Natalie Eastman

Under the moniker A Higher Note LLC, Natalie Eastman has enthusiastically and clearly taught people to sing, and helped singers to sing better, for 24 years. Her client list includes two Miss America contestants and many gigging artists, as well as singers who offer their voices locally in community choruses; church worship teams, choirs, and cantors; bands performing in many genres; weddings and special events; music theatre; karaoke; busking; vocal competitions; and other extraordinary, engaging, and entertaining performances.

Dr Eastman has performed in both leads and supporting roles, as well as in the choruses in community-theatre musicals, summer-stock style musicals, and other stage performances at churches and in schools; wedding and special events; dinner theatre in D.C.; Broadway-style entertainment on the Spirit of Washington cruise ship; choral societies; The Washington Savoyards, a Gilbert & Sullivan society; community chorus; university choruses; a cappella groups; select choirs; church choirs; worship bands and acoustic worship teams; and early childhood music education (Kindermusik(TM), Musical Adventures, and Music Together(TM), including owning a Kindermusik(TM) studio for several years).

Natalie has also performed as a soloist for many weddings, receptions, and other events and has been involved in all manner of meaningful, enjoyable – and fun – singing from early childhood throughout adulthood.

Music Qualifications & Achievements:

Natalie’s vocal studies include technique and performance under the late Earle and Norma Lowder (classical, spiritual, sacred, folk, and music theatre in both choral and solo settings), Gary Bradberry (classical, spiritual), Karen Schmidt (classical), Morris Beachy (classical), Bonnie Bradley (classical), David Troupe (music theatre, Broadway-style), Margaret Riddleberger (Bel Canto+Mizzar) and the late Jeannie Deva (contemporary). She has also self-studied to completion the published materials from several pedagogues and methods, including Estelle Liebling’s classic “Vocal Courses,” Seth Riggs’s “Singing for the Stars,” Jeannie Deva’s Contemporary Vocalist Course, Per Bristow’s “Sing with Freedom” and “The Singing Zone,” and Brett Manning’s “Singing Success.”

Natalie: “One of my proudest evenings as a performer and person, as well as one that filled me with humility, was when several musician friends and I organized and performed a concert benefitting the anti-human-trafficking efforts of WARInternational.org. I’ve supported W.A.R. International for about fourteen years and have the utmost respect for their mission and strategies. The volunteers and staff of W.A.R. work tirelessly to identify, rescue or shelter, and help restore the dignity and lives of women and children who have been or are at risk of being trafficked. Since a life-altering experience when my first child was born, anti-sex-trafficking has been a passion of mine, one I feel strongly about, pray about daily, and volunteer regularly to raise awareness around the issue and funds for the efforts. So, to participate in the effort by creating something lasting and beautiful with my voice was a joy. It felt like we were honouring these survivors and surrounding them musically in a circle of protection and God’s great love for them.”