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Feb 01 CS Staff

Bulletin Board : News, Tidbits, Musings, and more

Kennedy Center Debuts 5,000-Pipe Organ The Kennedy Center has a new organ built by Casavant Frères, according to the Washington Post. The Center presented it at a popular free concert

Feb 01 Maria Nockin

How Not to Be the Singer Behaving Badly

Last month, I shared some horror stories about certain singers’ inappropriate sense of entitlement and resulting bad behavior, inspired by comments gleaned from colleagues’ posts on Facebook, the virtual teacher’s

Jan 30 CS

How To Get Steady Singing Gigs in 10.5 Hours

Are you looking for steady singing gigs? Here’s a step-by-step process that only takes 10.5 hours: Phase I: Preparation Watch the movie “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and pay attention to

Jan 25 Eric Stoddard

Deliberate Practice

Annie Murphy Paul, author of “Origins”, says that “without deliberate practice, even the most talented individuals will reach a plateau and stay there”. Ms. Paul adds, “It’s not how much

Jan 22 Carol Kirkpatrick

Show Your Fans the Love!

You gotta love your fans even if you only have a dozen. Because they will tell their friends who will become your fans and your fan base will then geometrically

Jan 18 Eric Stoddard

Steps for Success: Getting Out There

Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make

Jan 14 Carol Kirkpatrick

Singers Behaving Badly

Facebook has become the virtual teacher’s lounge of the 21st century. Inspired by a post from Fort Worth Opera’s Managing Director and Artistic Administrator Keith Wolfe about the arrogance and

Jan 11 CS

Career v. Relationship: Can it work?

“I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” – Maya Angelou Deciding to make a commitment to your career and your relationship

Jan 07 Carol Kirkpatrick

Summer Program Highlights – Part 3

The January issue of Classical Singer highlights summer programs, and here is a sneak peek at some of the great articles you’ll be able to read. We asked summer program

Jan 04 CS

Build Your Base

Fans. The entertainment business is much like other business and yet, at the same time, is not. All singers and musicians are in the entertainment business, just as Mozart,

Jan 02 Eric Stoddard

From the Editor : Archival Beauty

I have always been fascinated with the passing of time. When I am anxious, fearful, or anticipating something exciting, time seems to stand still and can’t move fast enough. On

Jan 01 Sara Thomas