Before we get into our next blog episode, I’d like to thank Jack Swanson for his time and expertise in helping me update this copy. Especially on Stage 5, the Maintaining Stage. “Thank you, Jack!” Carol Kirkpatrick created this list over twenty years ago. She had a couple of things in mind when she did. […]

Hello! David here… Before I begin this blog, I feel I owe each of you an apology. My efforts to rebrand AriaReady after Carol's death were guided by my promise to “do my best to prepare this business for the next generation of aspiring singers." Last year, I accomplished very little toward keeping that promise […]

Twenty years ago, the first edition of “AriaReady: The Business of Singing” was written by Carol Kirkpatrick. It was created as a workbook, resource, and guide for aspiring singers. It was an instant success. Ten years later, she expanded upon her work, and the second edition also became a best-seller. Carol's original goal for the […]