TESTIMONIALS
“In the past six years that I have been doing adjudicating for Capital City Theatre’s College Prep 101 course, I am always impressed with Gail’s students and their preparation, repertoire choices, acting skills and commitment to their material. I’ve seen first-hand how Gail is a supportive partner in her students’ work, giving relevant feedback that is useful as well as motivating. I am always impressed with her students strong work ethic who have come to Stevens Point to pursue their BFA in Musical Theatre.”
- Mark Hanson, UW Steven's Point - Associate Professor of Musical Theatre, Program Coordinator BFA Musical Theatre
“Gail is an incredible and thoughtful coach/teacher. Her students are some to the strongest entering our program and ready to thrive in any situation. Because of her personal and professional success she is able to prep her students to achieve top level work. We are also excited about seeing them audition and continue to welcome them into our department with great success.”
– Matt Campbell Chair, Theatre and Music Theatre Viterbo University
"Gail Becker was extremely influential to me as a growing artist in the Madison area. I started lessons in 7th grade and continued until I graduated high school. What Gail provides in her studio is so much more than coaching or vocal lessons. She is a true artist and teacher ready and willing to share whatever tips, tricks, and secrets she can. Being a part of programs at Overture Center and Capital City Theatre gives her an upper hand in teaching. She knows what music is current and she knows how to teach that healthily and properly. I highly recommend students of all ages and vocal background to study with Gail."
- Kailey Boyle, BFA Musical Theatre, Baldwin Wallace University
"Gail's studio is more than just college preparation: by the time I was done with high school, I felt ready to take on professional auditions with the skills I had learned in her coachings."
- Nathan Lucas, BFA Musical Theatre, The Hartt School
“When I was auditioning for college musical theatre programs Gail gave me the vocal training, materials and confidence to go into every audition as my best self. Along with being an audition cut guru, she was a constant support and I would not have been accepted to 4 of my top choice schools without her. She has given me skills that I will use for the rest of my life as a performer.”
- Rylie Butzbaugh-Patrick, BFA Theatre, Shenandoah University
from Rylie's mother -
"Gail over exceeded in giving confidence, tailoring the audition songs to your strengths and teaching the etiquette of auditions (especially The Book!) She went above and beyond to help direct the audition videos to meet the expectations of the universities. She was a Godsend.”
“Gail has such a mastery of the musical theatre field and teaches you how to present yourself in the most professional way possible. There is no way I could have done this without her! “
- Jessica Minter, BFA Musical Theatre, CCPA (Roosevelt)
"Gail is an excellent instructor. Her best atribute in my opinion is preparing her students for auditions. She is excellent at picking peices that will show off your voice and her workshops are the perfect way to hone your auditioning skills!!"
- Alex Santoro
"Ms. Becker is truly one of the most attentive voice instructors I have ever had. She consistently used our lesson time efficiently, working to foster strength in my vocal ability, theatrical motivation and interpretation, and stage presence in each piece of material given to me. She presents constructive criticism in a positive way, and she is an absolute pleasure to learn from due to her amiable personality and strong drive. I was constantly impressed with Ms. Becker's investment in researching roles and songs that were fitting to both my voice type and my theatrical type, and at almost every lesson she provided me with options of new material, all of which were challenging and not nearly as "overdone" as song choices I had been presented with by previous instructors. She really helped me to open up my sound, accentuate my vocal agility and diction, better my breath support, increase my range, and improve my musicality to become more expressive through my singing. As someone pursing theatre at one of the top performing arts universities in the country, I am grateful that Ms. Becker was able to provide me with the tools necessary to go forth with confidence in this field. Ms. Becker's commitment to her students is astounding, and I believe that any aspiring artist would benefit from her coaching and be lucky to have her as an instructor."
- Ashley Coussens/Northwestern University
"Gail is one of the most extraordinary vocal coaches I've ever worked with. Every week, she hands me a song I've never heard of, and it inevitably fits me like a glove. I'm a smarter, stronger and more interesting performer because I work with Gail. She's a gem."
- Lisa Spierer
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here for Page McCloud
here for Pamela Sue Fox
