Bio
Andrea Randall brings over 25 years of teaching experience and 32 years of performing experience in a wide range of musical styles, including musical theatre, pop/rock, singer/songwriter, and various CCM styles. Originally from the Los Angeles area, Andrea lived and taught in Houston for nearly 20 years before relocating to New York City in 2022.
Andrea provides one-on-one, individualized instruction focused on functional vocal technique for healthy belting and legit singing. She emphasizes physical awareness of the student's instrument while encouraging emotional vulnerability in their storytelling. She also has experience working with trauma survivors, using somatic singing techniques as a healing tool alongside licensed therapists to help clients process and overcome life’s challenges.
The majority of Andrea’s private studio consists of working professionals, college students, and high school students preparing for competitive college auditions. Her high school students have consistently won and placed accross multiple categories at NATS events in New York City, Greater Houston, and the Texoma Region. Each year, her students earn over $200,000 in scholarships and are regularly accepted into prestigious BFA and music programs nationwide. Alumni can be found performing on Broadway, in national tours, opera houses, recording studios, cruise ships, and regional theatres across the country.
Andrea holds a Master of Arts in Music Psychology in Education, Performance, and Well-Being from the University of Sheffield in England, a Master of Arts in Theatre, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Andrea also spent eight years studying classical and musical theatre vocal performance, vocal pedagogy, and acting at California State University, Los Angeles, the University of La Verne, and Citrus College in Southern California before pivoting to music psychology. In addition to her formal education, Andrea also holds certifications in Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice from NYU, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).
As a performer, Andrea has appeared in many musical theatre, operatic, and cabaret style productions with some of her favorite credits including Parade, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Chicago, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, Cinderella, Guys & Dolls, Carousel, Le Nozze di Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, and Naughty Marietta to name a few.
Andrea is also an accomplished director, with favorite productions including Carrie: the Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Next to Normal, Into the Woods, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, and West Side Story.
As a choral performer, Andrea has sung with the Crystal Cathedral Choir under the direction of Donald Neuen on the internationally televised Hour of Power with Reverend Robert Schuller. In 2000, she toured Germany, Austria, and Italy with the acclaimed Citrus Singers and was a soloist at the Stadtgründungsfest (City Foundation Festival) in Munich, Germany. She was also a member of the Houston Masterworks Chorus during her time in Houston.
Andrea currently serves as an Associate Adjunct Professor of Voice at Long Island University in Brooklyn, where she teaches private voice lessons and courses in vocal pedagogy, musical theatre, and music psychology. She was on faculty for Somatic Voicework™ (the LoVetri Method) at Baldwin Wallace University for three years and holds professional memberships with the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance (MTEA).
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