Effervescent Staff
Our Founder
Amy Morrison
Amy Morrison was the founder and CEO of the Effervescent Voice Academy (EffVA). She had been FFing up peoples’ voices since she was a college student back in the 90’s, including over two decades as an adjunct professor, first at Indiana Wesleyan University and then at the University of Sioux Falls. Her areas of experience were Musical Theatre, Western Classical, Opera, Popular Music and Modern Worship.
She loved helping singers discover their best, brightest, healthiest voice to express emotions and tell stories through song.
Amy was an avid performer in the local music and theatre scene, and kept a busy evening rehearsal schedule in addition to running EffVA.
Amy was also an instrumentalist. She played piano and synthesizer well. She also played the bassoon, accordion, cello and flute. Amy was a music theory nerd, and could write, arrange and transcribe music, and lead a worship or rock band. She could also tune pianos, because everybody needs a hobby.
Amy was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sioux Falls Arts Council in 2023 for her efforts in the arts and arts education.