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<\/strong><\/p>\n Fields of Study:<\/strong> Music Education\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/Blyskal_Elena_2024-headshot_medium-res-scaled.jpeg” alt=”Bruce Saylor, Professor, Composition” title_text=”Blyskal_Elena_2024 headshot_medium res” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”66%” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|0px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”|||7px||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Biographical Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Elena Blyskal (she\/her) is a singer-actor and voice teacher based in New York City. As a<\/span> performer, favorite credits include Lucille Frank (u\/s) in <\/span>Parade<\/span><\/i>, Jenny in <\/span>Company<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> Sibella in <\/span>Gentleman\u2019s Guide<\/span><\/i>\u2026, Rosalie in <\/span>School of Rock<\/span><\/i>, Queen of the Night in <\/span>Die<\/span><\/i> Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/span><\/i>, and Madame Mao (cover) in <\/span>Nixon in China<\/span><\/i>. She has enjoyed appearances<\/span> with Kaleidoscope MusArt, Hispanic-American Lyric Theatre, New American Voices,<\/span> and the soundSCAPE Festival, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Elena earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance at the<\/span> University of Miami\u2019s Frost School of Music, where her research interests included<\/span> mindfulness in the voice studio and cabaret song. She continues to research mental<\/span> performance skills and frequently presents on this topic to students and teachers alike. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the Longy School of Music of<\/span> Bard College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Elena currently teaches musical theatre voice at Manhattanville University, classical<\/span> voice at Western Connecticut State University, and Vocal Pedagogy at CUNY Queens<\/span> College. She has held faculty positions at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Monmouth<\/span> University, and The College of New Jersey. For more information, please visit<\/span> elenablyskal.com.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/faculty” button_text=”Back to Faculty Listings” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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