Meet the Founder

Jeannine Robinett grew up in a home filled with music and was singing in Italian before she knew the ABC song.  Her love of music was not limited to just singing.   At the young age of 4, she heard her first pipe organ and decided that she wanted to play that instrument.  Her parents soon started her in piano lessons and several years later, she began organ lessons.  While in college, she took piano lessons, voice lessons, and organ lessons in addition to being active in choral and musical theatre activities. 

Jeannine Robinett holds an Associates of Arts and Science degree from Ricks College in Organ Performance, a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Idaho State University, and a Masters of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota.   

As a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota, she taught class voice and private voice lessons, and coordinated the elective voice program. Jeannine taught at Inver Hills Community College from 2001 to 2005 where, in addition to voice lessons, she had the opportunity to teach class voice, music appreciation, and design a new course--Women in Music.   

Jeannine taught for 22 years at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, MN, where students could leave their choir classes once a week for private or small group instruction.  During the early months of the pandemic, her studio moved totally online.  She continues to teach Eastview students online in addition to students in her Idaho studio.  

 Singing is a lifelong journey, one in which we never stop learning, and hopefully one in which we never stop sharing those things that we learn. While at the U of MN and IHCC, Jeannine developed and presented workshops on memorization, and on dealing with performance anxiety that have allowed students to take their singing to a new level.  As a certified tai chi instructor and Senior Trainer for the Tai Chi for Health Institute, she brings unique perspectives and insights to her instruction on breathing, posture,  and using the body to enhance phrase shaping.  She enjoys the opportunity to share her love of singing by adjudicating at festivals and contests, and presenting Masterclasses and workshops. 

Jeannine Robinett is a member of The National Association of Teachers of Singing.  In addition to serving on the 2012 Minnesota Music Teacher Association Convention Committee, Jeannine has presented sessions on Memorization, and Solo Repertoire for the Young Male Voice, Using Music Teacher's Helper, Tai Chi and Qigong in the Voice Studio, Sight-reading in the 30-minute Voice Lesson, Foundations of Singing: Using Imagery and Movement to Introduce Basic Vocal Techniques.