Whether you are studying privately or within the context of a degree program, selecting a studio teacher is among the most impactful decisions you will make about your vocal development. Continue reading

When you perform, do your movements express your character or rather your technique? An excerpt from Chapter 6 of The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook: Dramatic Interpretation. Continue reading

An excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook: Choosing Audition Repertoire. Continue reading

An excerpt from Chapter 12 of The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook: Promotional Materials. Continue reading

An excerpt from Chapter 15 of The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook: Keeping Afloat. Continue reading

I’m a voice teacher with more than 20 years’ experience helping singers learn and improve their technique. I believe that with commitment, excellent instruction, a well-structured practice regimen and a sense of humor, anyone can master singing technique. Continue reading

A heads up for sexual predators and the producing organizations who employ them: It’s over. Continue reading

Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy & Biomechanics is now available worldwide! Continue reading

The soft palate elevates to close the nasal port, contributing to vocal resonance by regulating nasality. Continue reading

Your thyroarytenoid and cricothyroid muscles share a partnership similar to the one between your hamstrings and quadriceps. Continue reading

My book, Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy and Biomechanics is available for pre-order and comes out this coming Friday, June 15th. As I count down to the release, I’ll share some brief daily excerpts and hope they will inspire you to pick up a copy! Major muscles of respiration. Illustration: Sandy Escobar from Chapter 2: Breathing and Chapter 6: A Singer’s Workout Regimen Cardiorespiratory Fitness The primary function of respiration is the delivery of oxygen to our cells and elimination of carbon dioxide from our bodies. Our level of cardiorespiratory fitness is defined by how... Continue reading

Singers require spines that are free of postural distortions, dynamically stabilized rather than rigidly held. Continue reading

The best teacher in the world can only teach a singer how to play the instrument they bring to the studio. Continue reading

Art can transform rage from a noxious poison into a purifying crucible for expression. Continue reading

It is time for people to stop referring to “musicians and singers” as though the former does not contain the latter. Continue reading

Transform your body into an optimal singing machine with my new book on sport-specific training & anatomy for singers, out this spring! Continue reading

The application for Joyce DiDonato’s 2018 Master Class series is now available. These guidelines will help you get your materials in great shape for submission. Continue reading

Is identity a given, a work in progress, or just an illusion? Continue reading

My first two books, Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy, and Biomechanics and The Singer’s Audition & Career Handbook, are forthcoming from Rowman & LIttlefield in spring 2018. Continue reading

Artistry may not be something that can be taught, but we can design curricula and create an environment that encourages its development. Continue reading

Achieving vocal technical mastery need not be a maddening process. Continue reading

Vocal training programs must provide for the cultivation of good alignment, stamina, balanced strength and flexibility, and overall health and well-being. Continue reading

A Master of Music is a professional degree - one that by definition qualifies the recipient to practice a trade. We must ensure that our voice MMs are ready to go to work. Continue reading

Singers have at least as much in common with athletes as we do instrumentalists. We must create a body capable of virtuosity and let our intentions take complete control. Continue reading