This year got off to a rather jolting start. I decided to listen to my CD from my September 23 recital. My overall reaction? I. Hated. It. Now, I usually hate listening to recordings, at least initially, and then when I’ve had some distance, I listen and say, “Oh, that’s actually quite good.” And withContinue reading “Back to Basics”
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Why do singers think they’re more broke than any OTHER artist??
I count myself in that subject line. Or at least I used to. I came from a mindset of poverty – do without, you can’t afford that, you can buy something cheaper instead, even if it’s not as good. You get what you pay for. You need to invest in your craft, have the suppliesContinue reading “Why do singers think they’re more broke than any OTHER artist??”
Making Music: The Magic of Handel’s Messiah
Making Music: The Magic of Handel’s Messiah Passing this on from John Paradowski, music director at St. Matthew’s in Wauwatosa.
RESOLVE TO PRACTICE
[From my Sept/Oct 1999 newsletter – thought I was done with all of these! I have tweaked this one quite a bit to incorporate some of the newer ideas I have on vocal technique.] I’ve asked a lot of people how much time they put in on practicing each day. These are some of theContinue reading “RESOLVE TO PRACTICE”
Facing Fears and Performance Anxiety
[From October 8, 2001]The recital is Sunday. You are going to get up and sing one or two songs in front of at least 23 people (the number of people who have signed up to sing) and, assuming they each bring two people, the total swells to 69. Maybe more. You have been working onContinue reading “Facing Fears and Performance Anxiety”
Being a Good Colleague
[From the Winter 2001 newsletter]As I write this, the holiday season is in full force, and the overwhelming sentiment is “good will toward men.” Unfortunately, as I write this, I’m also surfing the Net and reading discussion boards regarding my various interests. I’m finding a lot of people who are hostile and insulting, criticizing notContinue reading “Being a Good Colleague”
Learning Your Music
[From the April/May 2000 newsletter]Many of you probably go about learning your music the same way I have for most of my life – through constant repetition. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I would like to address the topic of learning and memorizing your music so that we can work toward a more polishedContinue reading “Learning Your Music”
Keeping you (and consequently, your instrument) healthy
[This is an article from my Nov/Dec 1999 newsletter.] One of the disadvantages of being a singer as opposed to an instrumentalist is that if you get sick, you can’t perform. If a pianist has a really bad cold, she might not feel up to playing, but if she really had to, she could pullContinue reading “Keeping you (and consequently, your instrument) healthy”
Before there were blogs…
Before there were blogs (and LiveJournal and MySpace and Facebook), people actually wrote things to be printed on paper. No, not to be read on e-readers, but actually paper to be held in your hands and read. These were called books, and in smaller forms, newsletters. Archaic, right? I found a bunch of newsletters that IContinue reading “Before there were blogs…”
It’s been awhile – in so many ways!
I have not written for awhile, and in that time, much has happened: I finished my certification for Somatic Voicework™The LoVetri Method at Shenandoah Conservatory. I decided to give a recital at Carroll, which is looming on the horizon (September 23) Out of nowhere, I got hired at Cardinal Stritch University as an adjunct voiceContinue reading “It’s been awhile – in so many ways!”