A recent documentary, The Audition, goes behind the scenes of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions.
Audition spaces can vary from everything from an apartment living room to a full-sized theater. How can a singer cope with the changing acoustics to sing well without sacrificing technique? Singers, managers, teachers, and coaches weigh in.
Read up on a book that is much more than a philosophical discussion on the art of auditioning, but rather a step-by-step 30-day instruction manual to change the way you audition.
As the audition season fast approaches, get some great advice for thinking ahead and planning your budget—steps that will help you not only live within your means but also audition for the right YAPs for you.
Mozart Makes Microbes Work Faster It has been purported that Mozart makes your baby smarter and that his music chases loiterers. Now it’s said that the master’s music encourages microbes
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Aspen Festival Faces Music The highly respected Aspen Music Festival and School is in crisis. Music Director David Zinman left in April after holding the post for 13 years, according
Virginia Zeani has enjoyed two remarkable careers: fi rst as world-renowned soprano and second as successful voice teacher, both at a top university and now in her private voice studio in Palm Beach, Florida, where she continues to teach at the age of 84. Read the remarkable story of both careers, as well as Zeani’s thoughts on the art of teaching and her advice for young singers.
After years of struggling against seemingly insurmountable and inexplicable physical odds to have a singing career, one singer finally discovered the true source of her difficulties. Her lesson is a great one for singers and teachers alike: listen to your body and persist without exception to find your answers.
A singer and teacher attended a five-day workshop recently on the Estill Voice Training method and reports on her experiences. Find out what this method is all about and what it has to offer both teachers and singers alike.
So often it’s our own negative self-talk that holds us back from being the best singers possible. An internationally successful singer and long-time teacher shares words of wisdom on how to change the negative to the positive— great advice for both teacher and singer alike.
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