Bio

Kelli Frances Corrado (She/Her) is an experimental singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She writes, performs, teaches, and wanders. Creating music that feels as much like an invocation as it does a composition. Kelli grew up sneaking out to DIY shows in Chicago and learning ritual prayers from her Czech grandmother. That duality, earth and ether, grit and grace, lives in the music she creates. First playing guitar in ambient project Arkade, her work has since developed into a fully formed solo vision. With a background in operatic training, string arranging, and poetry, Kelli channels many current and past lives into song: social worker, tap dancer, teacher, student, wanderer.

Creating and recording in strange and sacred places: a haunted 1900s schoolhouse, a seaplane port, tunnels with a 17 second natural delay, a field of swans, a cabin in PNW woods. She has lived in the Black Forest, London, and by the sea. Her sound is a broth of magical realism, lucid dreams, and urban mysticism.

Kelli’s work has been featured in The Wire, Bandcamp Daily, NPR and White Light//White Heat. Radio played on NPR, BBC6, KEXP, Dublab, and Resonance FM's Adventures in Sound for The Wire. She has received grants from The Grammy Foundation, Rauschenberg Foundation, and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. She is also a part of the Female Pressure network and has contributed to compilations Women of Noise for Palestine and #ShoutYourAbortion.

“Kelli Frances Corrado is a master arranger” - JJ Skolnik, Bandcamp Daily

"Kelli Frances Corrado’s music focuses on presence and healing”- Emily Pothast, The Wire

Music Lessons- Guitar, Piano, Songwriting, and Teacher Coaching

In addition to her creative work, Kelli is a dedicated teaching artist with over 18 years of experience guiding students at all levels—from first-time players to professional musicians. She teaches private lessons in guitar, piano, songwriting, and teacher coaching. Her lessons are personalized, rooted in theory, and centered on creativity, accessibility, and personal empowerment.

Kelli has worked with students ages 4 to 75, through private lessons, group classes, and community workshops. A longtime collaborator with schools, nonprofits, and social justice organizations. She is currently part of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture, Creative Advantage Teaching Roster, advocating for equitable access to music education for all.

“Kelli is an inspiring teacher. She knew how to work with all three of my kids with guitar and piano. She has amazing patience and inspired their creativity.’ -Kari Stephens

“Kelli is the kind of music teacher I dreamed of my whole life: one who tells me to tune into the bird song before I play piano, to practice listening for rhythm & who tells me to wear a black stone to ground my left side.” -Chanelle Allesandre

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