VOICE | PIANO
Sally Rose Bates, mezzo-soprano, earned a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from Georgia State University with a full scholarship and stipend to attend. She earned her Undergraduate Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she also received a scholarship to study. Sally has completed one year of Doctoral studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara and two years of Choral Conducting studies at The University of California-Los Angeles. In addition, she has studied piano for twenty years including collegiate level studies as well as accompanying choirs and soloists.
Sally has been teaching for roughly 20 years. She actually began coaching/teaching, as well as accompanying her choir as early as high school. Sally has taught K-4th grade general music and was the Chorale Director at the Wood Acres Private School for three years. She taught preschool music classes, led performances at the Dunwoody Baptist Preschool, and taught TK-8th grade general music at the Holy Cross School. She teaches private voice, piano and theory lessons for all ages, styles and levels of students. Her specialty is primarily in working with students who want to learn Classical, Broadway, Popular or Jazz styles. Sally has prepared students for events such as Allstate Chorus, GMEA competitions/events, Governor Honor’s Chorus, Spivey Hall Children’s Choir auditions, Atlanta Opera H.S. Summer Institute program auditions, Atlanta Parent Magazine competition, ABRSM Theory and Practical Exams as well as college and other professional/artist level auditions just to name a few! Sally or “Ms. Sally” specializes with tailoring each lesson to the individual needs/goals of that specific student to help them achieve great success. Many of her students have gone on to study music in college or launched performance careers.
Along with her teaching experience, Sally has performed numerous lead vocal roles including Larina (Eugene Onegin), Smeaton (Anna Bolena), The Monitor (Suor Angelica), Marcellina (Marriage of Figaro), Zita (Gianni Schicchi), Sister Miriam (The Three Hermits), Lola (Gallantry), Edith (Pirates of Penzance), and Miss Jones (How to Succeed in Business), which are just some of her most recent career highlights. Sally has been a featured soloist and performer in the La Musica Lirica Opera Festivals in Urbania and Nova Feltria, Italy during 2003-2007. At Carnegie Hall, she performed a vocal solo, led the Noteworthy Voices Choir, performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Santa Barbara, Atlanta, Madison, Capital City, Peach State, Opera by the Glass and Stoughton Opera Companies. In 2010 Sally won the prestigious NATS 1st place award in the Advanced Adult Women category and was a Finalist in the Pro-Mozart competition. In 2011, she was a Finalist in the world-renowned American’s Traditions Competition. Most recently Sally was selected from national auditions for the OperaWorks Winter Intensive program. She was a semi-finalist in the Marilyn Horne Young Artist Summer Vocal Program, and performed in a masterclass with the famous and well esteemed, Renee Fleming. Sally has also done music ministry work through her TV tapings for Channel 6 at AIB Studios with Hal Brady Ministries and she also appeared on the Lifetime TV show Kim of Queens where she was featured teaching an opera lesson. Sally was an alto staff singer and soloist with Santa Barbara Choral Society. Sally recently served as a guest Worship Leader and the Choir Director at Glendora United Methodist Church, as well as teaching weekly private music lessons and choral classes.