Private Lessons:
Private lessons can be attended in-person at our Conservatory locations (Atlanta, Alpharetta, Cherokee), online, or potentially in-home throughout the week. In-Home lessons are scheduled on a case-by-case basis and may incur a travel fee. Semesters are typically 12-16 lessons depending on day of the week, holiday breaks, and your start date, culminating in a recital performance.   (Fall Semester is generally 12 lessons culminating in a solo performance in Winter Cabaret and Spring Semester is generally 16 lessons culminating in a solo performance in Spring Showcase.)

Private Lesson Rates:

$35 -- annual registration fee

• New Students ~ $179/month 
• Current Students ~ $147/month - add on to existing class or show schedule

You have the option to pay in full for the semester, or to split into monthly installments.   You can also pay up-front for the year for an additional discount. Tuition will be prorated based on your start date if joining mid-semester.

Recitals each Semester:

All private lessons students work towards a solo performance at the end of each semester – Winter Cabaret in December and Spring Showcase recital in May. All students are invited to perform, and family & friends are invited to attend.

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Trial Lessons:
Trial lessons are 30 minutes for $50 and include a skill assessment and Q&A time with student & parent. Following your trial lesson, you can book your lesson slot for the semester.
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One-Time Coaching Sessions:
Students have the option to schedule one-time 1-hour Coaching Sessions to prepare for an upcoming audition, school performance, or general skill set assessment. Coaching sessions can be scheduled based on your interest & availability and are $100/hour.  
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Private Lessons Instructor Bios:

MISS MAHALIA

Miss Mahalia is an actor, singer, musician, host/mc, public speaker, coach, and teaching artist from Lithonia. Georgia. She holds a BFA in Theatre, from Florida A&M University, where she minored in vocal & piano music, and also completed an education certification in theatre/dance/speech & debate.

Mahalia has headlined her own holiday show at Atlanta’s Stone Mountain Park, toured both nationally and internationally with numerous productions, including “The Buddy Holly Show”, “Walk On: The Rosa Parks Story”, and with Almost Elton John, as a background /production singer. A classically-trained musician, she has served as musical director and keyboardist for numerous productions (“Once On This Island”, “The Colored Museum”, “Moby Dick: The Musical”, “The Woman I AM Today”, “Schoolhouse Rock”, “Dear Edwina”, “The Wizard of Oz” to name a few), and drama & musical theatre teacher in various school districts and arts programs across metro Atlanta, Georgia at-large, and beyond.

A few of her many theatre credits include “Hairspray” “Ain’t Misbehavin”’, “Smokey Joe’s Café”, “Once On This Island”, “The Color Purple”, “Newsies”, “Three Little Birds”, “The Wiz”, “Mahalia, A Gospel Musical”, and “Moonlight & Magnolias”, and “Come From Away”, to name a few. Her TV credits include House of Payne, and Let’s Stay Together.

She has served as a director, musical director, vocal captain, consultant, composer/lyricist, production/audition pianist, music, drama, acting, & musical theatre instructor, and show creator for several theatre companies, organizations, drama programs & camps, and educational theatre programs across the country.

She has worked at Walt Disney World as a stage manager for “Beauty and The Beast”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular, and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, all live theatre shows in the parks. While nurturing her career in the performing arts, Mahalia also served as a proud homeschooling mom to three of her four children, while enhancing her life with hobbies including cooking, shopping, reading, sewing, furniture flipping, crafting, and travelling.

She credits her success to her strong faith in God, the love and support of her husband Carl, her four children and godchild, the wise counsel of her mother the encouragement of her two best friends, and the love, support, and dedication of her Chihuahua, Miss Pumpkin the DivaChi.

MISS ASIA


Classically trained, Miss Asia received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance from Florida State University. She spent a semester in London studying musical theatre where she obtained world class training from notable West End vocal coaches such as Claire Underwood.

Asia spent summer 2024 and summer 2025 directing Forefront Arts drama camps where she produced short form musicals, plays, and taught introductory playwriting.

During the school year she teaches Acting, Dance, and Vocal classes for Forefront's Conservatory program, directs musical theatre productions at several in-school partnerships with Forefront, and oversees various Mini Musical workshops.

She will be directing the Mini MainStage Performance Company (K-2nd) in Atlanta and the Sr MainStage Performance Company (6th-12) in Alpharetta. In addition to her work teaching and directing with Forefront Arts Miss Asia is actively pursuing her professional acting career in both theatre and film.

MISS SYDNI

Introducing Miss Sydni, a passionate and highly skilled dance instructor with over 15 years of experience in teaching various styles such as Ballet, Jazz, Hip hop and Modern.

Sydni brings a strong technical foundation to her students, having trained at the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre under the guidance of Prima Ballerina Maniya Barredo and several Broadway veterans. A native of Marietta, GA, she is a proud graduate of the Wagner College Theatre Program in New York. 

She believes in creating an inclusive and supportive environment where students of all levels can explore their creativity, develop their technique, and express themselves through the art of dance.

Previous regional and local credits include Tessie in White Christmas (City Springs Theatre Company), Dynamite in Hairspray (Laguna Playhouse; Surflight Theatre), Big City Dreams (Strand Theatre), and Dead Man’s Party (Six Flags Over Georgia).

Miss Sydni will be overseeing the Forefront Dance department at both Conservatory locations, as well as leading In-School dance classes at several partner schools.