A lot of singers are out there creating opportunities for themselves and others. Ben Schuman spoke with Senior Editor Emily Brunson about the brand-new company he and friends recently launched.
Vocalist Dear CS: You recommended subscribing to this mailing list [Vocalist at www.vocalist.org]. I tried it. They often sent me as many as 50 e-mails in a day. A few
Getting Organized: As the opera season closes, you have a small window of time to fix your life’s infrastructure! That is why our focus this May is to help you
It’s 7:00 a.m., and Michele McBride is already on the go. At a time when many singers are still in bed, McBride is leaving for a day that will include 140 miles of driving and at least two jobs, before coming home again late enough in the evening that sometimes she doesn’t see her children before bedtime.
CONTACT MANAGERS: ACT! What are they? Contact managers are essentially databases: Combination address books and personal organizers with calendars, appointment books, and to-do lists, combined with a few other timesaving
I’m not the most organized person in the world, but with Kevin and me working together, we do just fine. In the beginning, our parents helped us a lot. When
What are they? Remember Star Trek (the original), when Yeoman Rand or some other mini-skirted beauty was always handing Captain Kirk an electronic stenopad to sign? Fast forward to the
How do you manage all your information so that you can find what you need when you need it? Soprano Chris Winward describes a typical stack of paperwork and how she manages to keep it organized and routed where it needs to go.
You have to believe in yourself. You must be able to say: ‘I’m worth taking the risk to contact these people. And you never know whether or not it will work.’”
Networking for singers is a critical skill, but you won’t find it taught in conservatories. Acknowledged networking expert Donna Fisher answers 12 tough questions from the CS Forum.
How much do you know about networking? In this self-test taken from Power Networking, you can find out.
It’s one thing to have confidence, but it’s another entirely when you’ve lost that confidence, and are trying to regain it. Meribeth Bunch is an acclaimed teacher and pedagogue, and she recently spoke with CS Assistant Editor Cynthia Vaughn on the delicate process of discovering and nurturing that important feeling of confidence.
