Hi, I’m Colton Daniel.

Originally born in Alexandria, Louisiana, I moved to Austin when I was 8, and I’ve been jumping around the major Texas cities ever since. Though I started doing theatre in high school, I started singing from a very early age, naturally developing a foundation of technique to later build upon.

I hold a B.F.A in Musical Theatre from Sam Houston State University. There, I worked with a group of experienced professors (shoutout to Dr Karen Rees!) to help develop a stronger technique and musical knowledge on top of the foundation I’d already built.

In my free time, I still perform in musicals at theaters throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. I’ve performed in shows at local theaters, such as Lyric Stage and Firehouse Theatre, as well as theaters across the state, such as A.D. Players in Houston and TexARTS in Austin.

When I’m not performing or teaching, you can catch me playing Dungeons & Dragons with my friends, playing video games, watching comedy, or binging a show with my girlfriend and dog.

I can’t wait to get to know you and work with you. Let’s make some music together!

My Approach

Healthy Technique

Certain methods of singing, while they are thrilling, aren’t healthy or sustainable for the vocal cords and can lead to long-term damage for the voice. I aim to equip each student with healthy vocal technique that sounds great and, more importantly, allows the student to continue singing in the long-term.

Music Theory

I’m a firm believer that while technique is obviously paramount, a little bit of music theory knowledge goes a long way. In addition to teaching students vocal technique, I aim to equip each student with a working knowledge of how to read music. This way, singers don’t fall into the trap of copying exactly what the original singer does, truly making each song they sing their own.

Acting in Music

While a pretty voice is good to have, musical theatre demands that we perform our songs, not just sing them. I teach my students to truly think about the words and lyrics they are singing so that they can begin to understand how the character feels, and how to portray them in a way that feels real.