Organizing Your Vocal Journey
Sometimes the work we do as a singing artist can get a bit esoteric. It helps to demystify as many of our experiences as possible, so...
Making a Summer Program: 6-Weeks
So, say you’re at that age where seemingly all of your friends are going to expensive summer programs. For whatever reason (money, time,...
Why Classical Musicians Need To Improvise (Part 2)
In the last blog post I spoke about the intersection of discipline and improvisation in the performing arts, especially with regards to...
Why Classical Musicians Need To Improvise (Part 1)
What do you think of when I say improvisation? Most people probably have an image of jazz musicians, or perhaps comedians, enter their...
What is an operatic voice?
One of the largest misconceptions about training an operatic voice is that teachers want students to sound a certain way. Many students...
Tongue Tied (part 2)
In the last blog entry, we talked a bit about the tongue and how to work on relieving tongue tension from the singing voice. You may be...