With the rise of social media and crowd-funding platforms, it is only natural that there will be some growing pains with the process of arts …
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let's discuss: Somebody's About to Cause a RUCKUS in NYC
New York is "the city that never sleeps". New York is busy; even crazy busy. There are those who are busy because they are pulling shifts at …
let's discuss: Tim Page on Being Your Own Music Critic
[vimeo 38778004 w=500 h=281] Tim Page Keynote from Oberlin College on Vimeo. I just wanted to share a video that I found via my friends …
let's discuss: Summer in a Note (or Two or Three…)
After a beautiful Fourth of July evening here in Baltimore last night, I am compelled to share the pieces that exude the feeling of summer …
let's discuss: A Good Walk Spoiled? Opera Lessons from the Clubhouse
What would Father's Day be without some good ol' fatherly advice? When visiting Mr. Sybaritic Singer's parents on Sunday for a nice Father's …
let's discuss: Patriotism in Recital for the Star-Spangled Sailabration (#ssb2012)
Most singers have had to wrestle with the National Anthem enough times to know that it is slightly intimidating. The tune, "The Anacreontic …
let's discuss: Dein, was du geliebt, was du gestritten
let's discuss: I'm a singer, AND a _______
"When Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo initially declined. He was busy with another project, …
let's discuss: Chris Guillebeau's "The $100 Startup" for Operapreneurs (#100startup)
There is a love/hate concept in the singing world: we should think of ourselves as a business and our voices as our product. While anathema …