A versatile artist, Casey Willassen Kunmann, soprano, enjoys a dynamic career in musical theater, opera, and as a concert and choral artist.
In the 2023/2024 season, Ms. Kunmann made her company debut with The Wick Theatre in Fiddler on the Roof (Ensemble, Tzeitel & Fruma-Sarah u/s) and Carousel (Ensemble, Nettie Fowler u/s.) As a soloist, she has performed with the Master Chorale of South Florida, Masterworks Chorus of the Palm Beaches, the Taylor Festival Choir, Marsh Chapel Choir, the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches, and The Wick Dinner Theatre. Her operatic experience includes roles in Dido and Aeneas (Belinda,) and scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna,) L'incoronazione di Poppea (Virtu,) Carmen (Frasquita,) and Hansel and Gretel (Gretel.) In the 2021 season, she made her company debut with Palm Beach Opera, covering Erster Knabe in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.
An ardent ensemble singer, Ms. Kunmann has sung with GRAMMY nominated Seraphic Fire, Cincinnati's Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE,) Taylor Festival Choir, and is on the roster of the Boston Baroque Chorus. In summer of 2023, she joined Bach Akademie Charlotte for the Charlotte Bach Festival as the Soprano Vocal Fellow.
No stranger to contemporary music, Ms. Kunmann was a featured soloist in Robert Kyr’s Resurrection which premiered at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel, as well as Justin Trieger’s “Song of Soil,” which premiered at Brigid Baker’s Wholeproject, “Numinous Land.”
Ms. Kunmann holds a B.A. in voice from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a M.M. in Vocal Pedagogy from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She is currently on the musical theater voice faculty at New World School of the Arts in Miami and is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association
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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
There is no “one size fits all” approach to singing. Therefore, I believe that every student should be treated as an individual. In my teaching, I cater to the students’ specific pedagogical needs, and I am sensitive to each student’s learning style, whether it be cognitive, visual, auditory, or kinesthetic.
As a teacher of singing, my approach is based in the bel canto tradition. My goal as a teacher is that my students achieve and maintain balance in respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation. I incorporate a variety of pedagogical tools to aid in this process. Singing is an extension of the speaking voice, and I use sighing and calling exercises to help students experience what it feels like to make an organic, balanced sound. Healthy, balanced singing involves the entire body; I incorporate yoga and movement to ensure proper alignment, breath and emotional “connection” to the body.
I teach both classical and musical theatre styles of singing, incorporating pedagogical information into each lesson so that my students will eventually find independence and be able to teach themselves. As an educator, I believe that it is my duty to help my students develop musicianship skills, performance practice, and musicality so that they will have the tools necessary for stylistic and honest music-making. In my studio, I emphasize the importance of being a versatile artist. It is important that my students learn a flexible technique that allows them to explore all the different sounds they can make in a healthy way.
Singing is one of the most vulnerable forms of self-expression, and it is important that my students know that my studio is a safe place. Learning to sing requires a great deal of trust and patience. I am committed to providing a judgment-free environment so that my students have the freedom to explore and take risks without feeling self-conscious. My students should feel confident in their technique so that, when performing, they will have the freedom to immerse themselves in the text and artistic expression. Ultimately, it is my goal to help my students learn how to create the most healthy, effortless, efficient sound possible so that they can accomplish their musical goals, enjoy the gift of singing, and share their gifts with others.
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