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Dr. Jahn lays out the benefits of acupuncture, including when it is useful, the advantages for singers specifically, and how it can aid with everything from
pain to stress relief.

In recent months, we have a run a series of articles on audition fees for singers. And in this issue, Cindy Sadler continues her discussion on the topic, outlining what singers specifically want to change about the current audition scene (p. 14). One argument that always emerges in such a discussion—and Sadler’s article is no exception—sums up like this: “Musical theatre auditions never require a fee!” An editorial I wrote in August 2009 is just as relevant today as it was then.

By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. Some call them “Pay-to-Sing” programs. That’s just cynical and useless banter. Yes, they charge

By Angela Peterson Winter A recent study at the University of Scranton, as reported by the Journal of Clinical Psychology finds that of the 45% of people who usually make

By Susan Brownfield Winter can be an anxiety-producing time for many singers. Trying to stay healthy to be able to sing in engagements can induce stress, which can also, ironically,

By Carol Kirkpatrick, author of ARIA READY, The Business of Singing Has there ever been a time when toward the end of an especially challenging day, you felt compelled to

By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers.   Next time you hold a recital, loosen it up and start practicing performing.

By Jonathan Blalock of Encompass Arts Classical singing seems like a horribly egocentric endeavor. In one way it’s true. As a musician, I am the instrument. Over the past few

By Claudia Friedlander   Pop goddess Idina Menzel joined the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve gang in Times Square last week to sing “Let It Go,” her signature smash

Sometimes getting the education you need requires thinking outside the American college experience box. Read about how one singer traveled abroad to get the language skills she needed by combining an Italian university experience and a summer program.

The year 2015 marks two remarkable milestones for the legendary Sherrill Milnes. This month the baritone celebrates his 80th birthday, and in December it will be 50 years since he made his Metropolitan Opera debut. Since then, he has sung nearly all of the major baritone roles on stages the world over. Always committed to teaching and education, he continues to draw on his vast experience to fill a void for the next generation of singers through his VOICExperience Foundation. Read about Milnes’ life and career, what he considers the “golden age,” and his newest endeavor: the Savannah VOICE Festival.

After a recent petition decrying YAP audition fees made the rounds on social media, Cindy Sadler decided to enter the discussion to better understand the issue from both the singer and administrator viewpoints. Hear from both sides of the table in this first in a series of articles further examining the sticky issue of audition fees.