About the Teachers

Melodie Palacios is the owner and instructor of 380 Music Studio. Melodie has been teaching piano and voice lessons for over 18 years. She is a degreed musician and has been involved in the performing arts since the age of five. She studied piano and voice at both Wayne State University and the University of Texas.

Melodie has trained with world-renown vocal coach, and vocal coach to the stars, Roger Love. While she gained much knowledge and skill at the University level, it was her work with Roger Love that helped her find her best voice and gave her the skills and  knowledge to help others in their quest to better both their speaking voice and singing voice.
 

​Melodie’s current and former students have gone on to major in music at the University level (one student at an Ivy League Music School!); receive call-back auditions for Broadway shows; participate in and place in local, regional and national competitions; join and lead bands both in the educational and entertainment settings; perform major roles and lead roles in musicals and plays throughout the DFW area and beyond; develop a love and appreciation of performing; conquer stage fright; and most importantly, gain the skills and desire to make music a life-long enjoyment. Melodie's teaching experience includes:
 * Private music instructor for 18+ years for ages two through adult on piano, voice, flute and a variety of other instruments.
 * Choir Instructor for ages 8-18.
 * Musical Theater Director for ages 5-18, having directed musicals with casts of up to 100 students!
 * General Classroom Music Teacher for ages 3-18
 * Pre-K Music and Piano Class Instructor.
 ​* Band Director for elementary-, middle- and high-school students.
 * Dance Instructor for ages 3-adult
 

In addition to her varied teaching experience, Melodie has a wide range of group and solo performance experience, having performed solos for groups as large as 2000 people, holding lead roles in musical productions, and accompanying instrumentalists and singers from soloists to large choirs.
 

​In 2006, Melodie created a training program for music teachers, and has since provided training for hundreds of music teachers across the country.
 

Most importantly, Melodie is a true teacher at heart. It is this love of teaching that gives her the ability to reach a variety of learning styles and goals.
 

CONTACT MELODIE TODAY to join her growing list of happy and thriving students!