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 the week of January 15, 2019
Happy New year everyone!
I hope everyone has a great holiday and is excited to get started on a brand new year! Here is everyone’s homework for the week.
Simone
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 Minutes per day
Theory: Complete pgs 20-26 in your theory book. You can also try out the improvisation that is in there too. Remember to use all black keys, stay on beat and use whole notes half notes and quarter notes.
Songs: This week continue to memorize frogs on logs and My invention for next week. Always sitting tall at the piano and be sure to keep your wrists up. You can also continue to work on Petite Minuet and the other new song. Remember to look at the time signature and count yourself in.
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: Captain Hook’s rockin party this week play at a faster tempo so we can practice getting up to the normal speed. Aardvark boogie is a new song, so fill in the counting and read through the notes before you play. Almost like a dream is also a song to practice for this one make sure you count while you play to keep a steady beat.
Also bring a list of 5 pop songs so that we can learn something fun! 5 song titles and 5 artists names should be on the
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
Scales: Practice A, F and D major with both hands this week
Songs: Grumpy old troll – With this one be sure to focus on dynamics and really making it sound like the troll is really there! Also try working with the metronome this week to help. Practice with the metronome set to 100 bpm. Russian Sailor dance – Work on keeping a steady beat with this song.practice slow with the one because we will go faster! 500 year old melody – Go through and count out loud as you play.
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: Scarf dance, Pop goes the weasel, The clock shop, I’m a fine musician. For each new song remember to go through the rhythms to make sure you understand everything. Clap through the songs. Also use a metronome to help you keep a steady beat.
Theory: Remember to bring the theory book 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.
Olivia
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 Minutes per day
Piano: That’s the way it is = Keep working on singing and playing for this one for next week. Tiny toons = Test next week. Court dance = Work with both hands for this song. That’s what makes you beautiful – Put hands together. Down the valley = New song, fill in counting and go through notes.
Voice: Jar of hearts, That’s the way it is and that’s what makes you beautiful.
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.
Homework Assignments for the week of March break
Hello Everyone!
Hope you are all enjoying your March Break!
Here is the homework for this week.
Enjoy!
Isla
Recommended daily practice time is 30 minutes per day
Homework:
Good work Isla! We went through Popular and really dug into the character. I really loved your commitment to the comedy in this piece. Don’t be afraid to go farther in your exploration and discovery of the text! Have fun. For next week let’s look into more pieces that have a bit of comedy in them! Listen to Taylor the latte boy, let me know what you think.
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!
Marco
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Homework:
Good work playing through Shadows. Be sure to move at a faster tempo for this piece this week. We also worked on Smooth and Crunchy. This piece is tricky because of the rhythm. Be sure to fill in the counting for the whole piece and play each section at a time. You can clap and count the rhythm before playing each section. Break this piece down into smaller chunks to make it easier to learn. Good luck! You can do it!
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!
Danny
Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day
Homework:
This week we looked at Swirling leaves. It is a tricky piece because it begins with an incomplete measure and has a key signature. That means we don’t start on beat one and all the B’s that appear in the song are flattened even though the flat isn’t written directly in front of the note. Remember to play each B as a Bb instead. Take this song slow and be sure all the quarter notes are even.
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!
Sina
Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day
Homework:
Good work Sina! This week we added a few more songs to our list. Including Ping Pong, money can’t buy everything, and The cuckoo. Be sure to read the letter names when you are stuck. If you wish to go ahead go for it!
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!
Anjanah
Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day
Homework:
Good work with The Ant, The Wind and This little light. Whenever we are working on new pieces always be sure to read each song like a story. For the Ant there were a couple of wrong notes. Have a look at the problem areas in your practice 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!
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
