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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Assignment for the week of November 20th
Hey everyone!
Here is this weeks homework!
Have a good week :)
Simone
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 Minutes per day
Theory: We learned how to draw to the Treble G clef and Bass F clef. Complete the handout provided.
Songs: Men from Mars and Sea story will be recital songs. Have them memorized for the day of the recital.
We also started two new songs on the staff. Try out the song with middle C4 and the Treble G clef song. If you feel comfortable try the next two songs by yourself! Remember the steps to learning a song!
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: Just can’t wait to be king, Memorize this one for the day of the recital! You also have It’s a small world, Off to bed and Peter peter. When going through each song, focus on trouble spots and practice those until you are comfortable then try out the whole song. Remember to play the songs you don’t know yet. Go through the steps to learning a song.
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 we have a few songs on the go in each book! Floating Balloon (Artistry Book),Forest drums (Lesson Book) Performance book – A Merry March – Painting pastels and Square dance. For each song, our focus is to always move to the next level and really create beautiful music. Focusing on our different dynamics and different ways of making sound! Staccato, Legato and detached.
Scales: C Major and G major Hands together 2 octaves
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 Minutes per day
Sight reading book: Day 1-5 The Juggler
Songs: Flute of the Andes, New song is Runaway Rabbit. Remember to go through steps to learning a song. Always count along while you play. Take your time learning the songs and focus on the parts that you need more work on. Mark these sections with a pencil then practice only those sections. After you are comfortable, go back to playing the whole song.
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 Minutes per day
Songs: Marine Hymn is your recital song. Memorize this for the recital. Be as rhythmical as possible it is a march! For Sakura, you want it to be as beautiful as beautiful. Think of the larger phrases and the musical sentences we talked about. A beginning, middle and end and the push and pull you get through each phrase.
For tiny toons, be sure to count while you play. Play hands apart for the first little while then move to hands together. Stick with the finger numbers given in the song try not to add your own.
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.
Assignment for the week of November 6th
Hey everyone!
Here is this weeks homework!
Have a good week :)
Simone
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 Minutes per day
Songs: Practice recital music. The two songs selected will be Sea story and Men from Mars. Try to have these memorized for the recital!
You also have a handout to complete. We are working on the music ladder or also known as the Staff. Remember when we go up the ladder our alphabet goes up. When we go down the alphabet goes down. Start at the bottom space and work your way up space then line then space then line. Don’t skip anything along the way.
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: Just can’t wait to be king = Recital song, It’s a small world, Off to bed now, make sure you fill in counting for songs you have not completed yet. Clap and count then play and count. Be sure to count out loud as you play when you learn the new song. Try to get 5 days checked off on your practice log to get stickers for next 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: Recital song choices = Rusty old bike, and Lightly row. Choose one of these for next week to be your final recital piece. New song = A merry March, go through steps to learning a song for this one.
You will also work on G major scale both hands 2 octaves with metronome set at 100bpm.
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 Minutes per day
Songs: This is not jingle bells, traffic jam, kite in the sky. For new songs, go through steps to learning a song and be sure to count while you play. This week you can also try singing and playing at the same time. Have fun with it!
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
