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Matt Farnsworth is an accomplished voice teacher, actor, and pianist living and working in NYC. He has been teaching voice since 1995 when he became the consulting coach on Broadway’s production of Rent. Since then, Matt has taught hundreds of Broadway actors, film stars and recording artists which include Sara Bareilles, Carly Rae Jepsen and American Idol finalists Constantine Maroulis and Pia Toscano. His students have been nominated and won Oscar, Tony and Grammy awards and can be seen performing in Film and Television, on Broadway, National Tours and in Regional houses around the country. Currently Matt has students in Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown, Ain’t too Proud, West Side Story revival, The Book of Mormon, Frozen, Jagged Little Pill, Mean Girls, Come from Away, Oklahoma, Waitress, Ms. Doubtfire, Jersey Boys to name a few. Matt has most recently been working on several Netflix films including the upcoming Jingle Jangle (Christmas 2020), the Prom movie (directed by Ryan Murphy), as well as the new Aretha Franklin movie Respect. Matt served as the vocal coach for several actors in Amazon’s Transparent Musical Finale as well as the hit TV shows Orange is the New Black and The Other Two. Matt’s success as a teacher is not only attributed to his studies, but also from his experience as an actor and accomplished pianist. Before Matt decided to pursue teaching full time, he performed on Broadway and regionally in The Who's Tommy, Cats, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sunset Boulevard and Curtains. He has performed in top regional productions opposite Idina Menzel, Alice Ripley and many other amazing talents. Matt recently has also been contracted by major Fitness companies such as Peloton and Hydrow to work with their most prized instructors maintaining the vocal health and quality of their voices. Matt believes that every great teacher should continue their own studies and he does so by studying regularly himself with his incredible mentor Bill Schuman as well as others including Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi, Craig Carnelia, Joan Rosenfels and Bob Krackower. Matt is also immersing himself in the language of the body as he is preparing to get his Baptiste Yoga certification. Matt’s knowledge and experience of “the business”, relationships with casting directors and directors, unparalleled piano skills, understanding of the human voice and body, along with his own experience of being a Broadway actor in NYC for 25 years, make him one of New York’s most sought after voice teachers today.
My philosophy on teaching singing is pretty straight forward. To facilitate the student with the ability to create their own unique individual sound, free of tension and fully supported without crowding their head with too much information. I like my students to EXPERIENCE the feeling of great singing and not be in their head about all the technicalities it entails. Is it important to know what is happening technically? Absolutely, but not at the expense of the art of it all. Great singing is a visceral experience that when done correctly, the body knows it and will begin to process the technicalities NATURALLY… Singing is actually very simple but people can over-complicate it in my opinion...Also singing should be FUN and HEALING! If it's not, you’re not doing it right. I also believe that the voice is a mirror for what is also going on in people’s lives. If something is out of balance it definitely shows up in the voice. So I also encourage my students to practice the things that will help bring them into balance.
Our Associate Voice Teachers completed our Teacher Training Program and continue to be trained by Matt on his methodology on a weekly basis. They all play piano, are great with repertoire and are available for in person or Skype lessons.
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