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Miss Lori's Studio

Private Voice and Piano Lessons with Our Expert Instructors

We are pleased to offer private voice and piano lessons through Miss Lori's Studio to students of all ages!

Our instructors provide age-appropriate instruction backed by their expert training and experience.

To start your lesson experience, please write to us at info@musicwithmisslori.com with basic information about the student: name, age, area of interest for lessons, degree of previous training, and goals for your lessons.

Once you are admitted to the program, scheduling is via private invitation to an online calendar.

Payments are made in advance of lessons via our online store. See the bottom of the page for details and rates.

Included in your voice and/or piano lesson experience, you will have the opportunity to perform and participate in a monthly studio Master Class, as well as an end-of-the-session voice and piano recital.

Meet Our Instructors

Lori Sager ("Miss Lori")

Adult, high school, and highly-trained younger students

Lori is an accomplished singer, pianist, choral and orchestral director, and vocal performance coach. In 2003, Lori expanded her teaching program by founding Miss Lori's Studio, offering private vocal and piano instruction serving hundreds of students of every age and talent level. The motto of Miss Lori’s Studio — “Inspiring people through music” — has been the story of Ms. Sager’s professional life.

Lori specializes in adult and school age students (grades 7 and above) seeking their absolutely highest performance level, auditioning for shows, and preparing for college auditions. She also takes younger students (by invitation only) with significant previous training and high potential.

Lori holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a Master of Music degree in Music Education, both from Florida State University. The State of Minnesota Department of Education in Vocal and Classroom Music instruction for ages K-12 certified her as a music instructor. Lori is also an active member of the Minnesota Music Education Association (MMEA), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA) and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).

Lori's LinkedIn profile can be found here. Her full bio can be found on the Creative Team page.

Bridget Cushman ("Miss Bridget")

Students of all ages, with a specialty in younger students and those just starting out

A Milwaukee native, Bridget has worked with numerous arts organizations as both a performer and administrator. From 2014-2016 she performed as a principal singer-dancer with the KIDS from Wisconsin organization and went on to be a part of staff for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Bridget studied Vocal Performance at Columbia College Chicago from 2014-2015, finishing her studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a minor in Business and a Certificate in Fine Arts Administration. During her time at Eau Claire she performed in various settings including multiple musicals and operas.

She has also performed multiple years in the nationally known Eau Claire’s Jazz Festival -- one of which with Uncommon Denominator, voted Chippewa Valley’s best cover band. As an artist, she's passionate, bold, and charismatic - not to mention she's incredibly diverse in her vocal training and abilities.

Currently Bridget lives in Minneapolis, MN as a performer and vocal/piano educator throughout the Twin Cities area. Her full bio can be found on our Creative Team page.

Jodi Scheeler ("Miss Jodi")

Beginning and intermediate piano students

A Minnesota native, Jodi has worked for over 30 years in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas as a music educator and piano teacher. As a piano teacher, she has participated in the MMTA (Minnesota Music Teachers Association) and SPPTA (St. Paul Piano Teachers Association). For many years, Jodi has offered a private studio teaching students of all ages. In addition to private lessons, Jodi has spent many years developing and running a beginning and intermediate piano program in a private school setting. She has also worked as an accomplished accompanist for solo and group performances.

As a music educator, Jodi is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota School of Music, where she studied the performing arts with a major in vocal performance. She has been a member of various choral and theatre groups. Jodi has also worked as a choral director, musical director for school theatre programs, and has been a coach and judge for local and state music competitions.

Jodi has many years of experience educating students on the piano and coaching students for the stage and the performing arts. Her greatest love and strength is teaching young students to learn to love piano and the performing arts. Her specialization at Miss Lori’s Studio will be beginning and intermediate piano students.

Christian Harward ("Mr. Christian")

Voice students of all ages and ability levels

Christian Harward, an accomplished singer, actor, and teacher, has worked professionally in New York City, across the United States, and internationally for the past ten years. Notable performance credits include Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (Michigan Stage) Neville Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (54 Below), Judas/John the Baptist in Godspell (Prima Theatre), and Levi in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Paco in Man of La Mancha at the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. He was seen in the World Premier of Stirring the Waters Across America at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, as a production singer aboard the Carnival Triumph and at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, with names like Chaka Khan, Andrea Bocelli, and Timbaland, and in iconic venues like The Washington National Cathedral, Carnegie Hall, Norwich and Gloucester Cathedrals in the United Kingdom, and at the Salle Métropole in Lausanne, Switzerland. Christian also originated the role of John Singer Sargent on the concept cast album for Klein and Ingvarson’s Isabella of Boston.

Most recently, Christian taught as an Adjunct Instructor of Voice at New York University where he maintained a studio of students with varying levels of abilities and became quite passionate about teaching students to find their authentic voice. With each student who walks into his studio, he strives to meet them where they’re at on their vocal journey and encourages his students to find ease, efficiency, and fun while they’re singing. He is an advocate for artistic exploration and discovery through the use of pedagogically sound tools in the voice studio and prioritizes vocal health above all else.

Christian is a graduate of New York University – Steinhardt, having received a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy. He also holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Old Dominion University and studied abroad in Salzburg, Austria with The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.