My good friend Justin Petersen recently published a beautiful blog post titled Bells Cannot be Unrung. It reminded me of my study with David Christopher, who was always emphasizing that…
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Forget “fair”. Most of life is not fair. Everyone does not get the same opportunities, have the same talent, or have the same luck. Most singers will eventually find a…
An inquisitive and articulate colleague of mine recently brought up some great questions about how we frame our experiences. It was a pretty interesting angle. She asked this question: If…
As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries…
Sometimes when I’m talking shop with colleagues they will tell me about a recent course, workshop, or book that they have learned from. Sometimes they may say, “You probably know…
I’m linking to an excellent essay from Camilla Strandberg. We can get caught up in our identities as singers, and become unhealthy about it. This essay and manifesto frees us…
When teacher works with student, he needs to keep in mind that he is trying to help the student to do something that she has never done before. Each party…
I have some good news and I have some bad news. Only you get to be you, and you don’t get to be anybody else.
In your journey through Voiceland, you will make many interesting discoveries if you have an open mind and a desire to improve. If you follow a functional approach, you may…
Before you can do anything well, you must concentrate. You must still the mind in order to use the mind. In the Age of Anxiety we are in a mode…
I enjoy taking a voice lesson with an excellent teacher. It is a wonderful experience to switch back to the other side of the teacher-student equation, and I can often…
If you teach, coach, or conduct singers, you probably inspire people to greater achievement and dedication to their art. What do you do to get inspiration and rejuvenation for yourself?…
