Welcome to Performer’s Studio!  I'm Donna Tongue, and I love music ~ music of all styles!  And I love teaching ~ sharing my knowledge of music to help others experience the joy of self-expression.  My passion is to help you attain your musical goals and make it enjoyable along the way! 

ABOUT DONNA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, Crane School of Music, Potsdam, N.Y. 1983 - emphasis on viola.

Masters Degree in Vocal Performance, Boston University School of Fine Arts, 1987.

Teaching Experience
Over 25 years teaching experience, from the elementary level to college-age and beyond.  

Upon graduating from Crane, taught general music and strings for nine years in the public schools in Manchester, N.H. 

Opened private studio in 1994, teaching voice, viola, violin, piano, sight singing, and music theory. 

Extensive background in music directing and working with various Community and Children’s Musical Theatre programs.  (see resumés)

For more information on my teaching style and techniques, please visit my Lessons page.

Professional and Community Ensemble Work

• Musical theatre, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and opera, throughout the Southern New Hampshire region 
• Manchester Choral Society, Member and Soloist
• Soloist, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Manchester, NH
• New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra, Violist
• Merrimack Chorus

For an extended list of professional experience including Roles Performed and Shows Directed, please click here for my resumés.

Awards and Recognition

• Winner of the Achievement Award for Music Direction at the NH Community Theatre Competition, for Kid’s Coop Theatre’s production of The Secret Garden in 2002
• Music director for ASFI Enterprises performance of A Song For Ireland, at the Historical Off-Broadway Theatre, NY, NY, 2004
• Finalist in The First Annual Operafest! Vocal Competition, 1995
• Member of the Scholarship String Quartet at Crane School of Music, four years
• National School Orchestra Award
• Laura C. Bryant Choral Award

Professional Organizations

• National Association of Teachers of Singing, National and Granite State Chapters
• Sigma Alpha Iota, National and Boston Alumni Chapters