Nearly 8 years ago, I gave my first classical recital in a long time. I was in Milwaukee and teaching at Carroll University in Waukesha, and I had the opportunity to do a recital. So I prepared a full program, hired a fabulous pianist, and started taking lessons with Connie Haas again, after not havingContinue reading ““From Shrill to Potato-y”: How I Got Back on the Chiaroscuro Trail”
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Sumer is i-goin’-out….
And fall is coming in (well, technically not until later in September, but when school starts, summer is over). Exciting things happening… Moving to a tuition-based program to allow more flexibility for everyone. Eliminating 24 hour notice (or even 12 hour notice) if you’re in one of those packages! (Because the flu doesn’t always haveContinue reading “Sumer is i-goin’-out….”
“Her voice was broken, so I sing aloud”
I work every day to make her proud Her voice was broken So I sing aloud. —Emma Langford I went to Milwaukee Irish Fest this year and heard some really top-notch Irish music by a lot of young artists who may be using traditional Irish instruments, but are singing about contemporary and deeply personal themes.Continue reading ““Her voice was broken, so I sing aloud””
It’s die-dee-die-dee-time!
Yes, it is time for my semi-annual (sometimes annual) pilgrimage to Milwaukee Irish Fest to dance jigs, drink beer (none of which will be green), listen to Celtic punk and traditional (die-dee-die-dee) music, eat deep-fried food, and celebrate what is not my heritage, but what speaks to me much more than anything in which IContinue reading “It’s die-dee-die-dee-time!”
Is your child READY for voice lessons?
Originally, I had this as “Is your child ready to sing?” but then my business mentor, the great and powerful Michelle Markwardt Deveaux (although she’s more authentic than the Wizard of Oz), pointed out that all children are ready to sing. Whether they’re ready for lessons is another story. I don’t usually teach students underContinue reading “Is your child READY for voice lessons?”
Seize the day (the hour, the minute, the second – just grab it)
Last night I sang Fräulein Schneider in a (non-professional/private) reading of CABARET. It’s a tad on the low side, but, there’s a role I can do for another, oh, I don’t know, 15 years or so? Again, I say, “Carpe diem.”
Mindfulness v. concentration
Watch your language!
It’s amazing I can function at all.
Finding your umami/Balancing your flavors
Dang, I write well. I completely forgot about this post. Oh, and I was hungry that day.
Why I don’t teach pop – usually
I was reading a FB post on a teacher group where someone had mentioned that their student was recording some repertoire that was wildly age-inappropriate, both lyrically and vocally. This was repertoire that the parent had chosen but that they wanted help on from the teacher. I don’t teach pop. It’s not that I feelContinue reading “Why I don’t teach pop – usually”