Vocal, Choir
Ms. Hiroko Yoshinaga

Ms. Hiroko Yoshinaga is a Member of Music Teachers’ Association of California

Education:
• Master of Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• Bachelor of Music at San Diego State University
• American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria

Teaching Experiences:
• Private piano and singing teacher at home
• Group singing teacher at Montessori in Poway
• Piano and singing teacher at Vivo Music Center in San Francisco
• Group singing and piano teacher at Performing Art Schools in Chula Vista and Clairemont

Honor/Awards:
• 2008 1st place at Karaoke Singing Competition in Japan
• 2007 1st place at San Diego Choral Club Scholarship Audition
• 2006 3rd place at NATS-San Diego Chapter-Classical Division
• 2005 2nd place winner at San Francisco Bay Area NATS Singing Festival-Art Song Division.
• 2004 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Scholarship.
• 2003 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Scholarship.
• 2003 Honorable Mention Awards, NATS-San Diego Chapter-Musical Theatre Division.
• 2002 1st place winner, NATS-San Diego Chapter-Classical Division.

Church Experience:
• 2006-2008: Music directer at Children’s Choir at First United Methodist Church in Escondido
• 2005-2006: Alto soloist at Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
• 2004-2005: Soprano soloist at The Third Baptist Church in San Francisco.
• 2003-2005: Soprano substitute at several Catholic churches in San Francisco.
• 2001-2004: Alto soloist/section leader at Kensington Community Church in San Diego.