If you’ve ever considered delving into the mystery that is early music but felt a little apprehensive at the prospect, fear no more. This introductory guide will set you on your way.
Read up about a comprehensive treatise on vocal style and interpretation that will inform your singing from the likes of Handel to Schoenberg.
You know the old adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away?” Well, here are even more things to keep you well and out of the doctor’s office while also keeping the extra cash in your pocket.
While preparing this early music issue and looking for ideas, I did what any twenty-first-century, knowledge-seeking person would do: I asked for input via a status update on Facebook. The
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While in San Francisco performing her Tony Award-winning role as Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, two-time Tony winner and all-around non-diva Judy Kaye held a masterclass, teaching alongside her husband of 21 years, actor and acting coach, David Green. Lisa Houston had the pleasure of both singing for the class and seeing Kaye perform. Here are a few bits of wisdom she picked up during this latest leg of Kaye’s amazing journey in the world of musical theatre.
Do you find yourself treading water, making no real career progress, and watching the days turn to months with nothing to show for the passing of time? Stop treading and start swimming with 10 things you can do now to proactively make things happen for your singing career.
Anyone who’s received audition feedback more than once knows that different auditioners have different ideas about movement in auditions. While the following interview responses may not definitively answer the question, they should give you some insight to the reasoning behind these varying opinions.
Going to the opera is an important part of every singer’s continued education, but it can also be an expensive endeavor. You can save some cash without passing up that next production with these terrific tips for scoring cheap tickets.
I am a procrastinator. In spite of my many efforts to change, I have spent years fine tuning this well honed tendency to put things off, wait until the last