Teaching, speaking & Workshops
Four decades of professional performance. 23 years of
university teaching.
Adria Firestone with young performers at Wharton Summer programs.
“You were a total success. Our students were inspired and enlightened by your wealth of knowledge in vocal performance and physical relaxation. I saw the difference in my own voice studio as my students began to practice more and became more intense
with their vocal studies.”
— Michael Rorex, Professor, Northwestern State University
University Teaching
New Jersey City University
Department of Music, Dance & Theatre | Adjunct Faculty, 2003–2026
Adria Firestone brings four decades of international performance experience into the classroom. Her teaching integrates voice, body, character, interpretation, confidence, and professional discipline—
preparing students not only to perform, but to build sustainable lives in the arts.
Music & Vocal Performance
Theatre & Professional Development
Teaching in Action
Whether working with university performers or emerging young artists, Adria creates a supportive, demanding environment in which students take risks, release fear, and discover more truthful, expressive work.
New Jersey City University
University performance master class
Kearny High School, 2025
Performance workshop
Speaking & Keynotes
For more than four decades, Adria Firestone has used her voice on international stages, in university classrooms, and with audiences
around the world. Today, she brings that same presence, experience, and humanity to keynotes, workshops, and special presentations.
Adria speaks on reinvention, voice, presence, identity, and navigating change, helping audiences recognize what is asking to change
and step more fully into who they are becoming.
Adria has presented at Duke University, Northwestern State University, Lincoln Center, the National University of Singapore, Dubai English Speaking School, NATS, NJMEA, and other international institutions.
Signature Topics
The Business of Show Business
What emerging performers need to understand about career design, professional identity, resilience, and building a sustainable life in the performing arts.
Hiding in the Spotlight
For some performers, the stage is more than a place to be seen—it is a place to survive. Adria explores how performance can become a refuge, an identity, and armor, and what happens when the person behind the role finally asks to be seen.
Power Performance for the Emerging Performing Artist
How young performers can develop the mindset, presence, discipline, and professional habits that turn talent into a sustainable career.
The Artist Beyond the Stage
What happens when the role, career, or identity that once defined you begins to change? This talk explores how performing artists can navigate transition, changing opportunities, and reinvention without losing their sense of self, purpose, or creative identity.
Voice, Presence & Power Performance
How performers communicate confidence, authenticity, and authority before they ever sing a note or speak a line.
What My Colleagues Say
“The most exciting thing is that the students were talking so much about why they sing and what is important about singing. They were really jazzed by your performance and your discussion in the master class.”
—Susan Dunn, Voice Faculty
Duke University
“You made a remarkable impact on the students during your visit here... the total honesty you displayed during your master class. Students were honored that you spoke candidly and lovingly embraced them, not speaking down to them or negatively criticizing them.”
—Donald Hartmann, DMA, Professor of Music,
Eastern Michigan University
“She motivated every student to put away their fear, pressure and self-protection, digging out their best work. Prof. Adria is also very knowledgeable and musical; she knows every piece, she was able to talk about each piece and performance issues without using the score.”
—Rengpen (Peter) Dong, Piano DMA,
New Jersey City University
What Students Learn
Adria’s teaching bridges professional technique and real-world performance. Her students learn to integrate voice, body, character, interpretation, confidence, and professional discipline. These learning outcomes are available through university instruction, guest teaching, workshops, master classes, and artist residencies.
Performance
Vocal Music
Drama & Theatre
Student Achievement & Mentorship
From My Classroom to the National Stage
“I've been in Adria Firestone's voice studio for the past four years, and inot only has my voice transformed, but my soul as well. We knit together the unconnected parts of my voice. Without her teachings, I never would have had the courage to grace the American Idol stage—or the stamina and vocal health to perform six hours a night.”
Sydney Millevoi, Singer & Composer
Adria Firestone with Sydney Millevoi
American Idol Golden Ticket
Bring Adria to Your Students
Available for university teaching, workshops, master classes, guest lectures, adjudication, and private performance coaching.
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