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Ask Erda : Are Voice Students Lazy?

Attending a college or university is really only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to getting an education. The extra training and study that you seek out beyond your hours in the traditional classroom can make all the difference.

Jan 01 Cindy Sadler

Musings on Mechanics : Don't Let Your Backbone Hold You Back

You have spent years establishing your current posture. But is it the posture that will best serve your singing voice? Learn what your best posture looks like and how you can retrain your body to find and keep that posture.

Jan 01 Claudia Friedlander

The Entrepreneurial Career : How to Start a Nonprofit

Here are the steps to turn your project into a full-fledged organization. But be warned: the path is difficult and mined with paperwork.

Jan 01 Amanda Keil

From the Editor : Getting to Know Marilyn Horne

I usually shy away from hyperbole, but I think it is safe to say that Marilyn Horne, featured in this month’s cover story, is one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of

Jan 01 Sara Thomas

Bulletin Board : News, Tidbits, Musings, and more

New Opera Premieres at Railroad Station On October 19, 2013, L.A. Dance Project and a Los Angeles opera company called The Industry gave the world premiere of Christopher Cerrone’s headphone

Jan 01 Maria Nockin

Give Yourself the Present

When I am anxious it is because I am living in the future. When I am depressed it is because I am living in the past. – Author Unknown

Dec 20 Carol Kirkpatrick

Getting Rolfed: Bodywork for Singers

Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Oz endorse it. The late actor Christopher Reeve used it to allow him to breathe without a ventilator. Olympic figure skater and Dancing with the Stars

Dec 17 Dr. Michelle Latour

Wrap Up Your Holiday Performances With a Contract

“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.” Tony Robbins December can be an opportune

Dec 12 Carol Kirkpatrick

5 Audition Tips from the Other Side

As a singer turned artist manager, I have grown comfortable experiencing auditions from the other side of the table. Here are some tips. The audition starts within a one-block

Dec 10 Auditions Plus

Changing Your Habits

How long does it take to wake up to the fact that what we’re doing isn’t working? I’m talking about how we all keep doing things the way we’re

Dec 09 Angela Myles Beeching

Being Responsible For Your Education!

“You have to do a thousand things one percent better, not just do one thing a thousand percent better. It’s doing the little things well, being on time for meetings,

Dec 03 Carol Kirkpatrick

Errata

In “The Man and His Music: Part One” in the November 2013 issue, Gerre Hancock’s name was misspelled. In the “From the Editor” column, Sara Thomas wrote that Glendower Jones

Dec 01 CS Staff