Today we're going to talk about the Mark of the Kray ( Read more... )

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One of the things we're going to talk about later on is the challenge of generating income that does not hinge on showing up. Let's face it, we can only be in one place at any given time. That puts a limit on how much we can earn for performing. It also means that when we cannot show up to perform, either because we're physically unable to do so ( ( Read more... )

You guys, you guys, you guys, this topic is going to continue forever. There are insane amounts of material to cover. Why did I start talking about this? Why am I not on medication ( Read more... )

This would have been a reply on NFCS but it's long and I decided that I might want to be able to edit my post at a later time. My thoughts are in response to a poster who was concerned about a singing spouse who seems to be spending a lot of money on a "career" that isn't paying out. These are issues that have come up at least three times over the ( Read more... )

Yep, we're talking about singing again ( Read more... )

There's a tangent thread on NFCS about putting non-opera credits on your resume. Someone has pointed out that if you're singing classical music with top-level orchestras you should include that. I'd like to add that if you're a leprechaun, you should put that in too because opera companies LOVE leprechauns. Seriously. You and your hidden pot of ( Read more... )

There is nothing quite so sucky as having the NATS Festival and a spring youth theatre audition on the weekend after the show you're in goes into run-throughs and you're the lead so they're going to notice if you don't show up. My life is scheduled down to the second. I have a freezer full of frozen quiche because I don't have time to stop at the ( Read more... )

This is probably going to be my very first point when I get around to arranging and editing these posts into something. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I have to say about the long-term affects of being a performer. Maybe I should change the subject ( Read more... )

Last year, my students dominated at the local National Association of Teachers of Singing Festival. It was not the first time the studio had placed but it was the first time we hit big with a near shut out in one category and students placing in several others. So, now they all want to dominate some more and I keep telling them that it isn't going ( Read more... )

I am so busy that I feel like my mind is about to shut down. I stopped drinking extra coffee for Lent which was a major mistake on my part because I need it oh so badly. I'm trying to hold on, but it isn't going well. At this point, I'm getting ready to cancel every single thing in my life including every last series that's recording on the TV ( Read more... )