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Chrissi Poland: ***On World Tour***

Voice, Piano, Guitar, Drums Instructor for all ages, styles and levels. Professional Recording Artist, Song Writer, Composer.

Originally from a small town in southern Massachusetts, Chrissi Poland is a true soul singer, multi-instrumentalist and song writer/composer. Chrissi is an accomplished singer, pianist, guitarist, and drummer. Chrissi studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music majoring in musical theatre, and she went on to receive her BFA from Berklee College of Music where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Chrissi’s love and appreciation of music education, and performance has brought her around the world where she has taught private lessons, group classes and clinics, including Berklee College of Music where she has been a guest educator for the prestigious Vocal Summit and The Five Week Program.

Chrissi’s performance credits include radio, film, tv, commercials, award shows and special events, as well as major label recordings. She has performed at the Creative Coalition for the Arts Inaugural Ball, Rockefeller Tree Lighting, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (as lead vocalist), to name a few including singing the National Anthem at Fenway Park for the Red Sox. She has performed with Sting, Sam Moore, Elvis Costello and Moby, among many others. She has performed live and toured with Stax legend Sam Moore, in the US, Canada, and Japan She has also been featured performing on The Today Show, One Life to Live, The Apprentice, and All My Children. She has performed and won at The Apollo Theatre, The Bitter End, The Living Room, Rockwood, and XM Radio. Her recording credits are too long to list but some highlights are for Universal and Disney, and Chrissi can also be heard on rock artist Moby’s latest release, “Last Night”. She also has recorded countless albums of her own original music and she really defines the word “pro” in all aspects of music and performance.

Combining the sounds of blues, roots, jazz, and soul, she channels a sound that is all her own, yet influenced by the greats. Chrissi loves to share her gifts and talents with her students. She teaches group classes at Garden Street Music as well as our Garden Street Music Children’s Choir. She also teaches all ages, styles and levels in voice, guitar, piano and drums. With her amazing performance experience as a musician and artist, and her top-notch music education, Chrissi has developed her own teaching methods that inspire her students to love music as much as she does.










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