Format
Virtual + In-Person
Status
Accepting Students
Experience
17 years
Location
San Diego & Los Angeles, CA
Overview
Karyn is a master singing teacher and vocal coach that focuses on vocal technique with the student as well as audition prep. She is also known as a “song selection expert” and hand selects song pieces that enhance the student’s voice, personality, and type. She helps singers with their “unique artist sound". Karyn also works with the student on artist development. Karyn has been behind the table at Unifieds, live auditions for university musical theatre programs in New York and Los Angeles. Karyn is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).
This season Karyn has two clients on this coming season of American Idol and The Voice. Karyn Overstreet Vocal Studio has been recognized nationally two years in a row having winners in the YoungArts National Competition for Voice: Singer/Songwriter for 2020 and 2021. Her clients have won a total of 18 National Youth Awards in San Diego and San Diego North County for 2021. Karyn’s clients have broadway national tours, major motion pictures, television, commercials, voice-overs and have signed major record deals. Along with celebrity clients Karyn works with all levels of talent and ages.
Broadway: Les Miserables; Broadway National Tours: Jekyll & Hyde, Barry Manilow's Copacabana. Off-Broadway: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, The New Moon, Strike Up The Band at City Center Encores, Tip-Toes at Carnegie Hall. and well as various leads throughout the Regional Theatre scene. Karyn was the TV host for New York’s Metro Guide Channel: The Red Head Review, and was featured in the film Temptation starring Zoe Saldana, Adam Pascal, Alice Ripley. San Diego audiences will remember Karyn in Moonlight production’s record breaking Mamma Mia as Rosie, Old Globe’s Production of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, San Diego Musical Theatre's Production of 9 To 5 as Dora Lee and, the longest running musical in San Diego history: the 80’s musical journey of Mixtape with Lambs Players.
Karyn Overstreet Vocal Studio welcomes and includes all people regardless of race, socio-economic class, color, national origin, religion, diverse perspective, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, neurological or physical ability, body type, veteran status, legal status, or educational level.
Wildcard
Wildcard coaching.
Specializations
Approach
Karyn Overstreet is a Broadway-experienced vocal coach for a selected number of dedicated students striving for a BFA, BM, or BA in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance. This bi-coastal boutique program, through private one-on-one lessons (in person or by zoom) and workshops with professors from top BFA programs, strengthens the students’ skills. It also creates custom audition packages for singing prescreens and live auditions specifically tailored to professor preferences while highlighting individuals to stand out in the competition. No two students have the same songs or audition material. Enrollment is limited to 15- 20 students per season. Karyn Overstreet Vocal Studio training will not only elevate audition, but overall artistic skills & readiness for the pursuit of college and/or a career in the performing arts
Logistics
Availability
College prep packages. College prep dance and agent dance packages available. Weekly, bi-weekly, drop- in lesson available in voice, acting, dance, songwriting , wildcard coaching, interview coaching, and college audition advising.
Rates
New Client Consult $115 for College prep and voice: Rates for voice , acting, dance, song writing: weekly, bi-weekly, drop in, College audition dance packages and agent dance reel packages, College audition program packages.
Background
Education
BFA Musical Theatre
Carnegie Mellon University
BFA Musical Theatre
California State University - Fullerton
M.F.A., ACTING & DIRECTING
Sarah Lawrence College
B.A., MUSIC AND THEATRE
Hartwick College
BA in Music
California State University - Long Beach
Masters in Vocal Performance
University of California - Irvine
Students Accepted To
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Michigan
University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
New York University
Pennsylvania State University
Syracuse University
Shenandoah Conservatory
University of Southern California
Texas State University
Texas Christian University
Pace University
