Every voice is beautiful, unique, and can be trained to sing many different styles of music. If your ambitions are to sing to yourself in the shower or to sold out concert halls, West Side Music Academy can pair you with a teacher to help you explore and develop your natural talent.
Stefanie Goldstein
Teacher
Instruments: Voice
Stefanie Goldstein has been captivating audiences with her angelic voice and impressive range for over
30 years. She has contributed to numerous esteemed ensembles including The San Francisco Lyric
Opera, San Francisco Renaissance Voices, and the Puget Sound Concert Opera, among others. Her early music experience also includes a former position as singer at the Bors Hede Restaurant at Camlan
Medieval Village in Carnation, as well as acceptance to an Italian Renaissance course with Seattle’s Byrd Ensemble in Rome in July 2022. Stefanie also sings in a rock band, Accolade, which can be heard at various venues in the greater Seattle area.
Stefanie is a classically trained soprano and has learned from a solid, healthy technique for many years.
She shares this technique with her students to help them to become better, healthier and happier
singers. This technique works for any singing style to assist in keeping the voice fresh and healthy for
many years. Her lessons address breath support, proper alignment, personal expression and more. She
has a sensitive, positive teaching style and works with her students very patiently and supportively. She
has found so much joy from free, healthy singing and it is her goal to help her students experience this
same joy in their musical journey.
Cheli O’Bannan
Teacher
Instruments:Piano and Voice
Students: All Ages
Styles: Classical, Country, Rock, Pop
Preferred pronouns: she/her
Cheli O’Bannan has been teaching piano and voice at West Side Music Academy since 2014 and also serves as the office manager. She was invited to teach by Cami and quickly found a home at WSMA where she values the strong sense of community.
Cheli has performed in various bands throughout the Northwest since the 1990s, covering a wide range of styles including pop, rock, folk, and country. She has experience performing both original music and covers with a focus on keyboards and vocal harmonies.
She loves teaching students of all ages and brings a sense of humor into her lessons. Cheli works hard to tailor her teaching approach to each student’s personality and individual learning style creating a supportive and engaging learning environment.