By Jonathan Blalock I can sincerely relate to Joan Rivers right now. In the brilliant documentary, “A Piece of Work,” Joan’s assistant asks her a question about future dates in
By Mark Stoddard *Mark Stoddard will present the Marketing Workshop in New York City on Friday, January 22. Register at www.classicalsinger.com/workshop with the discount code CSWORKSHOP. Now, more than ever,
by Gina Molinari “I don’t even like music that much. I realized one day that I was really good at singing and just decided to see how far I could
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. While in Vienna recently I took in an abbreviated performance of Mozart’s Marriage of
Singing can make you a better, happier human. You can learn to access your deepest emotions and channel them cathartically through your voice. You can have deeply unifying experiences with
By Jonathan Blalock of Encompass Arts Sometimes singing is just like flying. When I’m in the zone during a performance, I feel like I’m soaring emotionally and vocally. But just
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. This is the 4th and final installment of a series on setting up and
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. This is the 3rd installment of a series on setting up and running an
By Angela Peterson Winter There comes a point in many artists’ lives when we begin to feel our art is more of a chore than a joy, more of a
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the need for singers–and all musicians–to
By Jonathan Blalock of Encompass Arts Recently several colleagues have asked me about networking. In school we all learned vocal technique, but conservatories often don’t teach us the essentials of
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. Singers find themselves in the precarious position of waiting–waiting to see if they get
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