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December 2025 Issue

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University Spotlight: Webster University

The Webster University Department of Music fosters a collaborative environment, enabling students to explore and expand their artistic horizons. Our classes and programs of study offer real-world knowledge with music faculty who have specific expertise in their fields of education and performance.


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Losing 200 Pounds, Gaining Himself: A Tenor’s Path to Healing

Roy speaks openly about losing more than 200 pounds on social media, the years-long process of relearning his instrument afterward, and how the experience reshaped both his self-image and the way the opera industry sees him. His story is not simply about weight; it is about identity and the often-unspoken intersection of the classical voice and the human body.


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The 4 Performing Levels – From Fear to Flow

Have you ever walked off stage frustrated because the magic wasn’t there—wondering what happened and why you couldn’t perform with greater ease and flow? Following is a short description of the four levels of consciousness through which your performances can feel like four completely different realities.


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Cold Writing: Finding Your Way Out of the Abyss

One thing singers need to know is how to communicate, and not just with our beautiful singing. Learn more about professional email correspondence in this article.


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University Spotlight: University of Redlands

At the University of Redlands School of Performing Arts, you’ll do more than just study your craft—you’ll live it. Whether you're a musician, actor, dancer, or designer, this is a place where creativity thrives and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.


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(Re)introducing: The State Opera of New Jersey

The New Jersey opera scene’s “best kept secret” gets a new name for an exciting new era.


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The Singer’s Library: Vocal Traditions and Exposing the Chasms in Voice Pedagogy

One new book published by Routledge explores valued vocal traditions, and the other makes the case for change. 


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Career Paths in Classical Singing

Follow your heart, and don’t give up.  We believe you will be led up, down, and around the perfect path for you.  Work hard and you can achieve anything.  We see it happening for you!  Yes, it is time for you to SHINE!


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The Dr. Is In: The Curious Case of the Missing Range

Dr. Aston shares a mysterious missing range in a patient, and the medication change that solved it.


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University Spotlight: University of Hartford

Your artistry, expressed. At Hartt, growth in technique and musicianship, guided by distinguished faculty, is the focus of vocal study. The Hartt School provides a one-of-a-kind experience for the emerging twenty-first century artist, teacher, and scholar.


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