About Harriet
Harriet Rawlins Hill has been a teacher of voice as long as she has been a performer. Her experience has covered New York City to the Midwest and dozens of major cities. She is a graduate of the world famous Indiana University School of Music with a bachelor degree in vocal performance.
Over her 30-year career, Harriet has appeared on the national musical theater stage in over 2,000 performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, Carousel, and the original production, national tour, and DVD of Sweeney Todd starring Angela Lansbury She was a principal soloist on a CD of the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire with the Rochester (New York) Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
Harriet served for several years on the voice faculty of Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. She taught students majoring in classical vocal performance, dance, and musical theatre In addition to her faculty position at Otterbein, she concurrently served as Principal Auditions Coordinator for the Department of Theatre and Dance for 15 years. She was the pioneer coordinator for the immensely popular “Accepted” Audition Hub.
Harriet has vast, broad knowledge in core vocal technique, which informs all other types of singing. She has a particular expertise in coaching repertoire from the Golden age of musical theatre (1927 – 2000) She is an expert at picking out new audition materials that are little known, but highly effective.
She works with a wide range of students, including professionals pursuing theater careers, avocational community theater singers, high school students preparing to audition for college musical theater programs, and talented children aiming to audition for Broadway. Two of her young students have landed leading roles in national tours and Broadway productions of Mary Poppins and Mrs. Doubtfire.
Working with sacred music choral singers is also of particular interest to Harriet. Many adults have turned to her to improve their public speaking skills. Harriet is a proud member of Actors’ Equity, with over 40 years of membership.
Read the 2023 Article about Harriet
Aces of Trades: It’s all about the voice for singer/vocal coach Harriet Rawlins Hill
Jeff Barron, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
“I teach vocal technique to people from age 13 to well into their 60s and 70s,” Rawlins Hill said. “I always start from where they are and try to develop their voice in a way that they find pleasing and can use in their day-to-day life. Because there’s lots of ways we use our voice besides singing.”
For example, Rawlins Hill has worked with students who want to have a more authoritative voice to avoid being bullied. She’s also worked with professionals who want to speak more clearly at meetings. Rawlins Hill also works with high school students preparing for their college music auditions.
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