Voice & Piano Teachers

Erica is the founder of Cantabile School, and has been working as both a professional singer and private teacher since 2006. She has performed throughout the continental US and abroad, and holds degrees from The Eastman School of Music (B.M.- vocal performance and music education) and San Francisco Conservatory (M.M. – vocal performance). As the director of The Cantabile School of Voice And Piano, she has actively built an exceptional team of voice & piano teachers to best train our music students.

Erica’s teaching is deeply rooted in how the body moves naturally. Sound production should be released, coordinated and energized, never forced. By focusing on the intrinsic movements of the body, and shedding excess manipulation, students are able to increase their stamina, vocal range and innate musicality.  Erica approaches each student as a true individual, and works with them holistically to help them achieve their desired goals in music making. Erica also offers lyric diction assistance, audition preparation and coaching as well as weekly lessons.

In addition to her work as a teacher and performer, Erica has held positions as a choral conductor, church music director and stage director. She has 20 years of experience as a pianist, and incorporates theory, ear training, sight reading and writing into all of her piano courses. Erica has been ranked as one of Chicago’s best voice teachers several years in a row by expertise.com. To learn more about Erica’s performance career, visit www.ericaschuller.com

Lizzi Trumbore is a jazz vocalist and composer with a singular artistic style that is all her own. She is praised for her rhythmic drive, breezy and emotive voice, and genuine lyric delivery. She draws influence from contemporary and Brazilian jazz, folk, punk, and pop music, and loves to explore musical roads that are often less traveled. Growing up in the San Diego jazz scene, she was professionally performing with musicians such as Peter Sprague, Leonard Patton, Jennifer Leitham, and Matt Falker from the early age of 15. Her musical endeavors have taken her throughout the United States and Japan as a touring jazz vocalist.

Lizzi holds her undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies with an emphasis in vocal performance from the University of North Texas. There she had the opportunity to perform and/or work with artists including Bobby McFerrin, Danilo Perez, Jo Lawry, Sara Gazarek, Josh Nelson, Rosana Eckert, and Jennifer Barnes. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Jazz Studies at DePaul University.

As a published songwriter and arranger, her original compositions have been performed by collegiate and professional vocal groups throughout the country and at the JEN (The Jazz Education Network) and ACDA (American Choral Director’s Association) conferences. Her songs have been described as “world class,” “sincere and intelligently crafted,” and “full of beautiful surprises.” She skillfully combines a vibrant and youthful perspective on songwriting while still capturing a mature depth and understanding of the art form.

Progressive jazz publication NEXTBOP has described Lizzi’s debut album “Lifelines” as “a stunning and deeply refined overture to what we can only assume will be a long and fruitful career.”

Lizzi’s love of music education and connecting with other people through song is one of the biggest driving forces in her life. Her joyful and holistic approach to teaching helps students from many backgrounds and ages find their voice as a musician. Lizzi has been teaching privately for 7 years, offering vocal lessons, beginner-intermediate piano, improvisation, theory, composition, and songwriting.

Alexandra Burch is a soprano located in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI with a dual Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education. She is currently attending DePaul University in pursuit of her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance. Alexandra has been teaching piano and voice since 2018, both privately and with Reed Music Studios in Onalaska, WI. She has also worked as a recording artist for Choral Tracks LLC since 2017.

Alexandra is an experienced performer, with experience in both classical and musical theater genres. Roles of note include Monica in The Medium (Menotti), Laetitia
in The Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti), the Princess in L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (Ravel), the Witch in Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein). She has been recognized for her solo work in both the classical and musical theater genres – winning first, second, and third place awards at the
NATS National Student Auditions, as well as two first place awards and a third place award at the Schubert Club Auditions. She is looking forward to performing as Lucinda in Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters at DePaul University this June.

With a background in both performance and education, Alexandra is uniquely suited to work with beginners and younger students under the age of 18. She focuses on providing a warm, encouraging environment for her students, allowing them to build fundamental musicianship skills at their own rate.

Bass-Baritone Peter Morgan is a seasoned Voice and Piano Instructor with over a decade of experience, dedicated to nurturing students of all ages and skill levels. Proficient in both vocal and piano technique and pedagogy, he excels in creating individually tailored lessons in a supportive and safe space that aims to inspire and engage. Peter is committed to fostering a love for music and maintaining a positive and fun learning environment.

Peter obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Music with minors in Piano Performance and Theatre from Eastern Michigan University. He earned his Master of Music degree from The Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. He also holds a post-masters Artist Diploma in Opera Studies from the prestigious Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

In addition to teaching, Peter has developed a vibrant performing career in both Opera and Musical Theatre. Hailed by Opera News as an, “Excellent and exciting Bass-Baritone!” He has developed a reputation as a dynamic performer at an ever increasing number of companies across the US and in Europe. Recent performing highlights include a Wagnerian debut as Alberich in The Journey to Valhalla with The Lyric Opera of Kansas City followed closely by another Alberich in The Legend of the Ring with West Edge Opera, The Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Opera Tampa, as well as his critically acclaimed run as Max Detweiler in Francesca
Zambello’s new production of The Sound of Music with Arizona Opera, The Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and The Glimmerglass Festival.

When not teaching or performing Peter loves to play Pickleball, try his best at yoga, head-bang at metal concerts, cook with his wife Stephanie (another opera singer) and walk his two dachshunds Izzie and Roni.