Christi Amonson is a soprano, a stage director, a curious reader/writer, a professor of voice and opera at The College of Idaho, and a curator of food, hugs, and good times for her family.
This installment of “The Music Major Minute” defines the genre of art song, promotes study, and reviews a valuable online resource: Elly Ameling’s lessons that sagely remind us to think before you sing.
Live your truth and define your own success this semester with this installment of the Music Major Minute.
In this installment of the “Music Major Minute,” you’ll find the 10 commandments to perfectly prepare for juries.
Having fun is an essential part of your practice routine—and a necessary but delightful way to achieve your goals while reducing stress.
Learn more about daily practice habits to make your semester’s voice lessons successful.
In this column, we will sojourn through some less performed French art songs in the fourth part of a series on unexpected vocal repertoire.
Choosing recital repertoire is an art form that many wonderful artists have been chronicling for decades. Read on to learn about how to include more works by women composers in your recitals as a student and as a voice teacher.
Undergraduate and graduate students and teachers can find excellent German repertoire suggestions in the continuation of our “Unexpected Repertoire” series.
The songs you sing in lessons will be some of the most memorable studies of your college years. This column will present the national guidelines for repertoire selection with lists of some unexpected art songs that represent styles and languages that vocal music majors need to learn in English.
Working on your Italian lyric diction is. . . come si dice? Più importante! Outside of diction class and voice lessons, subscribe to DictionBuddy.com or ItalianforSingers.com for pronunciation practice of your song texts. If you are a curious scholar looking for songs beyond the 24 Italian Songs and Arias that will help you level up, this column is for you.
With classes back in session and deadlines for the end of the semester already looming, the search for artistic integrity can be pushed aside. Read on for a reminder of how to check in with yourself and recall why it is you sing.
Exploring the works of Latinx composers opens new doors to art song repertoire. read on to discover some of the composers and songs featured in performance at the Augusta University Latinx Art Song Festival.
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