VOICE INSTRUCTORS

Voice Instructors

Voice

Instructors


Aleia Tuttle

Voice

Aleia has always surrounded herself in anything music. Born in Seattle, Washington, where the music scene is huge, she started music classes as early as preschool. Kindergarten - Fifth grade she was involved in the choir classes and school musicals as a young age. Middle school gave the first true choir experience with a three section mixed choir. In 7th grade, she was selected for a state-wide Honor Choir with music from all over the world. After moving to Arizona in 8th grade, Aleia was a 4 year member of the award-winning Boulder Creek High School Choir Program. She played a major part in Clue the Musical her junior year, staring as Ms. Scarlet. During her senior year of high school, she participated in the top three choirs and student-taught a fourth. This choir experience throughout her entire life, asking with being raised by Mike Tuttle, brought knowledge of proper tonality, music theory, and advanced stylistic methods.


While at NAU she participated in the top a capella group as a freshman. All the music was student written by the seniors majoring in music composition. She also performed the solo for their arrangement of Lady Gaga's Shallow. This was part of the set they competed with at the 2019 ICCA competition where they took 3rd place, two points from reaching the semi- finals. 


Recently, Aleia her band, SOS (comprised of other instructors: Mason King, Nicolas Desilva and Dylan Soto), reached the semi-finals of Alice Cooper's band competition. Rhapsody was represented with FOUR young bands at this competition. 


Aleia has been a vocal instructor at Rhapsody Music for 6 years and an integral part of the Rhapsody band programs. She loves sharing her passions for vocal performance and working with students of all ages eager to learn more about their own voice. 


Marah Armenta

Voice

Marah is a well-known vocalist throughout the greater Phoenix area. She is a native Arizonan, but no stranger to traveling out of state regularly for live and studio jobs.


Marah is most recently known as the current singer of Arizona's Hip-Hop band, The Stakes, and also the other half of LuMar, a dynamic duo that revives any chart topper into a soulful blend of Jazz and R&B.


Sydney Affeldt

Voice, Flute, & Piano

Although new to the field, Sydney has been learning and making music since 2010. She began her musical journey by playing the flute in the band and singing in the choir at Terramar Academy of the Arts. She joined Sandra Day O’Connor High School's award-winning marching band to play the flute and tuba. Her dedication and passion for music led her to Glendale Community College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in music education.


While attending Glendale Community College, Sydney honed her skills in flute, tuba, voice, and piano. Now, she is eager to start her teaching journey here at Rhapsody Music. She hopes to inspire future generations with a love for learning music, just as her teachers and instructors once inspired her.