Meg Robertson Studio 

Voice, Acting, and Performance Training 

Megan Joyner Robertson is a New York City trained vocal performance professional. She graduated with her Bachelors in Music with an emphasis in musical theatre from New York University in May 2018. After that she moved to Kaysville utah opened her vocal studio and participates in theatre all around the community. Since moving to Kaysville she was a featured dancer in Mamma Mia and Sebastian in The Little Mermaid. 

Megan offers training to her students that comes straight from New York City. She offers audition training and prep. Acting for singers to bring depth to your performances and a comfortable environment to work, play and set individual goals. Each student will get a binder to bring to every class, practice logs and a recital at the end of every semester.

Private Voice Lessons

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

30 min Lessons 120$ Month Tuition

1hr Lessons 200$ Month Tuition 

Group Lessons 

Tuesdays from 5-6pm or Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 

80$ Month Tuition 

Audition Prep

45$ for a 45min work session 

Call/text/email to Schedule a time 

Contact Info

Phone: 618-922-6701

Email: mlj301@nyu.edu 

Classes Begin February 4th 2020

Limited Spots Available

Accomplishing A Goal

This past couple of weeks I accomplished one of the biggest goals of my life. I graduated from New York University with a Bachelors in Music from Steinhardt with an enfaces in Music Theatre. This was something as a child I dreamed about. Attending NYU and living in New York City was the dream. I wanted to live my gossip girl life of brunch and live on the upper east side (upper west side is better in my opinion). In my mind it was only a dream for me, I struggled in school my whole life and a prestigious university like NYU would never consider taking someone like me. 

When I was in elementary school I was diagnosed with a learning disability called dyslexia. Basically this meant that I learned differently. I was harder for me to pick up on basic concepts that most of my other classmates got right away. I was constantly spelling things wrong and taking the longest on the timed multiplication tests. Teachers would interpret this as me not trying hard enough or just being lazy, when actually I was trying my hardest. My brain didn't work the same way as others so not every teachers teaching methods meant everyone could learn the concepts. I was in tutoring in elementary school to help me learn the things I would fall behind on. No matter how hard I tried it just took forever for anything to stick. I had  a teacher tell me if I didn't learn how to spell better I would be put in special ed classed. Who says this to a ten year old; I was devastated, I was a smart girl who just needed a little extra time and patience. Amongst all these people who did believe in me I had my biggest advocate, my mom. Without my mom I would't have been able to reach my greatest potential and pursue my dreams, despite what the naysayers would say. She believed in me when many did't. I would't be the woman I am today without her. 

During high School I always felt like the stupidest kid in class. Everyone would understand everything and I would be in the dark. I got a D in math, barley passed French; because you should't ask a dyslexic person who can't spell in their own language to learn another and spell it perfectly, duuu.  NYU seamed as though it would never happen. My grades were no where in the acceptance range and neither was my ACT. My junior year I worked relentlessly on getting a good score on the ACT so I could maybe be considered for another dream school Belmont.I studied for the ACT for countless hours and I took that ridiculous test 5 times (Spending 6 hours on it because I had extra time) only to get a 20 each time. I even when to a university to take it with hopes they would accept me. They later send me a rejection letter. At this point NYU seamed hopeless. I settled for a summer program after high school (to give me my Blair weldor feeling for 3 weeks) that eventually was a foot in the door. After spending a year at USU getting my self together and figuring things out I auditioned for NYU. After waiting for what seamed like an eternity to hear back from NYU, school ended at Utah State and I had no plan and no acceptance from any school yet. I began to make plans for the next year, when in late May early in the morning I got my acceptance. I was home alone crying and hyperventilating, trying to get ahold of my family. This was the start of my four year journey.It was my dream come true and I knew it was going to be the hardest thing I would do in my life.

