Everyone has some kind of complication – even the super-successful. Everyone has hidden challenges. The singer with an injury and the student with tensions and poorly trained muscles are two…
Tag: talent
Yesterday I was at a party hosted by a professional tenor. He is a great singer with “stage animal” presence that is a lot of fun. I am a vocal…
I am up first on Tiffany VanBoxtel’s podcast, answering the question “What do you wish that you would have known when starting your singing journey?” Star Singer Podcast #189
When I was a flute major, the university I attended required that all new flute students work on a syllabus of “basics” for a semester, whether they were first year,…
Is it emotion? If so, what about a singer’s performance evokes emotion? Can it be feats of strength? Sensitivity? Fascinating ebb and flow of the lyric? Are exciting singers “loud”?…
Recently on a discussion forum a young soprano wrote that she has come to the realization that she is aging out of the typical career path for a young classical…
There are several possible answers. 1. The teacher may have injured her voice. Many people are motivated to become better teachers when looking for answers as they recover from setbacks.…
Some instrumentalists claim that singers have lousy rhythm. Some say that singers are sloppy musicians and don’t pay attention to details. Why do they say that? Are singers really deficient…
Several times I have heard that it takes about seven years to learn how to sing. Except when it doesn’t. There are a few people who sing well without studying,…
There are a lot of people on the internet with a “method” for singing that they claim will teach you to sing like a professional quickly and easily. I was…
Last year, one of my very bright students asked me this: I was looking at the [a school of music] website and they said they look for talent and not…
