Studio Practice - Dr. Brian Manternach

On Saturday, I helped lead the ATP auditions for next year’s freshman class. We heard almost 30 students, all of whom are DESPERATE to be ...

Here's a website about practicing that I recently came across: https://privatelessons.com/article/how-practice There are lots of...

Here’s an article that’s worth your time:   http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/08/every-good-boy-does-fine It’s written by a...

Let’s put things in perspective. Most of our focus during practice sessions should be on the day to day techniques that methodically lead us...

A former classmate of mine (who is now a voice professor) was recently discussing the role of fear in singing. In lessons she works to iden...

Due to the environment in which we work, almost no one stays healthy for an entire semester. The onslaught of cold and flu season is exacerb...

I recently read this quote from Carol Kirkpatrick shared in the Classical Singer Newsletter: "Practice doesn't necessarily mak...