Should you be taking voice with a holistic voice teacher or a wholistic one? Is there a difference? Is the latter an egregious and somewhat pretentious misspelling of the former (some would think so)? And what the heck is “wholistic/holistic” voice training, anyway? Definitions differ depending on where you look. According to Merriam-Webster, “wholism” isContinue reading “Wholistic or Holistic Voice Lessons?”
Author Archives: Mezzoid Voice Studio
Fighting the post-show blues
As much as I complained about the effort involved in getting to rehearsals for the recent Come Home concert at WNO, closing the performance this past weekend has made me feel kind of … empty. Basically, I’ve got the post-show blues, or post-show depression. I don’t feel like I’m really depressed, but I definitely feelContinue reading “Fighting the post-show blues”
Make It Look Easy
Awhile back, I posed the question about whether you want to be a performer who shows up or shows off. Following up on that, are you someone who wants to draw attention to your process as an artist or do you want to make it easy for them? I have become smitten with the contraltoContinue reading “Make It Look Easy”
Home is Where the Art Is
I realized today that earth and heart are the same word, just organized differently. And a major part of both those words is … ART.
Exploration Plus Exploitation
Recent studies show that tremendous bursts of creativity (or “hot streaks”) are the result of exploration plus exploitation. Teachers often encourage the former – but the latter is such a weighted word these days. How can you use exploitation in a positive way?
Auditions Al Dente
What if you looked at auditions as an opportunity for growth, to serve the story, the room, and yourself? What if you threw things against the wall to see what sticks?
Learning new music
I subscribe to a blog called The Bulletproof Musician, which deals with the psychological aspects of music making, including, but not limited to, performance anxiety and practicing. The author of the blog, Dr. Noa Kageyama, cites scientific studies in his posts as evidence of the efficacy of different methods of conquering a particular musical choreContinue reading “Learning new music”
Consequences of Change
I’ve written about change a lot. And I’ve implemented a lot of changes in my life when it would’ve been easier to stay put. I left a teaching job without having another job lined up I left a husband (without having another one lined up) I left a job as a legal secretary to openContinue reading “Consequences of Change”
Yahrzeit
Today is the second Yahrzeit of my mother-in-law, Barbara O’Meally. Although she was not Jewish, and neither am I, this Jewish word speaks to me today.
Cohort? Mastermind? Both?
I always thought cohort was a singular word. Like partner, or companion. Likewise, I always thought mastermind was singular, and was usually preceded by the adjective “criminal.” I thought it was a synonym for “evil genius.” As I delve deeper into the business world as a solopreneur (another word I didn’t even know existed), IContinue reading “Cohort? Mastermind? Both?”