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Voice Faculty

School of Music

Click on the profiles below to read each instructor’s full biography

Katie Cochrane

Voice, Musical Theatre
Katie Cochrane holds her Master of Music Theatre in Vocal Performance with an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy at New York University Steinhardt, as well as a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Acadia University. Katie is currently the head of voice and co-program director of the ...Learn More

Dr. Michael Donovan

Voice
Michael Donovan's experience as a musician encompasses a wide range of musical styles and forms of expression. As a boy, he studied piano and pursued extensive studies in classical and jazz saxophone at the Conservatoire du Québec. As a teenager, he composed original...Learn More

Dr. Jennifer Farrell

Voice
Soprano Jennifer Farrell appears regularly with professional Canadian ensembles in the fields of oratorio, opera and choral repertoire. In western Canada she has performed as a soloist with the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Vancouver Symphony, MusicFest Vancouver, Vancouver...Learn More

Janice Isabel Jackson

Voice
Janice Isabel Jackson has been teaching for the past 30 years and brings a wealth of knowledge of singing technique and performance practice to her students. She enjoys teaching a wide range of students, from classical to singer songwriters to rappers! Her aim is to assist the...Learn More

Zoe Leger

Voice
Halifax-based singer and pianist Zoe Leger has been making waves since stepping onto the Canadian jazz scene in 2007. With a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from St. Francis Xavier University, Zoe has sung as a chorister as well as a featured soloist with such noted ensembles as The Halifax Camarata Singers and...Learn More

Patrick Maubert

Voice, Musical Theatre
Patrick Maubert, from Fredericton NB, completed an associate degree in Musical Theatre Performance from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York City as well as a master’s degree in Musical Theatre Creative Practice in Directing at the Arts...Learn More

Amelia McMahon

Voice, Glee Club
Amelia McMahon (she / her / elle) began teaching voice lessons more than 20 years ago. Since then, her love affair with teaching, performing and singing has brought a diverse array of students through her studio. Whether she is working with an established performer or...Learn More

Paula Phillips

Voice
Paula Phillips brings over 30 years of experience in performing, teaching and arranging to her vibrant voice studio. Her musical life began with choral singing, and playing piano, clarinet and saxophone. Paula holds a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance, and a...Learn More

Antonia Pigot

Voice
Antonia Pigot brings eclectic and diverse musical experiences to the teaching table. Highlights have included performing at the Ouaga Jazz Festival in Burkina Faso, Africa, recording vocals for a Cirque du Soleil album in Montreal and creating electronic vocal soundscapes for the New...Learn More


Katie Cochrane*

Voice, Musical Theatre
Katie Cochrane holds her Master of Music Theatre in Vocal Performance with an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy at New York University Steinhardt, as well as a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Acadia University. Katie is currently the head of voice and co-program director of the ...Learn More


Dr. Michael Donovan

Voice

Michael Donovan’s experience as a musician encompasses a wide range of musical styles and forms of expression. As a boy, he studied piano and pursued extensive studies in classical and jazz saxophone at the Conservatoire du Québec. As a teenager, he composed ...Learn More


Dr. Jennifer Farrell

Voice
Soprano Jennifer Farrell appears regularly with professional Canadian ensembles in the fields of oratorio, opera and choral repertoire. In western Canada she has performed as a soloist with the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Vancouver Symphony, MusicFest Vancouver, Vancouver Voices, the Vancouver Opera, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, the Victoria Philharmonic Choir, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra...Learn More


Janice Isabel Jackson

Voice
Janice Isabel Jackson has been teaching for the past 30 years and brings a wealth of knowledge of singing technique and performance practice to her students. She enjoys teaching a wide range of students, from classical to singer songwriters to rappers! Her aim is to assist the student to free their voice and let the soul of the music shine through....Learn More


Zoe Leger

Voice
Halifax-based singer and pianist Zoe Leger has been making waves since stepping onto the Canadian jazz scene in 2007. With a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from St. Francis Xavier University, Zoe has sung as a chorister as well as a featured soloist with such noted ensembles as The Halifax Camarata Singers and...Learn More


Patrick Maubert

Musical Theatre, Voice
Patrick Maubert, from Fredericton NB, completed an associate degree in Musical Theatre Performance from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York City as well as a master’s degree in Musical Theatre Creative Practice in Directing at the Arts Educational Schools of London, where Andrew Lloyd Webber is patron and mentor. As a performing artist, Maubert has worked internationally in a range of cross-genre projects from musical to physical theatre...Learn More


Amelia McMahon

Voice, Glee Club
Amelia McMahon(she / her / elle) began teaching voice lessons more than 20 years ago. Since then, her love affair with teaching, performing and singing has brought a diverse array of students through her studio. Whether she is working with an established performer...Learn More


Paula Phillips

Voice
Paula Phillips brings over 30 years of experience in performing, teaching and arranging to her vibrant voice studio. Her musical life began with choral singing, and playing piano, clarinet and saxophone. Paula holds a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Dalhousie University, where she was recognized with scholarships in vocal and choral studies....Learn More


Antonia Pigot

Voice
Antonia Pigot brings eclectic and diverse musical experiences to the teaching table. Highlights have included performing at the Ouaga Jazz Festival in Burkina Faso, Africa, recording vocals for a Cirque du Soleil album in Montreal and creating electronic vocal soundscapes for the New Dance Festival in St. John’s....Learn More
*Department Head