and Yellow bird. Remember to fill in the counting for all of your new songs. Clap through each songs and count out loud. For court dance rock version use metronome set to 145 bpm. Down in the valley you will work on making this softer and have more of a gentle sound.
Vocal Pieces: How far i’ll go, Reflection, I know things now. A million dreams
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.
Assignments for the week of February 5th
Hey everyone!
Here is this weeks homework!
Have a good week :)
Simone
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 Minutes per day
Songs: Continue working on petite minuet. There is just one bar that needs work. You can also work on russian folk dance and the two new songs that we looked at. There is also the fun activity looking for the pictures and what songs they belong to:)
Theory: You have Theory homework on note recognition and Time signature recognition.
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: 15 Minutes per day
Songs: Test next week on Captain hook’s Rockin Party! There are also two more songs in the 2B orange adventure book Almost like a dream( for this one make sure you keep everything very smooth and play with legato), and sounds from the gumdrop factory( this one is the opposite you need to play all the staccato notes very jumpy).
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
Theory: Complete the handout that I made for you in the booklet with the key signatures.
Songs: Work on songs that we did last week and continue with new songs. Enjoy your trip!
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: 15-20 Minutes per day
Theory: Please complete the pages from last week pg 10-11
Songs: New songs= Crazy clown, A sunny parade, A rainy parade, 500 year old melody, Square dance. Continue to work on Song for a scarecrow, a merry march and painting with pastels. For each song e sure to count out loud and look for your dynamics.
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.
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
