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:

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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. 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.)

You have the option to pay in full for the semester, or to split into monthly installments.  

Private lessons can be attended in-person at our Conservatory locations (Atlanta and Alpharetta) or online throughout the week.

Private Lesson Rates:

$35 -- annual registration fee

Fall Semester (generally 12 lessons) / Spring Semester (generally 16 lessons)

• New Students ~ $189/month 
• Current Students ~ $159/month - add on to existing class or show schedule

Tuition will be prorated based on your start date if joining mid-semester.

Spring Showcase Recital:

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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Private Lessons Instructor Bios:

MISS MAHALIA
Director of Music & Voice ~ Teaching Artist ~ Private Voice & Acting Instructor

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.

During Fall 2025 Miss Mahalia will be serving as Director of Music & Voice at Forefront Arts, teaching group Vocal Performance classes and private lessons at both Conservatory locations, and special ed Theatre classes through an in-school partnership.

MISS KATE
Teaching Artist ~ MainStage Director ~ Private Voice Instructor

Miss Kate has been involved in musical theatre for as long as she can remember beginning with her days in the Knoxville Children’s Show Choir where she performed at the inauguration of President Clinton and sang with John Denver in concert. Kate moved on to the University of Tennessee choir before being accepted into the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York (AMDA) and earning a bachelors degree in Musical Theatre with a minor in Music Theory. 

Kate has performed in several Broadway shows, including Gypsy, Cinderella,  several Broadway revues with Lea Michelle, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, The National Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Oceania Cruise Lines where she headlined an Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday revue as well as several other shows. 

Miss Kate (as her students call her) has taught and coached kids from age 5 all the way to 20 for the past 5 years and has loved every second. She is so excited to be a part of the Forefront team (especially because she’s getting to share it with her daughter, Lorelei!) She is a proud mama to Lorelei, August and Ezra; cat mom to Mochi and Churro and wife to the best man in the world, Corey. 
 

MISS ASIA
Teaching Artist ~ MainStage Director ~ Private Acting Instructor

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) for their Spring 2026 production, as well as assisting with “Wizard of Oz”. 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 CHRISTINA
Teaching Artist ~ MainStage Director ~ Private Voice and Acting Instructor

Miss Christina is a passionate and dynamic teaching artist with over a decade of professional experience in acting, directing, and arts education. With a Bachelor's in Special Education and performance and a Masters in Media Design, she has learned to infuse her love of acting into her world of teaching. She has performed on national tours and worked with renowned theater companies including Missoula Children’s Theatre and Georgia Ensemble Theatre. Christina specializes in creating inclusive and engaging learning environments where students are empowered to express themselves through acting, storytelling, and devised theater.

With a background in both classical and contemporary performance, Christina brings a well-rounded, hands-on approach to her teaching. She has directed and designed curriculum for youth theatre programs across the Southeast, encouraging students to develop confidence, discipline, and joy through the creative process.

In every class, Christina infuses her lessons with humor, heart, and a deep belief that the arts are a powerful tool for communication and transformation. Her mission as a teaching artist is simple: to help the next generation find their voice, trust their instincts, and thrive through storytelling.

MISS TABITHA
Teaching Artist ~ Private Voice and Acting Instructor

Miss Tabitha, or Miss Tabby to the kiddos, is originally from Chattanooga, TN, but now is a happy Atlanta transplant! She attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City receiving her BFA in Musical Theatre.  Miss Tabby is a professional actress and singer that has appeared all over Atlanta in Sunday in the park With George, Bright Star, STEAM Team, A Wrinkle In Time, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Six Flags Over Georgia,recently closing the world premier musical Trick, andt starting her own cabaret series and theatre ! Miss Tabby has also been seen in Cabaret, An Evening At The Jewel Lounge, and The Wizard of Oz in New York City, and was recently a performer at Dollywood! 

When not on the stage, Miss Tabby is directing, choreographing, and teaching all over the country, but most recently found a home at Georgia Ensemble Theatre. She is their education manager, and has been a teaching artist for over 8 years! Miss Tabby is committed to bringing joy, dedication, and a passion for theatre everywhere she goes, and instilling that same love into your kiddos! It is an honor and gift to be apart of something as special as their education, and something she is profoundly grateful for!

MISS SYDNI
Teaching Artist ~ Private Dance Instructor

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.

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