ˈændɚsənz vˈoʊkəl skˈɪlz wɜːɹ ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ hɜː pətˈɜːnəl ˈænt, bˈɛɾi fˈeɪ ˈændɚsən, ɐ dʒjˈuːɪlɪɚd skˈɑːlɚ, ɡˈɑːspəl sˈɪŋɚ ænd ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹəz fˈɜːst səpɹˈɑːnoʊ sˈoʊloʊˌɪst.
Anderson’s vocal skills were influenced by her paternal aunt, Betty Faye Anderson, a Juilliard scholar, Gospel singer and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s first soprano soloist.