FACULTY
Aditi Malhotra
Teaching Philosophy
I believe that every student comes with their own musical background and experience, and my goal is to help them reconnect with their musical roots. I underwent the same journey, and have found it to be transformative especially for vocalists. The voice is a special instrument that you cannot hide behind, and where the musical language you know best is brought to the forefront. It is always an emotional journey in connecting to this instrument that is your whole body and being, and forces you to be vulnerable and embrace the most honest expression.
I hope for all of my students to leave the classroom feeling encouraged and inspired, and with the belief that they are on their own unique journey, as no one person’s artistry, taste and journey are comparable to those of another. I hope for them to hone into this essence that makes them who they are, and strive to keep searching for it.
Biography
Aditi Malhotra is a vocalist, composer and educator from New Delhi, India. With an early background in Hindustani Classical Music, and later influences in Jazz, RnB, Soul and Brazilian music, she has performed at notable venues such as the NCPA Mumbai, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Panama Jazz Festival, and Festival da Jazz, Switzerland. She won a number of inter-school state and national level singing competitions, and was a recipient of the 2021 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award.
She received a full-tuition scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, where she studied Performance and Composition under the mentorship of Danilo Perez and John Patitucci, and has trained with vocalists among the likes of Luciana Souza and Lisa Thorson. She recently completed her masters degree in Global Jazz Performance at Berklee, where she worked on a thesis and recording project connecting her background in Indian Classical music to explorations in Jazz.
Aditi’s teaching experience spans over 6 years. She has been teaching privately, and has been a member of the Voice faculty at Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (Tamil Nadu, India) and One World College of Music (Gurgaon, India), where she taught voice, ensembles, ear training and also conducted lyric writing workshops. She has worked with students over the years on vocal technique, broadening their repertoire, and always connecting to their ears. She hopes for her students to develop a strong foundational understanding of music, to allow them the freedom to take on any musical situation.
Degrees