What should classical singers do between lessons?Â
What should classical singers do between lessons?
Learning how to sing involves much more than the time we spend with a singing teacher. For adult classical singers, an important part of the learning process is discovering how to continue developing independently: how we practise, how we approach repertoire, what we listen for and how we make sense of our own discoveries between singing lessons.
This is something I talk about a great deal with singers. There can be an assumption that the serious work, the real progress, happens when the teacher is there. Yet so much of our development as musicians depends upon what we learn to do for ourselves, with good guidance to help us recognise what matters and where our curiosity might take us.
What should I actually be doing between lessons?
It sounds such a straightforward question.
For many years the answer might simply have been, “Practise.”
Of course we need to practise. Singing is a practical discipline, and there is no substitute f...
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New! August Intermezzo
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Running from 3–28 August, this is a new kind of Studio 5 space for the holiday weeks between terms - an online Intermezzo where you can stay connected to your singing in a simple, practical, and flexible way, even if life is busy or if you’re away.
Alongside weekly material, I’ll set aside time each week for an open, informal Intermezzo chat — you can drop in to ask questions, share ideas. If you can’t make a live chat, you’ll still be able to send thoughts and questions into the group space for me to respond to during the week.
This August Intermezzo is the first of a new Studio 5 idea that will continue to appear during the spaces between terms across the academic year.
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