Why are negative reviews sometimes so hurtful? Singing can be a deeply vulnerable act, and an attack on one’s voice can easily be understood as a personal insult. We pour countless hours of training, study, rehearsal into a performance, and suddenly it’s out of our control. One person’s opinion about the event is all that some people will read, and it feels deeply unfair. How can we best handle the apparent setback of a disapproving critic?
In this column, we spotlight amazing vocal programs and highlight how they're helping singers!
Fear of being misunderstood hijacked most of my life. I yearned to be a digestible bite, easily served up to impress a stranger at a dinner party. But, no matter how hard I tried, I’m just not someone that can fit into a box.
Finding the right program is a challenge for high school singers. In this article, New England Conservatory, Oklahoma City University, and Arizona State tell young singers how their programs work.
Now that we have discussed the underside of the nasal cavity with articles about the hard and soft palates, we can move on to a somewhat controversial topic: nasality. While we will delve into the nasal cavity and define nasality, it can be a tricky subject to find consensus on. We will do our best to deliver as much evidence as possible for you to decide on your own.
In this column, we explore singers to watch, celebrate new albums, note new resources for singers, and other industry changes.
Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams and executive advisor Barbara Massury begin a series of conversations on resilience, agency, and fulfillment. Follow along as this series unfolds.
Cyberbullying affects people of all ages and all industries. In this article, one singer shares her experience with cyberbullying.
For young singers, the path between the first voice lesson and a performing career can be overwhelming. In this step-by-step article, discover tips for taking charge of your learning.
If you are considering a DMA, read on for reasons to pursue it, what to expect, how to prepare for application, and more from a singer currently in a DMA program.
If you haven’t begun to fund your vocal education, start here and start now with this article outlining options for scholarships, grants, loans, and more.
The eternal dilemma for performers: how to support themselves while they're getting a career off the ground. From the May issue of Classical Singer, Cindy Sadler discusses how to get a job that allows you to pay off your loans while working in a related field and still getting to do some performing.
