Master Singers: Advice from the Stage, written by Donald George and Lucy Mauro, provides ample food for thought for young singers and seasoned professionals alike. Resembling another noteworthy book, Great Singers on Great Singing, the authors interviewed a variety of… Continue Reading
This past week, I was poking around the internet, searching for ideas for thoughtful and helpful content to give you, my wonderful reader (yes, you!), and I happened upon this tweet. That’ll work. After I got over my initial singer/teacher… Continue Reading
Last week, I wrote an amazingly well-received post about learning operatic roles. The response was truly positive, inspirational, and warming. Thank you to everyone who shared, and for those of you who haven’t read it yet, you can find it… Continue Reading
Whether you are just learning your first role or seasoning your role-learning technique, this guide is intended to help you with learning an operatic role as efficiently and painlessly as possible. I hope that you will share with me any… Continue Reading
During my very first Sunday service at my very first church job, I came ready with properly-ordered music in hand, program open, and ready to go. Yet within the first five minutes, I found myself flipping frantically through my materials;… Continue Reading
As an opera singer, one of the most popular questions I am asked by those unfamiliar with the art form is, “What opera do you recommend I see?” This is a daunting question in many ways. First of all, I… Continue Reading
I had the great pleasure of visiting with two of my good friends from graduate school this past weekend and catching up on many singer-related topics. One of our many discussions included the idea of creating your own opportunities as… Continue Reading
Hello wonderful readers, and welcome to my first video blog post! Today, I’d like to share with you what I consider to be the best translation tool around, WordReference. I decided this should be a video post in order demonstrate all… Continue Reading
When people hear that I teach voice lessons professionally, I receive this follow-up comment more than any other question or comment. “I bet you can’t teach me, I can’t sing!” The exact phrasing varies, but seriously: This is… Continue Reading
As many of you may already know, Lady Gaga sang a Sound of Music medley at the Oscars last night, stripped of her usual flair and theatrics. The medley consisted of some of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest writing, including “The… Continue Reading