Jina Nam

Jina Nam is a NYC based actress, singer, dancer, and educator with Masters from New York University (NYU). Jina first studied Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Theater Arts at University of California, Santa Cruz, and worked as a research scientist in the Neuroscience Laboratory at Stanford University before she moved to New York City to pursue her career in music and musical theater. For many years, she performed with theater companies in San Francisco Bay Area in shows such as West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Cats, and Anything Goes. After coming to New York City, she studied musical theater at CAP21 Conservatory, and vocal pedagogy and music education in the graduate program at NYU.

Jina currently has her own private voice studio in addition to coaching through Broadway Artists Alliance (BAA) and Gill Mindful Voice Training (GMVT) where she enjoys working with students of all ages and backgrounds. In addition, Jina is on the voice faculty at Marymount Manhattan college and NYU, and has taught in New York public schools as a music teacher in K-12th grade.

She has performed extensively in NYC/regional theaters such as the Off-Broadway production of Comfort Women: A New Musical (NamSoon Lee), Going West with B Street Theatre (Hopkins/BaoJia/Miss Pearl), A Thousand Cranes (Sadako), The King and I (Tuptim), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Avenue Q (Christmas Eve), A Chorus Line (Connie Wong), Miss Saigon (Swing/Dance Captain), Fantasticks (The Mute/Dance Captain), and Rent (Alexi Darling) to name a few.

Jina is the Admissions Director at BAA of New York City, the NYC’s elite Musical Theater training program for young performers. She is also currently studying in the Communicative Sciences and Disorders graduate program at NYU to become a Speech Language Pathologist. She is a member of the International Honor Society in Education (Kappa Delta Pi), Voice Foundation (vf), National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), New York State Speech- Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA), and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) www.jinanam.com
 

Jina’s Coaching Philosophy

My philosophy of education is to guide and help students broaden their perspectives on learning, explore their potentials and unique abilities, pursue acting and singing with healthy mind and body, and ultimately enjoy their work.  In my studio, we set up short-term and long-term goals so we can work together to achieve them in practical and realistic direction to succeed.  I have taught voice and acting to all levels and ages from as youngest as age 4 to professionally working adults.  From my years of teaching experiences, I have learned how to be in tune with each student’s ability and biological built in order to provide them with the best tools to become a successful singer and actor in the healthy and efficient way.  As a professional performer myself, I understand that it is crucial that performer must know how to maintain a healthy voice and prepare each material with confidence in order to have a successful career.  I can guide you, teach you, and cheer for you so you can succeed in finding your own natural voice!  I continue to teach because I love watching my students succeed and shine.  I will help each student find their unique self so they can feel confident in pursuing and preparing for their next project!