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The Aria Ready blog contains over two decades of monthly posts aimed at teaching emerging professional singers how to become a fully-formed artistic professional in today's world of Opera.
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You're Either Part of the Problem of Part of the Solution: Successfully Resolving Conflict
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Ever have a personal, business or career situation where there were words exchanged that didn't resolve anything, just making the situation even more difficult and uncomfortable over time? Or perhaps you, like millions of others, want to avoid confrontation at all costs! You just let everything slip past you hoping all will just go away […]
business skills
negotiating
networking
personal development
relationships
audio/visual/kinesthetic
body language
conflict
connection
emotions
inner languages
negotiating
networking
rapport
relationships
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From Stuck to Unstuck - Apr 2008
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
2008 is 25% over. Here we are facing the first part of April. Do you feel stuck where you are? How many of you feel like you are doing all the right things but are still coming up short when it comes to seeing much positive progress towards reaching your singing career goals? Does it […]
business skills
managing yourself
anxiety
depression
doubt
fear
frustration
motivation
overwhelm
rut
stress
stuck
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The Art of Publicity: Marketing Yourself with Confidence
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
What is the least expensive, most powerful tool you have to market your own product, you as performer? It's publicity. Publicity is the art of building positive and favorable interest in you (your Personal Brand, the easy going, positive and nice person you are), your product (your voice) and your service (performing). Every time you […]
branding
business materials
business skills
marketing & publicity
pr packet
branding
confidence
identity
marketing
personal brand
publicity
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The Full Measure of Your Potential! How To Be A Winner
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Would your life be different if you were treated daily by others and yourself, as if you lived up to the full measure of your potential not only as a singer, but as a whole human? What would that look, feel and sound like to you? Our country has spent several decades "dumbing down" all […]
business mentality
business skills
audition
fach
failure
fear
frustration
habits
happiness
job
plan of action
power
professionalism
strategy
stress
success
trust
vocal technique
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The Audition Process
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Because I have recently adjudicated several competitions in succession, this subject is heavy on my mind. There are so many different aspects, of being comfortable and prepared for each and every audition, that most singers don't even seem to be aware of. Of course there is the obvious. You have to gather the information about […]
auditioning
business skills
practicing
preparation
vocal technique
acting
agenda
appearance
attire
audition
character
coaching
connection
expression
feedback
practice
preparation
vocal technique
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Your Responsibilities: Choosing Your Voice Teacher
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
If you don't know how to choose the voice teacher for you or what your responsibilities are in preparing and taking a voice lesson, then this post is for you. It can be a win-win solution that allows you, the singer and your teacher, to both feel empowered and productive. What is the best way […]
business skills
education & research
preparation
vocal technique
agenda
growth
job
momentum
power
preparation
vocal technique
voice teachers
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What Style of a Singing Career is Right for You?
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
We all start out on our career paths with such enthusiasm and belief in our being able to manifest the singing career of our dreams. Because we don't have the hindsight, perspective or experience of knowing what making a living as a singer in a full blown career will entail, we naturally stick to our […]
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Overwhelmed by What You Learned This Summer?
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Christine felt like she was on overload as the summer program she had been attending was winding down. Her head was spinning from all of the new material she had learned there. She felt overwhelmed with it all and wasn't quite sure if she could even begin to process it. Which part of what she […]
business skills
managing yourself
mind/body connection
networking
organization
overwhelm
summer programs
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Summer Programs
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Summer Programs are a wonderful investment of your time, energy and money if you have done your homework and chosen wisely. They are a way to expand your experience, try any new skills and tools you have learned and possibly move you to the next level of professionalism. If you have chosen a program in […]
business skills
education & research
networking
personal brand
summer programs
young artist programs (yaps)
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