The Art Of Singing with Joanne Vecchio

Sing from your Heart touch a listeners soul
Joanne Vecchio has been involved in music and performance for much of her life, singing and performing throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She was a private student of classical voice with Professor Blaine Corey for seven years and studied jazz vocals with Rebecca Parris at Interplay Jazz Camp, for three summer sessions. She sang professionally in

the Rhode Island and Massachusettes areas for over 20 years. During that time she produced four recordings: Rather Blue, Live Jazz at Diamiond Hill Park, About Love, and Where Angels Peep Through. Her last two recordings are distributed digiitally worldwide through CD Baby and Apple I Tunes. A teacher at heart, Joanne has developed and taught many childrens programs: Elementary School Programs such as: The Music of Fairy Tales, The Music of Poetry, and Awakening the Creative Spirit. She is a certified Instructor of a unique program titled Angel Bear Yoga. The program strengthens children’s bodies and builds character through yoga, nature, and creative imagery. Joanne added Music, and Creative Performances to further enhance and inspire children ages 4-7. A Director and Playwight, Joanne has developed Second Stage Repertory Company and Creative Drama programs for ages 12-18 and ages 8-11 respectively

Her participation in the Arts Literacy Project, a partnership between Brown University and the Central Falls School District, has given her life goals focus. The Performance Cycle Technique from the Project pairs literature with artistic expression, helping students find the means of telling their own stories. It has been Joanne’s goal to apply the Performance Cycle Technique to all programs at Second Stage Studio. This technique provides teachers, artists, and youth leaders with the tools to engage students in a process of deep understanding by building a classroom community of learners that centers on a text. Students respond to the text and demonstrate this knowledge through high quality performances and artistic presentations.