Gabi Cavalcanti
Tier III Instructor – Vocal Coach and Piano Instructor
Gabriella began studying music at the age of 9. A native of Tucson, Arizona, she moved to Tempe on a full scholarship to The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. She won numerous competitions including 1st place at NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) for three consecutive years. Gabi took 2nd place at the Cal-Western division which included the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. She has experience teaching opera, musical theater, pop, and mariachi.
Gabi has been teaching voice and piano at Kirk’s Studio and Arizona School of Music since 2014. Her students love working with her and she is quite the popular teacher at the studio. She believes students should have a well-rounded education, including fundamental singing techniques even while singing the latest Taylor Swift song. And the fact that she can teach how to sing mariachi probably makes her one of the coolest voice and piano teachers in Scottsdale!
Many of Ms. Gabi’s students have won lead roles in productions around the Valley, received awards, performed professionally and gone on to pursue careers in music. We couldn’t be more proud to have Gabi on the ASM faculty.
A short video about Gabi and her teaching style. (Ok, side note here. The music in the background for this video is Gabi playing the piano. Yes, she teaches piano also. Anyway, the music sounds rather ominous, like black and white movie villain ominous. Don’t worry though, Gabi is quite the happy teacher and loves teaching.)
Gabriella Cavalcanti – Voice and piano instructor at Kirk’s Studio for the Performing Arts
More formal bio
Gabriella Cavalcanti began studying classically at the age of 9, and she professionally debuted in Arizona Opera’s Hansel and Gretel singing in the Gingerbread Chorus. She has won numerous competitions including 1st place at NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) for three consecutive years and 2nd place at the Cal-Western division, which included competitors from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. At the Oregon Bach Festival, Cavalcanti performed in the chorus and as a soloist under the direction of Helmuth Rilling and Anton Armstrong, receiving additional direction from Garrison Kiellor and Bobby McFerrin in the SFYCA chorus. She has sung in concert with Thomas Quasthoff and taken vocal masterclasses from singers like Ben Heppner and Kathryn Cowdrick of the Eastman School of Music. Cavalcanti graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in Vocal Performance under the tutelage of David Britton.
As a private voice teacher and a teacher at Arizona School of Music in Scottsdale, many of Cavalcanti’s voice students are now thriving at schools like NAU, Cornell, NYU, Notre Dame, Belmont, and other prestigious programs. As an expert musician, Cavalcanti has been consulted by several local choirs as a section leader and soloist. She also offered her expertise for a new Arizona school in 2023 to aid in the launch of their music program. Cavalcanti’s private music studio provides scholarships for children in need, offering everyone the opportunity to experience the gift of music. Cavalcanti is married, living in Phoenix with her loved ones and her adopted senior dog, Auggie.
With faculty – Showcase 2025
In rehearsal
