Ariel Thiermann is an award-winning singer, songwriter and vocal coach with a mission to uplift and empower through her music and coaching. As an artist, Ariel has released six CDs, performing at iconic venues such as The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bedford in London, The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, The Sunset Center in Carmel, and The Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz. As a vocal coach, Ariel has taught her Get Vocal singing method internationally, coaching thousands of aspiring singers and speakers. Ariel nurtures vocal and creative growth for beginner singers to seasoned performing artists.

Ariel discovered her love of singing and performing very early in life. She began playing piano at the age of 5 and performed on the Disney Channel numerous times with her Mom, Children’s recording artist, Linda Arnold. Ariel toured nationally for thousands of families and fell in love with the power that music has to uplift and connect people. Ariel’s creative work with her Mom Linda has spanned decades. Their most recent collaboration, "Love You To The Moon and Back" was released in 2014. It is a CD of lullabies, written and recorded shortly before the arrival of Ariel’s first son, Owen.

As a teenager Ariel performed and toured internationally to sold out audiences with her a cappella trio, Mayim. Singing a wide variety of original, folk, pop, and jazz, Ariel discovered her passion for vocal improvisation, harmony and a cappella singing. Mayim released three CD’s, “Mayim”, “Soul Song”, and “Sacred Season.” and recieved the Gayle Rich Award for their contribution through the arts in Santa Cruz, Ca in 2011.

As a solo artist, Ariel began writing music at the piano and performing in her late teens. She released three full length CDs, “My Art Is A Bird” in 2001, “Behold” in 2005, “Scribble” in 2010, as well as her single, “Undeniable” in 2012. In 2018, Ariel won the Social Justice Award at the Positive Music Awards for her song,“Thrive” a song she co-wrote with friend and songwriter, Austin Willacy for the documentary, “Thrive, What On Earth Will It Take”.  Ariel’s original song, “Morning Sun” was nominated for a Positive Music Award in 2019. Ariel went on to co-write songs with Jeff Silbar (The Wind Beneath My Wings), Pam Tillis, Wood Newton, and many others. In 2022, Ariel began a new collaboration, Canyon Sisters with her step-sister, Becca Davis. The two cowrote a full length album and recorded it at the iconic Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, TN. Canyon Sisters, Debut album, “Hidden Rivers” is scheduled to be released on March 30th, 2024. You can listen to their single, “Brighter Days” here.

After teaching and songwriting with kids and adults for over twenty years and witnessing the undeniable therapeutic benefits that singing and songwriting hold, Ariel decided to delve deeper. Inspired by the power that singing has to transform fear into freedom, Ariel completed her Masters in Psychology, publishing her thesis, “Rising Into Song.” Rising Into Song focus on the therapeutic benefits of voicework (singing, vocal improvisation and songwriting) for all ages. Ariel is not taking new private voice students at this time but will resume teaching in 2025. Ariel’s break is allowing her to complete her license as a psychotherapist. Currently Ariel works in Campbell, CA. with high school students using creativity, music, art and therapy to support them on their journey towards wholeness.

Ariel looks forward to fusing her passion for voice work with psychotherapy to facilitate deeper awareness, growth and joy for individuals and groups of all ages.

Ariel lives in the Santa Cruz, California mountains with her husband David, her two sons, Owen (9) and Quinn (7) and their cat Leo. She offers private voice lessons, group singing classes and singing circles for all ages.