New York University was one of the best experiences of my life. It challenged me mentally and physically. It helped mold me into the the woman I am today. It taught me how to learn, think, grow and how to be happy. I graduated with a 3.2 and that was better then I did in high school. I hope to be an example for others with learning disability and inspire them to not let that or anyone get in the way of reaching their full potential. Your learning disability is a supper power. You just have to learn how to use it. If you set a goal and pursue it nothing can get in your way. 

XO-Meg 

Disneyland Paris

me very confused...

Disneyland Paris is where dreams come true. It's an adorable piece of Disney magic in the middle of France. Disneyland Paris isn't actually in Paris, it's about an hour's train ride away but super easy to get to. The subway signs all have little Mickey ears that lead the way.  Just follow the ears. Once you get there, the train drops you off right at the front gate so no need to get a taxi or anything, just walk right in and feel the Disney magic! 

 Everything at Disney Paris is pretty much the same as Disneyland in Anaheim but smaller and less of it.  It's like a mini Disneyland.  Honestly the one in California is bigger, better, and more fun but the Paris one has a few unique things you can't find anywhere else.   For example, the Disney Paris castle is my favorite. I know I know, they all have castles but this one is huge and beautiful in pink.  You can actually go inside and explore it.  As you go along it tells a story with the stained glass windows and murals on the walls with some magical effects, very cool. In my opinion it's the best castle. Another part unique to Disney Paris is the area where the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is located.  It isn't in the French quarter of Louisiana. It's a whole section of the park dedicated to just pirate stuff. It's a real "Booty!" (Sorry lol) It has a pirate ship you can explore, a tree house, a lot of long underground tunnels that don't lead to anything(weird right?)and a giant skull rock. Definitely one of my favorite areas of the park unique to Disney Paris. The ride itself was almost the exact same as California's, which I love. We went twice! We went on It's a small world in honor of Chris' brother Brady(He loves it) and was actually really cool(besides that horrible song) Those little kid's outfits were spot on. It made me think it really is a small world... after all lol. 

 My biggest disappointment was the Indiana Jones ride. Oh goodness, it was tough to recover from being so disappointed. We got all excited because it's an awesome ride in California and we saw that the line was super short.  But instead of the thrilling underground adventure where the boulder threatens to squish you, it turned out to be just a quick jungle themed roller coaster.  Definitely a let down. Additionally, there was no splash mountain, the haunted mansion was under construction, space mountain broke while we were in line but star tours was super up-to-date with the latest Star Wars movie characters.  They have the old Tower of Terror without the Guardians of the Galaxy update.  It's literally the same ride as before.  Thunder mountain railroad was pretty awesome and we got some Mexican food at Coco's, super good!

There are two parks in Disneyland Paris, Disneyland and Disney studios. Disney studios was a combination of California Adventure and Hollywood Studios. The best part of Disney Studios was the Ratatouille ride. It's pretty new and very awesome. They made that section of the park look like France. It was so charming with its cobble stone roads and adorable fountain. Definitely paying homage to the movie's French origins.  The ride itself is a must-do, (do it!) such a unique experience and very well executed.  It's basically an 4D adventure of a rat in Gusteau's restaurant. You are shrunk down to the size of a rat and go on an adventure around the restaurant where you almost get killed by everything! (Spoiler alert: you make it alive) As you get off the ride you can see into Geausto's actual restaurant in the park.  It's Geausto's but the rat version where everything is huge. The tables are made of thimbles and wine corks, you get the idea.  Another ride that was great in the park was crushes roller coster. It was an awesome ride that took you along the EAC. Your car twisted and turned on the track making you feel like you were crush riding the current. It was a blast, I wanted to do it again but we had to run over to the fireworks, which were also amazing btw.  The park closed at 8pm which was super weird, but hey when in France.

Tips

Tip #1- Things are very expensive it the park, more expensive than California. Pack a luck and snack and budget for one meal and maybe a snack in the park. 

Tip #2- Buy your tickets ahead of time online. Its cheaper and a way better deal. 

Tip #3- Go during the of season, its cheaper and less people are visiting the parks. 

