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
“Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I have been adjudicating many auditions like the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Auditions plus many others for
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
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
In a recent article on two new books about Fred Astaire (NY Review of Books, “They’re the Top“), Arlene Croce closes with this summary of his extraordinary career, writing that
“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
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
Former singers share why they decided to leave professional singing and how they are finding creative fulfillment in the new careers they have chosen.
How many times should you “try, try again” when it comes to auditioning for the same company? Find out how those who hire feel about hearing singers more than once, including when reauditioning is not only acceptable but welcomed.
In this first installment of a two-part series, we take an in-depth look at a sensitive subject that impacts many singers. Read about the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder and how it specifically affects singers.
Singers share what they do and don’t think about before and during an audition, including how they manage nerves when things don’t go as planned.
Setting up a production schedule not only makes for good performances, it also teaches you some useful skills.
