Martha Lavender Music
Private Music Instruction • Vocal Coaching • Performance Preparation • Music Education
Stars of Tomorrow Vocal Competition
The Stars of Tomorrow Vocal Competition, sponsored by the Light Opera of New Jersey, is a voice competition for high school students in New Jersey. Student must submit two songs in contrasting styles from either the classical or musical theatre repertoire.
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Enjoy this Sample Reel of submissions from students in 2026.
Just Keep Singing Vocal Competition
Martha's students participated in the Just Keep Singing Vocal Competition, a New Jersey state competition for high school students, from 2021-2025 in both the classical and musical theatre divisions.
Enjoy this highlight reel from some of their video submissions.
Spring Sing
Every spring students have an opportunity to share their voices with friends and family at Spring Sing. This cabaret/recital-esque setting is a be a culminating experience that celebrate a student's progress and demonstrate the hard work and growth they have achieved in their study over the course of the year. Making music in a live setting such as this is an option (not a requirement) that many students choose to take advantage of and really enjoy.
Here highlight reel from recent Spring Sings.
The Hal Leonard Vocal Competition
The Hal Leonard Vocal Competition was an online competition for singers from the United States and Canada ages 23 and under in which Martha's students participated from 2020-2023. The competition offered a shared community that singers and teachers find in watching video entries of others from all over North America. There were both Musical Theatre and Art Song categories and students could submit videos in both categories. Many of Martha’s students enjoy this opportunity as a way to prepare for auditions and focus on performance skills.
​Enjoy this Sample Reel of recent Hal Leonard videos.
#Top40Tuesday Series
MarthaTop40Tuesday Series offers her students the opportunity to record and current or past Top 40 hit. Working on contemporary repertoire is fun and the recording process is educational. For those students who wish to share their work, Martha will post their finished video project on her social media platforms most Tuesdays.
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Enjoy this Sample Reel of recent #Top40Tuesday videos.
