Mentors

Our Mentors offer private voice, piano, drama, guitar, infant/toddler classes and recording

Jennifer Strode

Voice & Piano Mentor

Private Voice: 1/2 hour - $30, 1 hour - $60
Audition is required

• Associate Vocal Instructor of Mary Walkley's "The Connected Voice-TCV™"
• Opening vocal performance for The Platters at their Port Charlotte concert.
• Teaching experience in voice & piano, with 6 years of training on the saxophone.

Jennifer began studying music at the age of 9. She has studied piano for 10 years, saxophone for 6 years and voice for over 20. She attended DePauw University majoring in Music Education. During her time in college, she found that she could use her music in a Healthcare environment to help Alzheimer's patients, children with special needs, and individuals with terminal conditions. She was the manager of the Music and Recreation Department. During her 12 years of employment in healthcare management, Jennifer continued to study voice privately, perform at local events and teach 30 students of her own. She decided to join Advanced Mentor Arts Academy and focus on her main passion of singing. She currently studies voice with Mary Walkley, and teaches lessons in the areas of piano and voice.

Current students held supporting roles in Broadway Palm productions, had leads in local musicals and won state pageants and competitions, and have received substantial college scholarships.