Hi there, I’m Sarah.
I’m a professional vocalist, voice teacher, and commercial styles coach based in Cincinnati, OH.
I’ve been performing and teaching for the past 15 years, and singing is my absolute favorite thing. It really is. Closely followed by pizza, cats, and flower gardens.
I love singing so much because it sets us free, connects us, heals us. It’s storytelling in its highest form. It is vulnerable and powerful, and it’s definitely not for wimps.
That’s also why I love teaching singing.
I love helping other artists discover the version of their voice that gives them the greatest freedom, connection, satisfaction.
So often as singers, we get bogged down with all the heaviness of other people’s opinions, busy performing schedules, fear of failure, fear of SUCCESS, and a bunch of other life garbage that totally wrecks our sense of connection to ourselves and the people we sing for.
We get scared. We get stuck. Our flow is interrupted and our thunder is stolen. We know we have something bigger and better in us, but we just STRUGGLE to dig it out and set it free.
Helping people find that bigger, better thing—that’s why I do this.
I spent many years of my singer life feeling stuck. Singing other people’s favorite music. I sang what I thought I was supposed to sing, what was impressive. I hobbled along, but it didn’t feel good. It was like, I could get the shoes on my feet, but wearing them around all day was killing me.
Finally, after two music degrees, two vocal surgeries, moving across the country, coming out, and a series of fortunate and unfortunate events, enough was enough. I was finally ready to sound like myself. To sing like ME.
And truly, that is what I want for you as well, my friend. To sing like YOU. To take the music you write, the music you love, the music you’re paid to sing, and find the most free, strong, consistent, fulfilling place to sing it from.
You can do it. I can help.
Sarah Folsom is a vocalist and voice teacher based in Cincinnati, OH. She completed her Master’s degree at the College-Conservatory of Music in 2015, where she is currently an Assistant Professor - Educator of Musical Theatre Voice. As a teacher, Sarah specializes in commercial singing styles and singing voice habilitation. She presented on this topic at the 2016 National Association of Teachers of Singing Convention and has completed all three levels of certification at the Contemporary Commercial Music Institute of Shenandoah Conservatory. Additionally, Sarah has presented masterclasses at CCM, Xavier University, and Northern Kentucky University and was a NATS Professional Intern in 2020.
As a performer, Sarah is a sought-after cabaret vocalist in clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the Midwest. Best known for her celebrated performances of vintage American pop, Sarah’s concerts highlight the music of Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, and more. Her performances have been featured by The Cincinnati Pops, Cincinnati Educational Television, The Cincinnati Opera, Memorial Hall OTR, ArtsWave, and TVHamilton, and in February of 2021, she competed as a quarterfinalist in the 28th Annual American Traditions Vocal Competition. Additionally, Sarah is a Founding Artistic Director and Principal Artist with the Queen City Cabaret, a concert series and nonprofit arts organization that produces performances of vintage jazz and pop across the US. Through this organization, Sarah recently released her first album, Count Your Blessings: A Tribute to Rosemary Clooney, and is a resident artist at The Carnegie Theatre in Covington, KY.
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