She probably feels you've challenged her competence in requesting to work on your own without her input, so she's got her back up about it. It's not about wrong or right, it's about power.
Your instructor clearly has the power to at least make your life difficult for these next few months, and she has the potential to sidetrack your getting a diploma.
In any field, whether it's musical performance or welding pipe, one is going to run into people that they grate against.
What an outstanding learning experience! The world that you're in right now - that is, the world of academia - is providing a sheltered environment to learn not only about your craft, but about how to manage these sorts of issues.
So use the opportunity to your advantage. Take the lessons with your prof, and even if you don't learn anything more about vocal training, you're bound to learn a lot about how to deal with difficult people.
I look forward to hearing you sing!
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