Singing for the Actor Training Program

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David Schmidt did his Ph.D. course work in Music Education at the University of Utah after receiving a Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. He is the co-founder and past Board President of the Salt Lake High School for the Performing Arts, Salt Lake's first high school for talented performing artists. David is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Utah Light Opera Company. ULO produces light opera and musical theater works in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the co-author of GottaSing, a 3-DVD set of instructional voice lessons. David has a 24-year career as a professional voice teacher. Throughout the 1980's David was involved in the Nashville music scene. He was a singer/dancer at Opryland and the Grand Ole Opry and a studio singer and performer at numerous convention venues. David has played many roles in musical theater including Sister Hubert in Nunsense A-Men, Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods, Rooster in Annie, Emcee, et al in Lucky Stiff, as well as parts in South Pacific, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Fiddler on the Roof. David's opera roles include Papageno in The Magic Flute, Marco in Gianni Schicci, Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte as well as parts in The Bartered Bride, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Don Giovanni.