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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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Take A Beat
By David Anderson
By David Anderson
DO THIS EXPERIMENT: TAKE A BEAT AND CONSIDER CHANGING WORDS & LABELS. Search out places where you may have labelled something or someone that may no longer belong under that label. The first part of the year is a great time to reevaluate and update the people, processes, and past results in your business and in your personal life, so they are more in line with who you are today and where you plan to be by year’s end.
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Doubts About Opera's Value? Here's Why Your Passion Is The Solution The World Is Looking For.
By David Anderson
By David Anderson
A few weeks ago, my neighbor and I had the distinct pleasure of being in the audience for both Rigoletto and Die Walküre at The Santa Fe Opera. During our time there, we each heard several people discuss the arts in general, but opera specifically, and how, in today’s world, it can almost seem quaint. […]
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Stop Blaming Social Media
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
With the advent of social media and its continual sprawling growth, we race into the future, and are forgetting how to be human; what being successful means not just in business, but in our personal lives as well. Every time you are exposed to the “media mirror” of some kind of standard out there, you […]
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Taking Care of “The Self”
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
No matter what you are doing or participating in this summer, are you still feeling stressed and anxious? Are there projects or expectations placed on you of your own volition; things that are next to impossible to accomplish in the real world? Are you worrying about making the right impression on those that are in […]
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Mise-en-place – Everything in its Place
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Don’t know if you knew this, but 35 years ago I took a hiatus from my career, and moved back to my home state of Arizona when my children were about to enter High School. In making this decision, I knew I would find great support from my family who lived there. It was at […]
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The Power of Distractions and Emotional Weight That Goes With It
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Happy New Year! Begin this New Year with power, optimism, and new way to look at how you think about what you think. Never before in human history have we been the recipients of so much information designed to fill us with ideas, desires, and distractions. The news of the world good, bad or indifferent […]
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Collect and Reset Yourself
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
Has there ever been a time when toward the end of an especially challenging day, you felt compelled to sit, close your eyes and try to calm your body and quiet your mind because you had an important audition or performance two hours from now? Are you having trouble with this? Is your anxiety level […]
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It’s Just a Job! It’s Not Emotional or Personal
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
There are many, many programs and services out there for singers today, but too much of a good thing can also be overwhelming. I've heard from my own students that they can often feel confused and unsure which programs are worth their resources of time, energy and money. As is the case with my students, […]
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Getting Back On the Horse
By Carol Kirkpatrick
By Carol Kirkpatrick
2012 is quickly coming to a close. How is your life and singing career progressing? Is your vocal technique in A+ ready mode to help launch you into a professional career or move you to the next rung of that professional ladder? Have you chosen the appropriate arias and are they performance ready? Are you […]
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