Lori Lee Patton has been teaching piano and voice since 2005.  She instructs children ages 5 and up, teens, and adults in sight reading, technique, music theory, and performance skills.  She teaches a broad range of musical styles, including classical, popular, musical theatre, and sacred repertoire.  Annual recitals are also offered.

Lori Lee's Music Bio

Lori Lee Patton began her music education when she was five years old.  She studied piano and organ privately and was playing Bach minuets at a young age.  Lori Lee also took voice lessons for many years from several well-known Hollywood instructors, including Suzanne Kiechle.  As a child she performed as a Shirley Temple look-a-like for numerous events, such as an official presentation for former Mayor Tom Bradley during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.  Lori Lee also performed a country music act for various venues, including the L.A. County Fair and local western jamborees.  As part of her act, she received trick roping lessons from famed entertainer Montie Montana.  She also worked professionally as a dancer in Disney's "Mousercise" and as an actress in television and movies, such as "Highway To Heaven" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes."

Lori Lee received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Portland State University in Oregon where she graduated with high honors.  While there she sang as first soprano with the choir on several classical sacred works, including Respighi.  She continued to study privately with a vocal instructor who held a master's from Juilliard.  It was during this period that she developed her distinctive soprano sound, which is rooted in classical technique and imbued with the dramatic qualities of musical theatre.   

Lori Lee currently maintains a roster of devoted students, some of whom have studied with her for over five years,  She is also a soloist for various events and routinely performs at church services.  Her lifelong passion has been to work in musical arts and help her students reach their own musical potential.