Taking your music career seriously means seeing it, to some degree, as a small business. To gain objectivity, look at your current project or venture the way a consultant
We want to hear from you! Welcome to a new series on the Auditions Plus Blog. We want to share your experiences with other singers, teachers, and performers. So if
“A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.” Harvey Mackay Start off this new school or
Perhaps singers should heed Abraham Lincoln’s famous quotation, “You can please some of the people some of the time . . . but you can never please all of the
“Practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent.” Larry Gelwix When I was a student at University, I was always amazed at how most musicians practiced. Walking through the practice
“You have to do a thousand things one percent better, not just do one thing a thousand percent better. It’s doing the little things well, being on time for meetings,
Singer–and musicians in general–need jobs. Even when you aren’t busy with your usual gigs, you want work. I’ve coached hundreds of job seekers over the past decade, all non-singers, and
As you finish your aria, the masterclass teacher begins: “Good, thank you very much. Now, I’m curious: what are you trying to say with this piece? What are you trying
In response to an anonymous Internet rant gone viral that claims that only the rich can be famous opera singers, Olivia Giovetti (follow her on Twitter @ogiovetti) takes the writer
The eternal dilemma for performers: how to support themselves while they’re getting a career off the ground. From the May issue of Classical Singer, Cindy Sadler discusses how to get
“If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.” Tom Krause When you attend a summer program or even set up your own
Opera and vocal performance has become an image driven business. It’s critical to look as good as you sound. I received an email from a lovely lady named Veronica
