Katie Donahue

Santaniello Vocal Studios is truly a family that consists of growth, love, and support. Joe is an extremely knowledgeable voice teacher and he is extremely good at discovering your own voice and teaching you in a way that best benefits you. While Joe is strict at times, he is always pushing us to do our absolute best and he truly loves all his students. He would never purposely lead anyone astray, both vocally and socially. He is there for each and every one of us, whether our rhythms are wrong, our pitches are flat, or if we just need to talk. Joe is someone I can always trust to talk to about anything, and he is always here to help and support me whenever I need.

From a personal standpoint, Joe helped me through a vocal cord injury. I got my diagnosis the summer before senior year and he has helped me build my voice and help it to grow. I have a new confidence in my voice that wasn’t there before, and I have to thank Joe with utmost sincerity and gratitude for helping me grow and develop my voice, even in the slightest bit. We do work in our lessons that are key to healing the voice while also building vocal technique. Joe is an incredible voice teacher, mentor, and friend, and I could not be more grateful to call him my voice teacher. As I am only months away from beginning my first year of college, I am more proud than ever to call Joe my voice teacher and I am going to miss him dearly when I am in college to pursue my dream of becoming a music teacher