Deborah Naylor Johnson
Vocalist/ Pianist/ Piano Tuner
Behind the Scenes With
Deborah
Need a private music teacher, accompanist, or piano tuner?
Deborah is your one-stop shop! She is an enthusiastic teacher and musician who is passionate about helping her students learn to love music and maintain their instrument. She believes that music is a great way to learn about yourself, connect with others, overcome obstacles and ultimately succeed in life.
Education:
(See extended musical resume under Training and Experience):
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music emphasizing in Voice studies from BYU-Idaho. She studied her 1st year at Weber State University as a double major in piano and voice. She was also a part of a Jazz combo course where she played with five other musicians who transcribed, arranged, and performed pieces by jazz musicians as well as their own compositions.
Teaching objectives:
Expose students to new styles
Establish healthy techniques
Introduce theory basics
Make and achieve goals specific to each student
Services offered and Rates:
PIANO LESSONS: Beginner Piano $ 25-30 per half hour
Intermediate $35
Advanced Piano $40 per half hour
VOICE LESSONS: Modern Voice $30-35 per half hour
Classical Voice $40 per half hour
TUNING: Piano Tuning $60 about 90 min
Teaching locations:
Millcreek home studio,
Day Murray Music studio (on an as needed basis),
Student home lessons for families with 3+ children back to back.
(Pricing varies on location due to studio rentals and gas.)
We have loved having Deborah as a piano teacher and only stopped lessons when we moved. She adapts her lessons based on the student's ability and personality. I loved how during the lesson she would ask self reflective questions of the student so they could assess successes and necessary improvements. We recently enjoyed a spring recital and it was a great experience!
-Regan Holmes (parent)
Deborah is really good at designing the lessons to fit her students style, needs and level. She is good at breaking down the technical aspects of singing in ways I can understand. This really helps me change how I approach singing.
-Erin Isenberg (student and parent)
Deborah did a great job assessing my daughter's skill level and got her moving on a forward path. I appreciate Deborah's attention to technique and fundamentals. It's been a joy watching my daughter progress and just as importantly, seeing her increased enthusiasm for the instrument.
-Casey Johnson (parent)
Training and Experience
Piano
Accompaniment at a collegiate level for soloists and choirs.
Vocal coaching at a collegiate level for soloists.
Experience teaching piano since 2012. Three full years experience running piano studio.
Assistant teacher at Whittier Elementary school in the piano program for a year.
Jazz piano at a collegiate level (most challenging course in my entire college experience)
High level choir membership including: Weber State Concert Choir, BYU-Idaho Collegiate Choir, and Brady Allred's Salt Lake Concert Choir and other various school choirs.
Theatre/Contemporary
Jekyll & Hyde - Lady Beaconsfield
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder-Evangeline Barley & Hilda
West Side Story-Velma
Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat-Wife 5
Savior of the World-Salome
Les Miserables-Madam Tenardie
Scarlet Pimpernel-Chorus
Cats-Chorus
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown-Chorus
Private lessons: Lisa Harmon Harris and Megan Yates
Opera
Carmen-Frasquita (Fall 2024)
Cendrillon-Dorothee
Suor Angelica-Suor Dolcina
Dialogues de Carmelites-Blanche
Carmen-Frasquita
Le Nozze Di Figaro-Susanna
Le Nozze Di Figaro-Cherubino
L’elisir d’amore-Gianetta
Chorus member in: La Boheme, Cosi Fan Tutte, Daughter of the Regiment, La Cenerentola, The Bartered Bride, Dido and Aeneas, The Magic Flute, Tales of Hoffman, Candide, The Queen of Spades, Suor Angelica, and La Sonnambula.
Diction classes in English, Italian, German, Latin, French and fluent in Danish.
Private lessons with: Marina Costa-Jackson, Carol Ann Allred, David Olsen, Paul Busselberg, Kris Ciezinski, Rebekah Barton, and Elizabeth Peters.
Vocal coachings with Carol Anderson and Taylor Burkhardt from Utah Opera and Jeffrey Price from the U of U music program.
Piano tuning
Studied piano tuning with local tuner and Summerhays piano technician Geoff White.
Guaranteed accurate and professional experience, or your money back.
90 minute tuning - $60
Available starting Jan 1
Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat 8am-2pm
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Upcoming performances
Jazz Standards
Olds Folks Home TBD
Jan 2024
Spring Studio Recital
TBD
Apr 2024
Carmen - Playing the Role of Frasquita
Lyrical Opera in Taylorsville
Sept 2024