
Laura Parker
Lecturer
Conservatory of Music, College of Performing Arts
Expertise:
Alexander Technique
Email: laparker@chapman.edu
Website: www.ATwithLaura.com
Biography
Laura Parker (she/her) is an Alexander Technique teacher certified by the American
Society for the Alexander Technique. She has taught group AT classes at Loyola Marymount
University, Mount Saint Mary's University, The National Children's Chorus, UCLA, and
Identity School of Acting. She has taught AT masterclasses at USC Thornton School
of Music, CSU Summer Arts, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Pierce College, Metropolitan State
University- Denver, Cal Poly Pomona, University of La Verne, Orange County School
for the Arts, LA County High School for the Arts, and Marlborough School. In addition
to teaching at Chapman, Laura teaches Alexander Technique and Voice at Hussian College
In Studio-LA and maintains a private teaching studio in Los Angeles. Laura is also
an opera singer and has sung with LA Opera, Long Beach Opera, Lyric Opera of San Diego,
as well as orchestras and opera companies around the country. Between singing gigs,
Laura studied improvisation for years, and currently teaches both improv and AT for
the summer training program, OperaWorks. She holds vocal performance degrees from
Boston University and USC and trained as an Alexander Technique teacher at ATI-LA.