| Blog-Monday Bytes, Networking | Happy 2017: January is conference time for many musicians and that means networking—for better or worse. If real-time networking makes your skin crawl, get 12 tips for making
During the holidays, with all the season’s extra stress, mindset issues are compounded.’Tis the season for self-flagellation?! Let’s stop beating ourselves up with the negative self-talk! I’m especially interested in antidotes to
My own experience with young artist programs started off normally enough, but as it turned out, my experience was anything but that. When finishing graduate school, I did what most
By Angela Myles Beeching Last week I spoke at the Classical Singer Convention and had a great time working with talented and motivated vocalists (YAY!). It was a wonderful experience
By Carol Kirkpatrick, author of ARIA READY, The Business of Singing I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” -Stephen Covey If you
By Michelle Latour As singers, we learn very early to be extremely self-critical. In voice lessons, a good teacher diagnoses a technical problem and comes up with solutions to
By JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. “Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. No singer ought to be singing for free. I had the chance to help
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