Tip #4- If you are not die hard Disney fans like Chris and I, don't go. It's not worth it if you don't absolutely love Disney. 

We enjoyed visiting Disneyland Paris. It was definitely something to cross off the bucket list. I don't think we will be going back, but glad I was able to say I went. It was a fun way to see how people do Disney in Europe. 

If you have any question or want specifics, reach out! 

XO-Meg

Paris Travel Guide

Traveling is such a fun idea, right? Traveling the world gives you the opportunity to experience new cultures and try new foods. But traveling also costs a lot of money, right? Wrong! With lots of planning, research, and budgeting you too can travel the world and experience other cultures.

Recently Chris and I went to Paris! I've been talking about traveling to Europe for a long time. It wasn't easy convincing my hubby to literally get on board with my Paris dreams. He had several concerns like, "we don't speak French" and "what if we get kidnapped like those girls in Taken" but the biggest one was "we have no moolah." Solid arguments, right? Actually, no. After doing some googling I found cheap flights to Paris over spring break that were just a bit more than what a trip to Utah usually costs.  I bullied Chris for a solid month until one night after he was extra worn out from a work I made my move.  Finally, he gave in and I booked our tickets.

I'm going to be doing a series of blog posts about how we made this trip happen for well under 2K including flights, accomidations, activities, and of course the most important... food. I will also include tips on how to get the best bang for your buck.

Prepping for Paris 

Before we left for Paris we did our research. I had never been to Europe and wasn't sure what to expect. Chris and I reached out to several friends who had been to Paris before for advice.  One of our friends even hosted a crepe night with our French neighbors from church who we found out just happen to live in our building. They were super helpful and gave us all the ins and outs of Paris. We also used the web to research places we wanted to visit, what to eat and how to get around which included, of course, how much everything would cost. We created a budget for everything. I predetermined which meals we would save on and which ones we could splurge somewhere fancy. Because, if you're a foodie like me, the only way to really experience Paris is to eat it.  To save on accommodations we got an Air bnb in the cutest area of the second arr. It was 60$ a night for five nights. It's location was perfect, though the seven flights of stairs proved challenging, the mini tub flooded every time we drained it, and the doorless bathroom became less charming the longer we stayed there lol. But despite it's little quirks and compact size we loved it, it's price, and that it was on the cutest bricked street in the heart of Paris.

Tip 1 Research is key, if you don't do the HW you will run into unexpected costs

Tip 2 Book everything way in advanced (like 4-6 months) to get better prices for flights and better locations for air bnb.

Paris 

The day came and we were so excited to jet off to belle Paris. When we arrived at the airport we were hit with our first bump in the road. We flew Norwegian and they have a weight limit of 22 pounds! Who knew? So we were unfortunately hit with a 65$ unexpected checked bag expense. We didn't let that affect our spirits though. Besides that, Norwegian was a fantastic airline. The flight was easy and the plane was so nice and spacious with an awesome touch screen monitor with movies and tv shows that surprisingly didn't cost extra.  We saw "Wonder"(super good BTW). We left from NYC at 11:30 pm landed in Paris at 11:30 am.  Didn't sleep a wink but felt great the next day. The flight was about seven hours with a five hour time difference. Once on the ground it was easy to purchase our train tickets from the kiosk(it "spoke" English) and navigated our way to our Air bnb in about an hour. My T-mobile phone worked like a dream in Paris.  I used the internet to google map our way through the city. Tickets from the airport to downtown cost 10 euros a person and the train will take you straight there. Getting around was such a dream. I don't speak a lick of French but everything was clearly marked and easy to navigate.  The train connects seamlessly with the subway, I felt NYC has some catching up to do when it comes to public transportation.  We popped up out of the Halles station(which is actually a pretty cool underground mall) and rolled our luggage a few blocks to our Air BnB.  Those first moments as we went I was in awe of the beauty of the city.  The architecture was stunning, literally  everything was so charming. Everywhere you turned there were bakery's and restaurants and picturesque flower shops with giant canopies. There were the cutest cafes with large outdoor seating areas. It was like walking onto a giant movie set.

