Are you dressed for success? In a past article of Classical Singer magazine, we claimed this basic rule: Avoid wearing any clothing, hairstyle, or accessory that would make an audience
It may be April now, but the Fall audition season will be here before you know it. As actively auditioning singers, especially at the university and YAP level, we need
An audition in 1986 changed my life. It wasn’t even my audition. I attended Indiana University for my Master’s degree in Piano. My parents had offered financial help for
Did you know that by choosing the wrong audition repertoire you can actually hinder your chances of being admitted into the school of your dreams? Do you choose repertoire that
My father was a businessman and, aside from being very supportive of my career, he was not involved in the music business at all. A piece of advice he gave
Live your life by design, not default. Kevin Daum I’ve already addressed paying attention to just how important your speaking voice is to making that all important first impression
What kind of first impression will you convey at your next audition? You have completed your graduate degree in performance from a prestigious music conservatory. You have the absolute
It’s a battle out there for jobs–especially singing jobs. With so many qualified and talented singers vying for the same roles, it’s the little things that may stand out the
Identifying sexual harassment and knowing how to deal with it when it does happen is a tricky business, especially in the opera industry. A stage director, the president of AGMA,
When I was a kid, I loved “The Jetsons”. For those of you too young to know, it was a television cartoon about a family living in the future. They
A singer at an audition is on a blind date with a pianist. This date takes place in front of people who can give the singer a job based on
Every singer wants a long line of steady singing gigs coming their way. But are you willing to do the dirty work to get there? In an earlier post I
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