Sarah Bonsignore is a South African born American musician and educator based just outside Nashville, TN. She is a classically trained pianist, singer-songwriter, teacher, producer and artist (with over 60 placements of her songs and instrumentals in TV and film). Sarah is also a conductor, book publisher, music arranger, composer, sometimes cook, wannabe organic farmer, wife, sister, and mom of three musical teens.
Sarah started her school SingPlayStudios online during 2020 (after creating many successful piano and ear training video courses for Udemy), and she began her Americana duo “The Magnolia Janes” with her music partner Ashley Riley in 2023. Together they have enjoyed performing on stages in LA, NYC, Nashville, Chicago, Cincinnati and North Carolina to name a few. Their Debut album “The Light Years” was released in July 2024 and made it to No 1 on the FAI radio charts. Hear their music at themagnoliajanes.com
Sarah holds Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the University of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, and a master’s degree in opera from Mannes College in Manhattan. Highlights of her career include performing for Mandela’s Inauguaration ball in her hometown of Durban, conducting and performing as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, touring Europe with her Youth Choir as a soprano soloist, having her childrens’ song performed at the Grand Ole Opry, and being a finalist in the John lennon Songwriting Contest. Sarah was on the faculty of two amazing prep schools in New York where she directed choirs and musical theater before relocating to Nashville with her family. At SingPlayStudios Sarah teaches piano, voice, ukulele, songwriting, music theory and ear training to students of all ages. She Creates books for all of her classes that are available on Amazon, and she also teaches 100+ Pre K children once a week at a local nursery school and enjoys directing her childrens’ choir “The Tennessee Wildberries”.
Hear Sarah’s solo and duo music on all streaming platforms, and her self-produced childrens’ gospel albums under the “Lalehoh” studio band name.