Hello CS Music Community! I have a question for Dr. Jahn. I know with these COVID-19 days, opportunities to perform are limited, (and performing live is even more rare) but
San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program and Adler Fellowship welcome a new artistic director in Carrie-Ann Matheson. Carrie-Ann Matheson has tapped into a knack for nurturing emerging talent throughout her musical career—something it appears she will continue to hone well into the future.
In my last article, I discussed my extensive experience teaching singers to play piano and how traditional methods have not proved effective at preparing them for professional work. I have
The school curriculum has always been a subject of debate, and at the center of many government discussions. For a period of time, music and the arts were seen as non-essential; and it is still not mandatory post-elementary school. However, music has been shown to stimulate brain activity, drives productivity, and has a positive impact on overall wellbeing, especially mental health. See below, 5 reasons why music is absolutely crucial to both the education system and in children’s lives as they grow and mature into young adults.
Celebrated for her “richly hued voice and nicely timed comedic ability,” mezzo-soprano Brooke Larimer epitomizes the life of a multifaceted operatic life in the twenty-first century. Her ease in multiple
When the world went into lockdown last spring, no one was sure if vocal music would survive let alone how. It turned out that the same creativity that caused us to become a part of this profession, led us to finding other, non-traditional ways to continue making music.
This search for artistic independence and inspiration is what will fuel your self-motivation. At the end of the day, you’re the one getting up to sing and nobody can do it for you!
As I finish off my last few auditions for college Vocal Performance and Music Education programs, I am equipped with a perspective on what qualities I possess as a singer
Frederica von Stade is one of the world’s most beloved mezzo sopranos. Since her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1970, she has sung leading roles on every major concert and operatic
Find practical ideas for reaching out and creating opportunities in COVID-19 and beyond.
Hello CS Music community! We did it, we survived 2020! That’s nothing to balk at. Your perseverance and dedication to your craft is to be celebrated, wear it like a
This is a story of my friendship with Dunbar. This story is one of love, heartbreak, understanding, respect, and an enduring friendship separated by approximately a century. This friendship has refined me as a performer and helped to shape me as an artist. Within the ivory tower of music academia, it was in amplifying Dunbar’s voice that I found my own.