We figured the best way to see all the sights we wanted to see in the most economical way was to buy a Museum Pass. We got the two day pass that cost 49 euros a person and it gets you into most major sights. The only sight it doesn't work for is the Eiffel Tower. Museum pass was the best idea ever, we got to skip long lines at the Louver(which was awesome because it was raining/snowing on the people in the long outdoor line) and go straight into the museum. You can buy the pass online or at any tourism center near any major sight in Paris. We bought ours at a tourism building near Versailles. It was supper easy to find. 

We also decided to visit Disneyland Paris as well on this trip. During the off peak season tickets are very cheap. We got the two park hopper tickets for 72$ each. Pro tip: Buy the tickets online before you get there. It's cheaper than buying them at the park. I have a separate post coming soon all about Disneyland Paris and the do's and don'ts.

The best part of Paris was the food. Shocking right?   Have you ever heard of the French paradox? It's a real thing! We ate, amongst other things, the best French bread and butter I've ever had.  The French have really mastered the art of baking and eating really good/rich, yet wholesome foods... often outside... for hours at night as they chat quietly with friends.  One French guy asked us if, in America, we really eat dinner at 6 pm.  We said "yeah of course" and he replied sincerely, "What do you do with the rest of your night?"  That is Paris.  The restaurants are all empty with tables set and candles lit at 7 pm, but no people.  But by nine, every seat is taken and everyone is there simply enjoying each other and the food, every night. Simple things. Then they go home to sleep and the next morning wake up to air that literally smells of sweet croissants and pastries(even seven flights up).  This is the place to go for a foodie. I also have a seperate post all about the food and the places we ate and how to save money. 

Must Do's In Paris

If you want to have the best view of Paris its at the top of Socra-cour cathedral. After you climb about a million stairs to get to the top you have a stunning 360 view of Paris. It's beautiful to see the historic city at such a spectacular vantage point. Thats why this is the top thing on my list to-do's in Paris. The town behind Socra-cour is also adorable, so many cute shops and restaurants.

Another must do on the list is the gardens at the palace of Versailles. They are huge! So many different places to explore. If you go out by Marie Antoinette's house there is an adorable pasture of sheep. Its the perfect picture of French country side.

My next blog post is dedicated to food!!! Where to go and how to save money.

If you have any question or want to know things in more detail reach out to me through social media.

Avec Amour

XO-Meg 

Living Small in the Big City

Back when I was a freshman in high school I would watch Gossip Girl. I loved the glam of living in New York City. I thought to my self "I have to move there and live that life". Well little did I know living that life called for either a really nice trust fund or a sugar daddy. My New York adventure has been nothing like Blair and Serena's. 

My New York is much more charming. I've had the opportunity to live in one of the smallest apartments in the most sought-after neighborhoods, the upper west side. Chris and I have a little slice of heaven steps from central park. We live in a 325 square foot studio. All of our things fit into one closet and 2 dressers. Most of our storage is in the air and we still host guest every once in a while. We have taken all of our space and brought as much charm to every square foot. 

3 tips to living small in the big city...

1. Throw out everything you haven't used in the past 3 months. 

If you haven't used it for the past 3 months you likely won't use it again. You don't have enough room for things you will never use.

2. Take advantage of every square foot. 

Be creative, take the opportunity to make your small space feel like home. 

3. Less is more.

You only have 325 square feet, you don't want to feel cramped or cluttered, be smart about your space. 

living in 325 square feet has taught me so much about my self and my relationship with Chris. It has given me an opportunity to grow closer to Chris and learn more about each other. Living in one room everything is out in the open, there is nothing you can hide. You see the good, bad, and the ugly. Although some days I dream about a one bedroom and a queen bed, I wouldn't have it any other way. I think every newlywed should live in a studio. 

Let me know what you think and if you want to know more, comment below!

XO- Meg