The Importance of building a “Personal” Inspiring Library!

Whether you read books online and have a virtual library, or create a hard copy book library, it truly can be your “go-to” for inspiration, solving problems, getting info, etc.

I know it can often seem overwhelming as to whose information you should trust and help you make decisions. For me, it is about finding new ways to look at and address old problems and situations.

As audition season approaches, here are some great books that might prove helpful. They are some of my personal, “go-to” books for everything from acting techniques to helping with motivation, figuring myself out, understanding others, and finding that Zen State of being.

Avanti!!

• You Are Enough: Always have been, Always will be - David J. Walker
• Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking - David Bayless & Ted Orland
• Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want and Getting It – Henriette Anne Klauser
• Making Music in Looking Glass Land: A Guide to Survival and Business Skills for the Classical Musician – Ellen Highstein
• Aria Ready, The Business of Singing: Personal and Business Strategies for Making the Transition from Aspiring Artist to Prepared Professional – Carol Kirkpatrick
• Acting For Opera – Norman Cooley
• Zen in the Martial Arts – Joe Hyams
• What You Think of Me Is None of My Business – Terry Cole-Whittaker
• Do It! Let’s Get Off Our Buts – John-Roger & Peter McWilliams
• Acting for Singers: Creating Believable Singing Characters – David F. Ostwald​