Discover your best voice and unlock your musical potential at Sophia Voice and Music. Drawing from 15 years of teaching and performing in the Bay Area, Sophia holds a Master of Music from San Francisco Conservatory and is adept at teaching vocal styles from classical to contemporary. She has taught internationally touring singers and mini-musical theater stars alike, and has helped students gain acceptance to prestigious programs such as USC Thornton School of Music, Interlochen Center for the Arts, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, San Francisco School of the Arts, and more.
37.7936811, -122.1462193
Oakland , CA (94619)
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Sophia Santulli
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Sophia made her international debut singing lead vocals on the main stage at Envision Festival in Costa Costa Rica and Tribal Gathering in Panama, and continues to collaborate with electro-acoustic bands as a songwriter and featured singer. A lifelong rock aficionado, Sophia performs and releases regularly as frontwoman of the alt-rock band Everything But The Everything.
Music Styles:
Contemporary, classical, musical theater, rock, jazz, pop
Teacher's Instrument/Voice:
Mezzo-Soprano
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
All
10-80
Education:
Sophia is a dynamic singer, songwriter, producer and performance artist hailing from Portland Oregon. As creative director for Opera On Tap San Francisco and pioneer of “Aerial Opera”, Sophia’s innovative productions combining aerial acrobatics and opera landed her on the cover of the San Francisco Chronicle Datebook in 2023. A talented aerialist and dancer, Sophia’s performances have been featured at music festivals, dance clubs, and concert halls alike. Her next production will set an up-and-coming WOC composer’s work in the stars: at the Chabot Space and Science Center Planetarium (March 2025).
After graduating Summa Cum Laude on a full academic scholarship from the Portland State Honors College studying music, theater, and classics, Sophia accepted a scholarship to earn her Master of Music degree at San Francisco Conservatory. There she expanded on her growing opera and concert résumé, performing solos and lead roles in the concert and operatic repertoire, specializing in the French lyric heroines. There Sophia began learning music production and songwriting, and as she moved past a traditional opera career she started booking gigs for her original tunes at indie venues all over the Bay. Her live electronic sets call on DJ and synth skills as well as a unique vocal delivery that combines many stylistic influences. Sophia’s last three releases have garnered a steadily increasing viewership and an array of positive reviews. She is currently in production for her latest EP.
Years Teaching:
15
Lesson Rate:
$55/30 minutes, $90/50 minutes
Offers Private Lessons:
Yes
Teaching Method:
All vocal techniques taught are grounded in the Italian Classical school of vocal pedagogy, with an emphasis on embodiment and sensation awareness development. Sophia’s expansive movement training, breathwork and meditation experience all add to her holistic approach to the voice as an energy practice, an anpproach especially suited to untying performance anxiety for singers.
Makes House Calls:
No
Recommended By:
Catherine Cook