A blog about Singing and other Amazing Things
Is there a faster way? For 10 years I worked closely with the prominent neurosurgeon Dr. Howard Reichman. From him I learned a great deal about hard work, long hours and expertise. He told me once about the 10,000 hour rule. He said there was a study that showed if you worked at something for [...]
I was talking with an associate voice teacher and studio director of Sing Inc. in Roseville, California, Daniel Hayes. Daniel has just opened this third studio in Elk Grove and refurbished his Roseville studio. The new signage on his Roseville studio reads: Sing to inspire. Aspire to sing. What a great slogan. I’ve long [...]
Reality check: You will be lined up side by side with people seeking the same part. You will sing and they will sing. You will read for the part and they will read for the part. You may learn some choreography and then dance either alone or with others. There will be comparison after comparison. [...]
For a singer auditions are like death and taxes. You can’t get around them. If you want to perform you will inevitably face auditions. Auditions are basically job interviews. What are some things singers will audition for? Solo in choir, part in the play, lead in the musical, American Idol, singing contests, state fairs, school [...]
Desire to Sing and Perform To fully understand why I teach singing, I’ll relate some past experiences. I attended Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri. When I was in the 9th grade, I went to see West Side Story and was so emotionally moved by the performance that an intense desire to learn how [...]
My last blog was titled “Why do you want to Sing?”. In today’s Deseret News an piece by Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press, provides some insight into the chemical response in the brain when experiencing music. The title says it all: “Love music? You can thank a substance in your brain”. More research is needed to [...]
Here’s why I love to sing…especially on stage in musical theater. Actually, I don’t really know all the reasons. There’s something I feel when I sing that’s both motivating and terrifying. It’s intimate yet impersonal. It’s fun but hard. My Primary Motivation in Life is Intimacy I read a book years ago that gave me [...]
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