Health & Technique

Knowing Your Value

At a workshop at Manhattan School of Music, two recent alumni spoke about the challenges and surprises they faced in transitioning from students to professionals. They each described how

Oct 23 Angela Myles Beeching

What's Your Equation for Success?

Have you seen 20 Feet from Stardom? Directed by Morgan Neville, a fantastic documentary about some of this country’s top backup singers. I’ve seen it now twice in Boston and

Oct 02 Angela Myles Beeching

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.”

Sep 30 Alex Stoddard

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

Sep 09 Alex Stoddard

Risk Taker or Taking a Chance. Which are you?

Hope your summer was a refreshing and productive as mine. It’s nice to be back. I was thinking about this particular subject, risk or change, all summer and wanted to

Sep 04 Carol Kirkpatrick

Overcoming the Morning Voice

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

Aug 28 CS

Ten Tips for a Healthy 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

Aug 19 CS

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.

Aug 14 Alex Stoddard

Eating Myself Sick – Dealing with Acid Reflux

By the end of the spring semester of 2012, my voice was trashed. With a full voice studio, two lecture classes, and a busy performance schedule, my voice was completely

Aug 02 Dr. Michelle Latour

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

Jul 26 Alex Stoddard

Starting Fresh

Offer no resistance to what is, take action or don’t and do not become attached to the outcome. Eckhart Tolle When you think of packing for your summer adventure,

Jul 16 Carol Kirkpatrick

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

Jul 11 Alex Stoddard