Private vocal teacher serving the Somerset County and Toms River, NJ regions. Katie graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ with B.M. and M.M.
Katie Gornick has been a sought after vocal instructor in the Central New Jersey community for over a decade. degrees in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy studying with internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Zehava Gal. She enjoys a varied career as both an educator and performer in the New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia regions. Her favorite performances include Mahler’s Second, Third and Eight
05/17/2026
New Jersey Federation of Music Clubs Gold Cup Concert at Rutgers University!!! Congratulations to these studio members who have received their points for their first Gold Cups! This is the culmination of years worth of effort! I’m so proud of everyone! It has been awesome to be on this Gold Cup journey with you all! Super excited to be working towards future cups! 🏆🏆🏆
05/17/2026
New Jersey Music Teachers Association a part of Music Teachers National Association Winners Concert!!! These students competed April 26th, and performed today at a very special concert to reward their high scores! Thank you for such beautiful performances. You all make this teacher endlessly proud! 🎶❤️🎶
05/09/2026
Received the most adorable t-shirt for Teacher Appreciation week!!!! Thank you so much, Jeanna and Liliana!!!! I love it!
04/30/2026
My Stevie girl made her Off-Broadway debut as Catherine in Pippin!!! I wouldn’t have missed this performance for anything in the world. I am forever proud of you, Stevie! You are so missed from the studio, but I am so happy to see you thriving and living life to the fullest! Keep chasing this dream!!! You are a superstar! Love you forever and ever!!! I will always be cheering you on and in your corner! 🎶⭐️🎶
04/26/2026
The Katie Gornick Vocal studio brought nine students to the New Jersey Music Teachers Association’s (NJMTA/MTNA) Spring Recital Auditions at Rutgers University! All students had to prepare two classical pieces and one musical theatre piece. We will find out results within the next week or so, but I’m just so proud of everyone! Students sang everything from Schumann to Brahms to Scarlatti, Beach and more!
Everyone needs a little THERAPY!!! Especially when it’s from the musical Tick, Tick…BOOM! Luci and Michael had a joint lesson today working on the fabulous song, “Therapy”! I love how it sounds like they’re chickens clucking at each other! 🐓🤣I just LOVE joint lessons where the students have the chance to collaborate with one another! This piece is a work-in-progress, but I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s finally done!
Wow oh Wow! Look at Sara go!!! This is “If Only” from Disney’s Descendants!!! Sara is a 6th grade student, and has been studying with me since she was in 1st grade! Our first lessons were done virtually during COVID! 🤯 Everytime I hear Sara sing I get major goosebumps! Her mix voice is coming along so well. Just look at her voice soar on those high notes! Sara, you are incredible and such a valued member of the studio! I’m the luckiest to teach you every week!
This is maybe one of the coolest posts I’ve ever made! Here’s my Luci girl singing “Changes” from Annie Warbucks at 13 years old and 11 years old! The younger video of Luci was taken by her mom at her very first lesson with me October 23, 2023. Look at the progress she’s made?!? The growth and development in her voice is absolutely insane! I’m so proud of you, Luci! You are such a joy to teach, and I will forever be grateful that you are a member of this studio!
04/02/2026
I am so incredibly proud of Cassidy for her portrayal of Mrs.Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Tom’s River High School East. I’m so late in posting this! 😩 Cassidy has such a lovely soprano voice, and has been working so hard in lessons to master her mix. I feel so thankful to work with her week after week! Congratulations, my songbird!!! I’m endlessly proud of you!
04/01/2026
Got to work with my superstar, Emma, today! She has a special audition coming up that we’re preparing hard for. You know you’ve been doing this for a while when you hear the first few chords of this brand new musical, and can identify the composer within seconds.