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What I learned as a teacher preparing my students for the CS Music competition

I’ll be honest, I started teaching voice the way a lot of people start teaching voice: I found myself with a MM and at a year-long YAP, I didn’t have a ton of time or work experience except singing and knew that I could make a little extra cash teaching voice.

Donata Cucinotta

Diva Diaries | Entry 8: The Power of Posting

You are one post away from changing your life. And I don’t just say that for effect. For the longest time, I was terrified of social media; not because of trolls or strangers on the internet. No, I was scared of people I knew seeing me “try.”

Theodora Siegel

How to Transition from Perfectionism to True Excellence in Performing

Similarly, there are artists who give “perfect” performances and those who give “excellent” performances. Technically, these performers might be at the same level, but the experience they offer is like night and day. That’s because perfectionism and excellence come from completely different places and lead to completely different outcomes.

Anna Majernikova

An Interview with Adolphus Hailstork

One of the most prolific and admired living American composers, Dr. Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III, continues to write music that is thrilling, poignant, and introspective. It was my honor to visit with him in early April.

Liana Valente

Tool Time 6: Choosing and Cultivating Your Team

This tool time is going to talk about a very important aspect of vocal hygiene: the voice team. I hope by the time you finish reading through this article that you have an idea of where to look for help and how to maintain good relationships with all the stakeholders in your voice.

André Chiang

Words of Encouragement from Nicole Cabell: Appreciate the things that make you authentic and unique.

Internationally acclaimed soprano and Eastman faculty member Nicole Cabell will conduct a masterclass at the CS Convention on Sunday, May 25 at 11:00 AM. I visited with Ms. Cabell in April to talk about her approach to masterclasses and our conversation took some interesting turns.

Liana Valente

Profile on CSM Convention Masterclass teacher, Broadway’s Telly Leung: Part 2

Telly describes what it’s like to have a role built on him, and shares reflections on his experiences working with iconic living (and recently living) composers Stephen Schwartz and Stephen Sondheim.