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Private Lessons
The Ziegfeld Arts Academy is proud to have a wonderful group of private instructors who provide lessons at our facility. You can find out more about them by reading their bios below and then click on the link to book with them.
These are dedicated professionals who have worked with many of the youth in our programs over the years. They will require your child(ren) to work hard and be self disciplined but the rewards will be outstanding and you won't be sorry you provided this gift for them.
Contact the teachers directly via email by clicking on their photo below
Our Teachers
Lily Thomson
Voice Teacher
Lily has had a great passion for music and the arts since kindergarten! As a lover of music and vocal pedagogy, she has participated in over 30 musicals, concerts, and revues across the state. Her favorite roles include but are not limited to: Carmen in Curtains! Vivian Kensington in Legally Blonde, and Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Satisfied with performing for the moment, she has decided to venture into “How the Other Half Lives”. Experiencing teachers such as Maddie Tarbox has inspired her to teach using the same self-esteem building techniques. Her goal is for each student to walk out of the studio a little taller with a smile on their face as they progress in what they love to do!
Lily is offering voice lessons starting at $25 per half hour at Zigfield Arts Academy"
Cassidy Wixon (Heise) has 20 years experinece as a performer. She was bitten by the acting bug in Jr. High, but when she auditioned for her first musical in high school and wasn't cast, it became her mission to become a "triple threat." She studied at The Performer's Studio in SLC for 3 years. During her time, she participated in their intensive "Singers Academy" which teaches not only how to sing and act for Musical Theater, but to sing and act every song that's put in front of you. In lessons your child will learn how to sing it all vocally, healthily, emotionally connected, and with the confidence to have that "star power" every director looks for.
She went on to study musical theatre at Weber State University for 6 years where she had amazing vocal teachers such as Maurie Tarbox, Kenneth Plain, and Jim Christian. She has performed in many professional/ semi-professional theatres in Northern Utah including Lagoon, Good Company Theatre, and, of course, here at The Zig. Her talents have even taken her to NYC where she attended The Open Jar Institute and got a crash course from professionals on what it takes to make it as a Performer.
Voice Teacher
Cassidy Wixon (Heise)
Melissa has been teaching private voice and acting for 21 years. She was the director of the theatre acting and film program at Syracuse Arts Academy for 12 years and was named Utah Advisory Council of Theatre Teachers “Teacher of the Year” for 2020. She is an inspirational recording artist with music that has been released through Deseret Book, Spotify, YouTube, etc. She has been a featured vocalist on FM100.3, the LDS Channel, and a featured soloist at Temple Square. She has recently moved to Los Angeles area to pursue even more performing opportunities.
She has performed her music on a cross country tour from NC to NY to UT and CA with her one woman show. She has a BFA degree in Musical Theatre having studied at New York University, Webster Conservatory, and East Carolina University. She enjoys playing theatre roles as often as possible, and she has performed at the Zig as Sister Mary Amnesia in “Nunsense.” She has performed at Hale Centre Theatre, and she recently starred in an award-winning short film “Love and Joy,” which was also featured here in Utah at the LDS Film Festival. She also was designated a Best Actress Nominee in the Faith in Film International Film Festival. Find her on Facebook at “Express YourSELF with Melissa” and on Instagram @_melissa.michels_.
Voice Teacher
Melissa Termini