Alex Stoddard
Music Should Mean Something : Advice from George Shirley
Music should mean something. Sound should mean something. Know what and why you are singing and your sound will come from somewhere amazing. Venerated tenor and voice teacher George Shirley has
From Dreams to Reality: Colin Aikins and the CS Vocal Competition
Many have experienced the joy that comes from belting it out in an empty house, but few have the dedication it takes to turn it into something more. Colin Aikins
Hope and Healing at the Competition
Teddy Roosevelt once said, “It is not the critic who counts . . . the credit belongs to the man who is in the arena, whose face is marred by
What will YOUR story be?
With the CS Music Vocal Competition beginning this week, I thought it’d be an appropriate time to share some of the many success stories we’ve heard from participants. The unique
Act and Not Be Acted Upon
Be prepared to act, and not be acted upon. That was my message to a group of singers and teachers at Tulane University last Friday as we took an hour
The Wonder of Technology, Nature, and Music
I’m sitting on a train traveling from Oslo to Bergen, Norway. And I’m able to communicate with anyone in the world. Amazing. More amazing, however, is the scenery out the
Music Should Mean Something – Advice from George Shirley
Music should mean something. Sound should mean something. Know what and why you are singing and your sound will come from somewhere amazing. Venerated tenor and voice teacher George Shirley has
Don't Avoid the Hills
One of my all-time favorite movies is “The Princess Bride”. In this classic fairy tale saga one of the antagonists, Vizzini, declares to the captured Princess, “Life is pain, Princess.”
The Hope of Achieving Greatness
There’s something exciting about September 1. The unofficial beginning of Fall. A new school year. The end of summer heat. The nostalgia of our glorious (or not-so-glorious) high school
When Life Taps You on the Shoulder
10,000 hours. That’s a lot of hours. 1,428 days of school. 2,500 football games. 20,000 episodes of The Big Bang Theory. Like I said, a lot hours.
How Do You Define "Success"?
Earlier this month I ran in the Hobbler Half Marathon through picturesque Hobble Creek Canyon in Springville, UT. 800 or so of my closest running friends and I glided down
Don't Leave it in the Shower . . .
Yup, you read that title right. Don’t leave it in the shower. Don’t leave what? Your next great idea that is going to change the world! Nolan
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