What happens in a vocal coaching session? The singer arrives warmed up, with the music translated and learned. Along with possessing a beautiful voice, these are the basics. On occasion, a singer receives a call for a last-minute audition. If the call comes after dinner and the audition is the next morning at 10, that [...]
Archive for September 2011
The Devil Made Me Do It
September 26, 2011How do handle your inner struggles on stage?
A moment for a dead umbrella
September 23, 2011Alas, another umbrella has died. This time I had confirmation. As I was boarding a bus in the rain, I collapsed my umbrella. It had started to fall apart already. But there was something else. Now the fabric and the ribs splayed out in 3 directions! The bus driver started laughing, thereby providing the resolve [...]
Guest Post: 10 Salient Studies on the Arts in Education
September 22, 2011A well-researched guest post from Jasmine Hall of OnlineColleges.com
How to make difficult passages foolproof
September 19, 2011John Reed was a notable singer of Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs and the “principal comedian” (Margalit Fox, The New York Times, 2/27/10) of London’s D’Oyly Carte Opera Company for 20 years. “It’s funny how the brain works,” he told The Associated Press in 1988. “I can be standing there singing the Nightmare Song from ‘Iolanthe’ looking out at [...]
What we need to do when we’re not progressing
September 15, 2011When a piece plateaus, what can we do?
Why practice?
September 8, 2011Do you make progress when you practice?
What Irene can teach us about learning music
September 1, 2011How prepared were you for Hurricane Irene? How do you prepare for the unexpected when you practice?
Pianist and Vocal Coach
