Martha Brewer-Hong is a lyric coloratura soprano and voice teacher with a Master of Music in Opera Theatre from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Drake University. She has over 20 years of experience teaching private voice lessons and directing musical productions at the collegiate and K-12 levels. In addition, she founded two performing arts organizations - The Oceanside Academy of the Performing Arts and The Modern Opera Theatre Company - to provide educational opportunities in vocal performance, music theory, and fully mounted opera productions.

1. Martha Brewer-Hong
Martha Brewer-Hong is a lyric coloratura soprano and voice teacher specializing in teaching vocal
techniques that span classical technique to modern Broadway belting and pop styles.
Professional Degrees
Master of Music in Opera Theatre: University of South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.)
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance: Drake University
Teaching
2012 to 2013: Drake University
Studio voice instruction
Music director for the Drake Musical Theater Department
Instructor of Vocal Pedagogy
2012 to 2013: Drake University Community School of Music
Private voice instruction
2009: University of Montana Western:
Adjunct faculty studio voice instruction and musical direction
2007-2009: Private Voice Studio:
Voice instruction in a private lesson format and acting for singers in a group format
2001-2007 Oceanside Academy of the Performing Arts:
Private vocal and piano instruction, acting for singers, vocal pedagogy and music theory
1999-2001 Giacolletti Music School (Carlsbad, CA):
Private vocal and piano instruction
1997-1999 University of South Carolina Community Outreach Program:
Private vocal instruction
1995-1997 Drake University Community School of Music:
Private vocal and piano instruction
Business Development
The Oceanside Academy of the Performing Arts 2001-2007
 Position: Founder, CEO, Director and Faculty
The academy offered the following educational opportunities:
 Private voice and piano lessons
 Music Theory
 Music History/Appreciation
 Acting for Singers
 Multiple fully mounted productions including:
o 5 Broadway Scenes productions
o Amahl and the Night Visitors
o Oklahoma!
o Les Miserables
The Modern Opera Theatre Company 2004-2007
 Position: Artistic Director, Founder
 The MOTC was formed to provide alternative opera settings for those new to opera and to allow for
educational outreach programs that provided performance opportunities for under privileged students in
the North San Diego County area.
Awards
 Recipient of National Youth Theatre’s award for Best Director and students won Best Actor and
Supporting Actor in a musical.
 Students have been state winners in the Music Teachers National Association National Competition
(Montana and California).

2.  Students have been continuously cast as leads in their High School and College Musicals.