Mary Hofer
Mary Hofer has been teaching Suzuki Voice for 32 years at the University-of-Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Mrs. Hofer, a presenter/coordinator at the 1990—2018 SAA Conferences, is the first American voice teacher to attain Teacher-Trainer Status in America. Hofer has attended seminars led by the eminent vocal pedagogue Oren Brown, and participated in opera workshops at Oglebay Park, West Virginia, and American University, Washington, DC.
Hofer, a long time student of Professor Emeritus Marjorie Phelps Gerson-Kampenga, has coached with Jon Spong, Fred Popper, and Richard Crittenten. Hofer holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and has attained the Suzuki Association of America’s Level 1 Certificate of Achievement.
Hofer is a member of the International Suzuki Voice Committee and the Suzuki Association of America’s Teacher Development Advisory Committee; she is a member of the National Association of Singing Teachers.
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