Sarah Eastman, is a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist, voice teacher, vocal pedagogue, Alexander Technique teacher, and active mezzo-soprano performing artist in art song, oratorio, opera, and musical theater in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Sarah seeks to provide education and training to all voice users with the integration of mind, body, and voice. She focuses on a whole-body approach with efficiency of all subsystems to ensure one's vocal function is optimized.  Sarah provides lessons for anyone age 12 through adult, from all experience levels,  and a variety of genres including classical, musical theater, jazz, pop/rock, and various CCM styles. 

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Teaching Background:​
​Before  becoming a speech-language pathologist, Sarah trained as a classical singer for many years., first with a BM in Voice Performance from Towson University in Towson, MD and  then with a MM in Voice Pedagogy from The Boston Conservatory in Boston, MA.  In 2021, Sarah also completed a certification in Alexander Technique from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. 

 

Sarah has experience singing musical theater and jazz. Her past teachers include Theresa Bickham, Jeremy Ragsdale, Sara Goldstein, and Dana Varga. She performs regularly as a crossover artist and Catholic cantor, and nationally in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and the National Opera Center.  Sarah began her private voice studio in Baltimore, MD before moving to Boston and growing her studio.

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In addition to her private studio, Sarah worked as a voice teacher for the junior class at Boston Arts Academy (2016), as faculty for the Boston Conservatory Vocal Choral Intensive (2016), and Boston City Singers, first as a teaching artist (2015-2016) before joining their staff as Director of Jamaica Plain Training Chorus (2017-2021).  Sarah also worked for Boston City Singers in an administrative capacity as the Opportunities Director,  from 2018-2020.  In 2019 and 2020, Sarah was a vocal coach for North Cambridge Family Opera Company  and was the 2019 Director of their Science Festival Chorus. 

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From 2016-2021, Sarah was faculty at All Newton Music School as a staff voice teacher, Director of the Scandinavian Living Center chorus (2017-2020),  a  senior chorus at a local retirement home, and developed the "Aspiring Vocalist:  Vocal Audition Lab"  later renamed "Vocal Cabaret" for young singers who are interested in learning to sing, but might not be ready yet for one-on-one lessons.  

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Sarah  also taught in the public schools  as an "Urban Voices" teaching Artist with The Metropolitan Opera Guild from 2016-2018, teaching grades K0-5. From 2019-2020, Sarah was a teaching artist with "Students Compose Opera" with Boston Lyric Opera for elementary age students. 
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Speech-Language Pathology Background:

In 2020, Sarah made a career pivot, to use her skills in voice pedagogy for a clinical rehabilitative purpose. Sarah currently works as a licensed clinical speech-language pathologist in the Voice and Swallow clinic at UW Health in Madison. There, Sarah works to evaluate and assess voice and upper airway disorders, while providing comprehensive treatment. 

 

Sarah completed her MS in Speech-Language Pathology with a concentration in Voice Disorders from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She completed her clinical fellowship in speech-language pathology with an emphasis in voice and swallow,  in Miami, FL through the private practice, the Voice Rehab, LLC, seeing patients through South Florida ENT Associates and Florida Movement Therapy Center. ​Sarah has additional clinical training from MGH Voice Center and Boston Medical Center Voice and Swallowing Department.

 

Sarah is involved in voice research, having presented her thesis, Occupational Voice Use of Teachers, with the MGH Voice Center and nationally at The Fall Voice conference in San Francisco in 2022. Sarah is currently engaged in gender affirming voice research with University of Wisconsin-Madison through UW Health. 

 

Sarah has expanded her knowledge of Voice and Upper Airway Disorders by completing Level 1 Buteyko Breath training under Hadas Golan and Estill level 1&2. She is also certified in LSVT and Speak Out! and Manual Therapy. In addition to her knowledge of the vocal mechanism, Sarah strives to look at the person holistically by addressing the entire system starting with body alignment and posture through her certification in Alexander Technique. Sarah maintains an active singing voice studio coupled with Alexander Technique lessons for private students. 

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