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Healthy Voice and a Healthy Belt

After 40 years in all aspects of vocal performance, Jacalyn Kreitzer offers her thoughts regarding how to maintain a healthy vocal instrument, spirit, and body that can handle the demands of belt technique, performance, and life.

Jul 01 Jacalyn Kreitzer

Program Spotlight : Building Voices of the Future

Our CS Music Community is not one that is stagnant. We are made up of real musicians who offer diverse perspectives and experiences; even more importantly, we pay it forward

Jul 01 CS Music Staff

Putting in the Work : Competition Winner Nichelle Lewis

CS Music: Tell us a little about yourself. Nichelle Lewis: I am entering my senior year at Molloy College’s CAP21. I have been singing since the 5th grade when I

Jun 23 CS Music Staff

Mic Check : What Every Singer Should Know

Dr. Howell explains what classical singers should know about microphone technology and how singers can get the most for their money when buying microphones.

Jun 23 Brian Manternach

Mildred Miller : The Met’s Unstoppable Mezzo

Mildred Miller’s boisterous career has truly come full circle. Read about her early work in Europe that led to hundreds of Met performances and how all that experience is now impacting the lives of university students.

Jun 20 Tony Villecco

Aspire to Inspire: HS Musical Theatre Winner Hannah Bautista

Hannah Bautista was the First Place winner of the 2020 CS Music Vocal Competition for the High School Musical Theatre Division. More than 1,600 singers participated in the online competition that culminated with the finals on May 30, 2020. This is part 1 of 6 as we highlight the First Place winner of each division.

Jun 19 CS Music Staff

Crossover Corner : In the Room Where it Happens

Get an inside view of what casting directors are actually wanting from auditionees.

Jun 18 Christy Turnbow

The Art of Seeing with the Ears : A Conversation with Ramón Vargas

Ramón Vargas remarkably made his Met debut replacing an icon in the industry, and since that time he has become keenly aware of the many changes in operatic traditions. Read his thoughts on the evolution of opera, how to increase longevity in this incredibly competitive field, and what traits singers need in order to find success.

Jun 07 Maria-Cristina Necula

The Music Major Minute : Faculty Meeting Follies

Read a humorous perspective on what university music instructors might think about some bad student habits.

Jun 06 Christi Amonson

Thyroid Cancer : How a Teacher Helped Save His Student's Life

CS Music is constantly inspired by voice teachers who go out of their way to help their students. This is an amazing story about a singer's resilience after his teacher directed him to a medical need and how music directed both singer and teacher in the steps needed to save a person's life.

Jun 05 CS Music Staff

Star in Your Own Damn Show!

In high school, I made a vision board by cutting out pictures and clips from old magazines and newspapers. At the top of the board, I pasted a clip that

Jun 01 Minda Larsen

The Singer’s Library : New Editions with New Additions

Two treasured publications have been expanded and enhanced and continue their tradition of developing singing techniques for the modern artist.

Jun 01 Brian Manternach