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Musically Empowering Your Child’s Development: : Cognitive Benefits of Music Making in the Home

For singer parents, improvisational singing with their children at home probably seems like the most mundane and natural of things. But a new study suggests such activities may have long-term and lasting impacts on children’s development. Read about the study here and see what musical parents have to say about such music making.

Feb 01 Peter Thoresen

Family Man

Opera is a family affair for up-and-coming baritone Corey Crider, who balances being both full-time singer and full-time husband and father to his wife and their four children.

Feb 01 Megan Gloss

The Doctor Is In: : A Different Kind of Breath Control

Is bad breath getting you or someone you know or love down? Learn about the possible causes and how to keep yourself smelling minty fresh onstage and off.

Feb 01 Anthony Jahn, M.D.

Advice from the Graduates

Singers look back on their college years and share what they wish they would have known before they began their music major.

Feb 01 Christi Amonson

From the Editor : The Balancing Act

I have the opportunity and challenge of working from home. I started working remotely years ago when I was single, living in New York City, and actively pursuing a singing

Feb 01 Sara Thomas

The Road is Home

Soprano Anne-Carolyn Bird and bass-baritone Matthew Burns are currently having the adventure of a lifetime. In the midst of two full-time singing careers and as parents of two small children, the couple made an unusual and “crazy” decision. While they knew it was unconventional and not for forever, they also knew it was the best and right decision right now for their family of four.

Feb 01 Michelle Kunz

Social Media and YOU

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,

Jan 19 Auditions Plus

Tell the Story

By Jonathan Blalock The following is a transcript of a conversation I had with Joyce DiDonato after her beautiful performance in Great Scott. (Joyce D): Is it true? Is

Jan 12 Auditions Plus

The Singer’s Library : Singing in Greek

A new guide to lyric diction explores the sounds and songs of Greek culture.

Jan 01 Brian Manternach

Ask Erda : When They Say You Aren’t and You Can’t and You Are and You Should

What do you do when someone you love tells you you’re a failure because you’ve chosen a path they don’t see as worthwhile or because they don’t think you’re successful? Learn how to honestly evaluate their words and then set appropriate and healthy boundaries.

Jan 01 Cindy Sadler

Musings on Mechanics : The Pressures of Breathing

With so many schools of thought around proper breathing for singing—from the Italian Bel Canto to the Germanic approach and everything in between—finding what works for you can be a challenge.

Jan 01 Claudia Friedlander

The Music Major Minute : Secrets for Semester Success

The semester is just beginning. If you haven’t been as successful as you hoped in the past, implement these words of wisdom for starting and finishing strong.

Jan 01 Christi Amonson