About Charsie

To say that music has been an integral part of professor Charsie Randolph Sawyer's entire life would be only a slight exaggeration. She was performing at a very young age as a singer and an organist in her hometown church in Youngstown, Ohio; so young, in fact, that her feet barely reached the organ pedals. She would go on as an adult to earn an undergraduate degree in music from Youngstown State University (Dana School of Music), and then master's and doctorate degrees in performance at the University of Michigan. Although she began her career singing opera, one of her most extraordinary qualities of Dr. Sawyer's career is her stylistic versatility. Equally at home in opera, musical theater, art song, oratorio, gospel and jazz, she has made it a point throughout her career of being open to a variety of musical cultures, traditions and sounds.

Learning musical styles are important, however for vocal longevity getting a foundational start is essential!

Versatile Vocal Technique as an artist, choir member or director is important for longevity.

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