Studio Practice - Dr. Brian Manternach

The first two blogs of the semester have involved reminding ourselves to establish a technical purpose when singing and then focusing on wh...

In the last blog , we talked about singing with a specific purpose or goal in mind. In that discussion, I referenced author W. Stephen Smith...

Purpose. According to the character Princeton in Avenue Q , it's "that little flame that lights a fire under your ass." Or, as...

I've never loved fairy tales.  I mean, I don't mind fanciful stories, cartoonish villains, and singing woodland creatures. It's ...

Two blogs ago, we discussed the differences between practicing and performing . In short, practicing involves stretching yourself, trying ne...

As a voice professor, W. Stephen Smith hopes every lesson he teaches brings himself one step closer to being obsolete. As he says, "My ...

As you have probably noticed, I often quote professor, author, and vocologist Lynn Helding in this blog, and for good reason. She is widely...