Tisha Stadnicki

Prof. Stadnicki has been a professional singer and musician since the age of 13. She began her performance career at the tender age of 5, and at age 8, was featured on the Boston local broadcast of The Jerry Lewis Telethon. She then joined the AFM as a clarinetist and pianist at the age of 13. At age 15, she won a contest to be selected as a kid co-host and performer on WBZ’s People Are Talking show in Boston. She was then invited to be a guest and perform on Pittsburgh 2Day in Pittsburgh, PA. Two years later, she appeared once again on People Are Talking with then-host Tom Bergeron. After performing with her family through her teens, she formed and led her own jazz and pop groups, and went on to perform extensively with them and as a solo artist. A video taken from one of her TV performances was chosen to be featured on BET’s Jazz Discovery program.

In 2016, she was asked to be interviewed by Prof. Rich Falco, Director of Jazz Studies at WPI, for the New England Jazz History Database. The website highlights jazz musicians’ and educators’ accomplishments. Prof. Stadnicki has also been a long standing member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing). Through NATS, she has taught master classes specializing in both learned and her own methods for teaching pop and jazz vocal improvisation at Salve Regina University and Regis College. Prof. Stadnicki has also written a teaching handbook entitled, Singing and Beyond. It includes practice recordings and its contents are used with applicable courses.

As a songwriter, she was a member of the Songwriter’s Guild of America in New York. Her song, “I Am Ready,” was featured on CD Review’s World Talent Hunt CD. Another original composition appeared on The Boston Rock n’ Roll Anthology on which she played all the instruments and produced the track. She has not only recorded and produced her own music over the years, but also has been a session vocalist for numerous artists in all genres of music. In 2000, she recorded a CD named after her original, For Everything I Am. Beyond the singing world, she has also recorded numerous commercials for radio, the Internet, TV, and conventions as a voiceover artist.