I just read a fascinating article review of the idea of Deliberate Practice in top performers (case studies by K. Ericsson, R. Krampe and C. Tesch-Romer) from Psychological Review. Read the whole article here in Psychological Review. Here are some …
I thought to write a little about health. After talking to most of my singer friends, I found they didn’t get the same information from their specialists. These are some tips and some ideas I have gathered – my translation …
FINANCIAL (disclaimer: these are things I have been told over the years, but this is not legal advice – please double check that this info is correct, and up to date with country and state regulations.) It used to be that you …
I thought it might be pertinent to write a few more things about being gracious. There are so many layers to being an artist, and many of them have to do with your personality and how you bring that across …
Do you really get to know the city where you’re singing, either? Everyone always assumes you have time to “vacation” in that city, which is not true. You have many things to do, most opera seasons are during the cruddiest …
I have been so busy putting up so much information up here trying to help young artists to make a career in this business, and I have been trying so hard to make my own career, that I have practically …
The Singing Business Recently – Food for Thought Read more »
So, you’ve started singing in some houses, you’ve finished a young artist program, or you are embarking on your career. Things seem to be going well. But do you have a plan?? What types of roles do you see yourself …
DIFFERENT PATHS There are different roads for different people – every singer I know has a different story of how he or she started a career. There is NO ONE sure-fire way, and I have by no means outlined every …
The reality of life is that your operatic career is a business like any other, and some aspects of it must be treated as such. Work breeds work. If you’re not in the “market,” you will most likely not get …
This is the beginning of a discussion I ended up fleshing out from some comments I made at a NATS Master Class many moons ago. I wanted to talk (a little) about all the things I wished someone had told …
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