Marney K. Makridakis is a freelance writer living in Orange Country, NY. She also produces a magazine and support network for artists and writers, www.ArtellaWordsAndArt.com.
At a certain juncture in a young singer’s training, he or she is faced with that inevitable question: “What do I do next? ” Singers are faced with several attractive, albeit confusing options: Do I move to a major city and start auditioning? Pursue chorus work in an opera house? Find an agent? Get my Master’s? Focus on concertizing? For many singers, the perfect choice is a young artist program, which typically combines several of these elements.
CS is constantly challenging singers to make their own opportunities instead of waiting for the phone to ring. Here's a singer who has done just that and in the process is building new audiences for opera.
Kicked out of a vocal program for lack of talent, then singing lead roles in regional companies, being mother of twins and now the cantor of a synogogue, soprano Cathy Lawrence has done it all.
Is teaching voice simply a rite of passage or is it a wrong career move? What is the real truth about performing professionally while teaching at a university? Can you do it successfully? And what happens to the students of these teachers?
Singers have to learn to just do the work–practice, memorize, study, perform–and not judge the efforts. Otherwise it’s easy to sabotage your art.
Classical Singer salutes all singing parents with this review of a unique website just for them.
CS Profiles Singer Groups around the Country
Artists have been discovering greater fulfillment in their careers and their lives using The Artist's Way, since its publication in 1992. Described in its cover notes as "a course in discovering and recovering your creative self," the book was the culmination of author Julia Cameron's years of presenting workshops to people from all walks of life across the country. It presents readings and tasks for a 12-week time period, with each week focused on a different aspect of creative recovery.
September 11 brought about a wonderful spirit of volunteerism. Everywhere we heard, “What can I do?” It might be inspiring to test what your talent can do for people in prison who need the healing power of music.
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