Okay, full disclosure – I stole this graphic from a political candidate who I admire. I’ve removed any of their identifying information to keep this blog non-partisan, but the text transcends politics and pretty much summarizes how I feel about my obligation to my students (and there’s to me and to themselves) and the role of Mezzoid Voice Studio in the community. 
- All my students are expected to treat me and everyone else within the studio with respect. Including, and especially, themselves. And they should expect me to do the same.
- The studio is a place where you should feel like you belong.
- All my students should expect the truth from me, and I expect the truth from them. Both in our interpersonal dealings and in the stories we tell in our songs.
- We are members of each other’s teams. We have each other’s backs.
- We are bold! (see what I did there)
- We are responsible.
- Our work has substance. We have substance. We matter.
- We practice. We study. We work. All that takes discipline. And discipline is hard.
- We strive for excellence in everything we do.
- We take joy in all these things. Without joy, why do it?