The Ziegenfuss Voice Studio LLC (formerly Knoxville School of Voice) offers private voice lessons in HI, I’M BLAYNE!
I am a voice teacher and singer based in Knoxville, TN. As a voice teacher, I have taught privately for ten years and have experience teaching classical, musical theater, and contemporary singing. My students have been admitted into special high school musical arts programs, Belmont University, Point Park University, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Anderson University, and Marymount Manhattan f
or classical voice and musical theatre performance. Many of my students have received talent and merit-based scholarships to study voice at the collegiate level, including the coveted Grace Moore scholarship at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. I regularly work with advanced, professional singers in opera, musical theatre, and commercial music. My professional students have sung with Knoxville Opera, Dollywood, and with local and national theatre companies around the country. I am an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and a certified Vocal Health First Aider through Vocal Health Education UK. I am a seasoned performer in opera, musical theatre, choral, and recital settings. My opera credits include roles and ensemble work in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fledermaus, Trial by Jury, The Mikado, L’Enfant et Les Sortilège, L’Enfant Prodigue, Cendrillon, Help, Help, The Globolinks!, The Magic Flute, La Traviata, Lucia Di Lammermoor, Roméo et Juliette, and I Pagliacci. My musical theatre credits include roles in Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Lil Abner. On the concert stage, I have performed as a soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Handel’s Dixit Dominus. I have performed with UNCG Opera Theatre, Greensboro Opera, Durham Children's Choir, Knoxville Opera, Marble City Opera, Knoxville Choral Society, and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. I currently study under the acclaimed voice teacher, Kenneth Bozeman. I hold a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. My research interests include acoustic vocal pedagogy, the Alexander Technique, and exercise and nutrition for the professional voice user. In addition to my private studio, I regularly teach master classes locally and nationally.
Candace Moore is leading a six-week scene study series for teen actors ages 13 to 18, focused entirely on the genre of drama. Small group. Serious work. Real scenes with real stakes.
Saturdays, June 20 through August 1, 1:00 to 2:30 PM at Ziegenfuss Voice Studio in Knoxville. $300 for the full six-session series. Registration closes June 12.
If your teen is ready to do the work, register here:
Ziegenfuss Voice Studio is a proud sponsor of this show, and our own Blayne Ziegenfuss is serving as music director alongside an incredibly talented group of performers.
We are especially proud of Annika and Layla for the vision and hard work they have poured into this production. There is something special about watching former students step into their own as artists and leaders. This is what our studio is all about: mentoring and inspiring the next generation of arts educators, directors, and performers.
These young women and the entire cast have such bright futures ahead of them. You do not want to miss this show! Get your tickets today, link in the comments.
Three days. Eight committed teen performers. And moments we’ll be talking about for a long time.
The Broadway Track Intensive brought together a faculty of five to push our students further than they expected to go. Voice masterclass, scene study, movement, acting, improv, Alexander Technique, and mock auditions with real-time feedback. The kind of training that asks everything of you.
Here’s what our students had to say:
“I have learned so much from Blayne in just two days.”
“I loved the improv class with Emma!”
“Candace really helped me open up with my acting.”
That’s the goal. Every time.
Be on the lookout for more classes and intensives coming soon. Link in bio.
05/29/2026
NEW DATES — Drama Lab is coming this summer.
Candace Moore is leading a six-week scene study series for teen actors ages 13 to 18, focused entirely on the genre of drama. Small group. Serious work. Real scenes with real stakes.
Saturdays, June 20 through August 1, 1:00 to 2:30 PM at Ziegenfuss Voice Studio in Knoxville. $300 for the full six-session series. Registration closes June 12.
If your teen is ready to do the work, register here:
We are almost full, and we couldn’t be more excited about the group of students coming together for this.
Five spots remain in The Broadway Track Intensive. Ziegenfuss Voice Studio created this intensive because serious teen singers need more than a weekly lesson or a summer showcase. They need a room full of people who get it, real training, and faculty who work at this level every day.
That’s what May 27–29 is going to be.
If your teen is that kind of student, we’d love for them to be in this room.
The spring recital for ’s students is a wrap. Congratulations to every single student who took the stage today. You brought your absolute best, and it showed. So proud of each of you!
04/21/2026
Introducing Drama Lab: A Scene Study Series for Teen Actors.
This one is all about the genre of drama—the scenes that demand emotional honesty, high stakes, and real commitment from every actor in the room. No comedy, no musical theatre. Just dramatic scene work, done well.
Four Saturdays with Candace Moore, May 9 through May 31, 1:00 to 2:30 PM. For teens ages 13 to 18 who are serious about their craft.
$180 for the full series. Enrollment is limited. 🎭
We are so excited to announce that The Broadway Track Intensive is back — and this year we are going bigger.
What started as a one-day intensive last summer has grown into a full three-day pre-professional musical theatre training experience for teen performers ages 13-18, happening right here in Knoxville this May.
May 27-29, 2026 · 10:00 AM to 2:30/3:00 PM daily · $450 tuition · Limited to 12 students
Over three immersive days your student will train with a four-person faculty in voice, acting through song, Alexander Technique, monologue coaching, improv, and themed acting. Because enrollment is capped at 12 students, every participant receives meaningful individual attention throughout the intensive, not just group instruction, but real one-on-one feedback from faculty who are paying close attention to each student's specific needs.
The intensive closes on Day 3 with a full faculty mock audition. Each student enters the room individually, performs a song cut and memorized monologue, and receives direct feedback from our four-person panel. It is the kind of audition room experience most students don't encounter until a college callback, and your student will have it before the summer even starts.
Faculty: Blayne Ziegenfuss · Emma Helmandollar · Candace Moore · Jordi Lawless
Enrollment is limited and is first come, first served. Click the link below to learn more and register.
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The Broadway Track Intensive — Ziegenfuss Voice Studio LLC
The Broadway Track IntensiveMay 27–29, 2026Three days. Three disciplines. One unforgettable audition experience.Knoxville, TN · Ages 13–18 · $450 REGISTER NOW REGISTER NOW Ziegenfuss Voice Studio invites motivated teen performers to three immersive days of pre-professional training in voice, a...
04/07/2026
We are so excited to introduce our newest teaching artist, Candace Moore. Candace holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee and has spent the last 14 years directing and teaching with some of Knoxville's most beloved theatre organizations, including the Clarence Brown Theatre, Flying Anvil Theatre, and the Bijou. As Executive Artistic Director of Encore Theatrical Company, she brings a wealth of experience and a genuine passion for empowering young performers. Candace is now enrolling students for private acting lessons and group acting classes -- and stay tuned, because a May group acting class is in the works. Sign-up details will be announced soon. We are honored to have her.
03/31/2026
We are so proud of our students who competed at the live Mid-South NATS competition two weeks ago at Austin Peay University. Everyone walked away with excellent feedback! Congratulations to Evan Litchfield, who placed second in High School Musical Theatre, and to Annie Jacobs, who qualified for nationals in High School Classical!
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