“From beginners to professionals, from teens to seniors, I enjoy working with each one of my students!”

A big shout-out to five singers from my voice studio, four of them college-bound music majors this Fall 2017!  Julie will be pursuing a graduate degree in voice at Butler University; Cheyenne will be a voice performance major at Ball State University; Rose will be a voice performance major at Indiana University; Galen will be studying music at Indiana University; and Lyndsea will be competing in the Miss Indiana pageant this summer.  I’m beaming with pride for these five talented young singers from my studio!  Way to go!!!

~ Jeff Ballard

BALLARD MUSIC STUDIO offers personalized private training to singers of all ages and levels in two studio locations in Indiana – Muncie and Indianapolis. Dr. Jeffrey D. Ballard, Tenor, has performed extensively in concert, opera, musical theatre and recital in several regions of the U.S. and in Italy. He has taught voice for 30 years and held positions at six university music schools in four regions of the country.  Jeff now devotes most of his creative energies to his private students of wide-ranging backgrounds and levels. Current students include ages eight to late seventies, and numerous current and former students are performing and teaching professionally throughout the United States.  His students have won various competitive awards, including first place winners at NATS and other competitions.  He has adjudicated for state and district ISSMA since 1999.  People often ask me:  “Can anyone learn to sing?”  The short answer is, Yes!  That is, if they devote themselves to the process and practice diligently.  As with most skill sets, vocal technique that leads to optimal singing can be developed, assuming a healthy voice and a willing student.  Everyone can sing – like everyone can drive, or shoot a basketball – but how well is determined by sound technique and dedicated application.  My goal is to help people discover and develop their optimal singing voice through a personalized, technique-based, creative, and supportive process.

About Ballard Music Studio

Ballard Music Studio was founded in 2004 and includes the main studio in Muncie, Indiana and the satellite studios at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis.  All studios are open to singers of all backgrounds, ages, and levels, and currently include students from ages 8 to 80.

Jeffrey Ballard, Tenor, has had a versatile and wide-ranging solo career, performing in concert with orchestras throughout several regions of the United States, in solo and collaborative recitals, and in faculty artist series.