Energy. Just typing it makes me think that either you will assume this is an article on global warming and how we use energy, or it is some sort of chakra west coast infected philosophy coming into play. It is neither. Energy is something we are all putting out all the time. Energy is the…
Sit down with a sheet of paper and a pen. Now remember the last time you sang publicly. Write down what you said you yourself before you sang. Now write down what you said to yourself afterwards. You might have told other people even what you thought of your performance, you can write that down…
Five keys to successfully goal setting. Get what you want, discover why you failed in the past or apply these keys as you create new goals in your life. I figured this out during a recent challenge I set for myself. Every cheesy saying you can think of is in my head right now. A…
“Please Sir, Can I have some more?” This was notoriously asked by the poor orphan in Dickens “Oliver”. His life was changed forever when he uttered that phrase. This month I’m intending to do the same thing. I’m going to ask for more of what I want. I’m going to call it the Oliver Way,…
(or Mini Me, You Complete Me) Here you stand with a new vocal/show goal, project or role or show or wish in your life. You are so excited you have to phone someone and share this inspiration or good news. It is like a whole new door is opening in your life and you want…
Practicing. I’m practicing right now. So are you. What are you practicing? Singing? Languages? But we aren’t just practicing our skills for our passions. Daily we are also practicing thoughts that create unhappiness for ourselves. No one can hurt us as deeply as we injure ourselves. With the inside job there is not deflection or…
When you go into an audition what are you looking for from the panel? Do you hope to be hired? Do you want them to like you? Do you wish to impress? Sing your best? All things I have thought on many occasions. Have you thought that if you just want it enough you can…
katerina 2353 The care and Feeding of the Bearded Dragon Not exactly what I thought I’d be typing into Word but life with kids is full of surprises. My daughter has been working her way through the animal kingdom for years now, the obligatory fish, then the dwarf hamster because small is cute you know…
Amneris Complex or in colloquial terms “Waiting for the other singers to die so I’m the only one left to hire” Often as a professional singer, I hear my colleagues of a younger age discuss how competitive the field is. And it isn’t just in the operatic field, as I teach at a college for…
