Liz Culpepper

Liz Culpepper is an accomplished mezzo-soprano and dedicated music teacher who loves working with students of all ages and skill levels. A lifelong musician, Liz began voice and piano lessons in early childhood, and music has been a constant source of joy and a steadying force in her life. As a performer, she has more than 15 years of professional experience, having performed throughout the country and abroad. She’s an incredible asset for experienced classical musicians, but also a great choice for the young beginner with a Taylor Swift obsession!

Originally from Austin, Texas, Liz holds a Master of Music from the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she performed and studied the operatic repertoire and served as an associate instructor, as well as a Bachelor of Arts specializing in Voice from the University of Texas at Austin. She is also a past winner of the Metropolitan National Council Auditions (Indiana District), and she began teaching private voice lessons and group classes while in graduate school.

In 2022, she relocated to New York City. While in New York, she performed with the opera company Teatro Nuovo and made her Lincoln Center debut in the summer of 2023. While based in New York, she also spent a performance season with the Indianapolis Opera, and performed roles in Bizet’s Carmen, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, and A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim. In the last year, she performed as a recitalist in New York and sang the role of Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème in Trani, Italy.

Throughout her time in New York, Liz maintained an active private studio at a music school in Brooklyn, where she taught voice and piano lessons to students of all ages and skill levels. She now has more than 7 years of experience teaching voice and 3 years of experience teaching piano. At Vivid School of Music in Leander, Liz’s primary goal is to approach each student according to their individual needs and goals. She works to ensure that her students are not only appropriately challenged but, most importantly, that they are enjoying their lessons and developing a lifelong love of music.