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By Alex Stoddard   A fabulous day in Beijing.   There was unfortunately no singing or music in general involved, so you can skip this post if needed. It was

Today was not a great day for me personally. I laid sick in bed the entire day. So I gave the blog writing responsibility to my Dad Mark Stoddard. He

By Alex Stoddard   I had a fantastic day today. I’m very, very blessed.   Great people. Great city. Great singing. A great event.   The day started today with

By Alex Stoddard   Hello from Beijing!   Today was Day 1 of the Classical Singer International Vocal Competition. The talent of the 70 singers from the Central Conservatory of

By Alex Stoddard   It’s all in the doing.   What I mean is that life, as they say, is not a spectator sport. If you recall the Garth Brooks’

By Jonathan Blalock of Encompass Arts Recently several colleagues have asked me about networking. In school we all learned vocal technique, but conservatories often don’t teach us the essentials of

By Susan Brownfield For decades, common nutrition advice has told us that “a calorie is simply a calorie.” We have been told that in order for us to maintain a

By Angela Peterson Winter Perfectionism is often lauded or admired in the high-achieving, high-functioning society in which we live, but the truth is, its effects can be devastating, especially for

By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. Singers find themselves in the precarious position of waiting–waiting to see if they get

Conductor Eve Queler has forged a career as a true pioneer on so many levels—orchestra founder, female conductor, obscure-opera producer. Queler celebrated her 100th performance in Carnegie Hall in 2008, and here she shares the stories behind the years of thundering applause for herself, her orchestra, and her carefully selected singers in that great hall.

Ageism is a reality in opera, however many singers are doing the seemingly impossible—finding success as singers later in life. Discover what they did to find that success, including setting realistic goals, managing expectations, and focusing on the possible instead of the impossible.

The second book in the So You Want to Sing series aims to get your voice rockin’ and rollin’.