Marcia Gronewold’s teaching is informed by years of experience and training in music, theater, dance, and improvisation. A dedicated advocate of contemporary music, she has performed many of the masterworks of twentieth-century vocal literature. Her master’s thesis, a study of the use of Sprechstimme in the works of Alison Bauld, explored the development of post-Romantic vocal style. In addition to her private teaching studio, she has conducted classes and clinics in contemporary vocalism and musicianship.

Education and Professional Training
Master of Fine Arts: Mills College (Music Performance and Literature)
Bachelor of Music: San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Voice)
Bachelor of Arts: San Francisco State University (Interdisciplinary Creative Arts)
University of Illinois, Urbana (School of Music; Independent Studies)

Teaching Experience
Private voice studio (1985–present)
Young Musicians Program, University of California, Berkeley (2002-03)
Musicianship, Mills College (1998–2000)
Community Music Center, voice faculty (1983–88)

Concert Production
Messiah Sing – Young Musicians Program, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley (12/02, 12/01, 12/00); Dmitri Matheny and the Young Musicians Program – Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Oakland (4/03, 7/02, 3/01); An Afternoon of Vocal Splendor – Bay Area Singers Forum (11/00); Virgil Thomson centennial celebration – Florence Gould Theater, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francsico (10/96); An Evening with George Shearing – the Venetian Room, San Francisco (3/91); Benita Valente in recital – Herbst Theater, San Francisco (11/87); Modus Novus annual performance seasons (1994-97); Ariel annual performance seasons (1982-88).

Languages
Old English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portugese, Russian, Swedish, Latin, Hebrew, Hungarian

Affiliations
A.G.M.A., A.F.T.R.A.