Singers sometimes resent the college requirement to sing in a choir while getting their education. But choral singing has a lot to offer, including post-graduation job opportunities.
Singers who have returned to college well after the typical college age share the pros and cons of the decision to go back to school.
Learn more about this extraordinary artist who will be honored this month by the Met, including how she was the first mezzo-soprano to make the same fees as sopranos and tenors.
I was first introduced to Anne of Green Gables via the hugely popular PBS movie made in the 1980s starring Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst. My love affair with the
Legendary bass Samuel Ramey began his operatic training at Wichita State University. Now decades later, after an international career for the record books, Ramey is returning to where it all began, this time as teacher rather than student. Find out what led him to approach WSU about a professorship, what WSU did to make his teaching position possible, and how faculty and students feel about the new addition to their teaching staff.
So you want to pursue a music degree. With that decision made, you now have many more questions to answer. Is a small or large school right for you? How do you find the right voice teacher? What should you wear on audition day? From the small to big questions, find the answers here.
Do you have to go to college to learn the skills necessary to succeed as a professional singer? And, in turn, are colleges teaching those skills? Singers and voice professors weigh in to answer these questions and more, including their pet peeves on what singers should learn in college but often don’t.
Not sure how to use spreadsheets in your singing career? Try tracking your auditions in Excel!
When promoting yourself or organizing a production, keeping your message simple will help ensure your success.
Barton Wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Contest On Sunday June 23, 2013, American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton conquered four other finalists in David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales, to win
You’ve had a big night out, either singing or just socializing, and you wake up the next morning with “no voice.” While most singers need to warm up the voice
After 30 years of treating professional singers, from students to opera stars, Dr. Anthony Jahn (a Board-certified otolaryngologist and a regular writer for Classical Singer magazine) has come to the
