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Episode 16: What if Audition Season is a Sh*tty Infinity Scarf?

Elise and Marcelle are back on their own this week, and the TEA IS HOT.  ☕️ As an industry, we’re facing a delayed audition season, and one that looks like it may be mostly virtual as per the Houston Grand Opera audition announcement (NOTE: in the episode, we incorrectly refer to this as a post…

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Resources for Freelance Artists/Musicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the midst of COVID-19, there is so much uncertainty, chaos, rumor, and fear. For the past week, I’ve been seeing so much information being posted and shared and re-posted and shared again. It can be overwhelming. Even writing this was overwhelming. But it’s so important to sift through and find what you need.  I’ve…

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Deciding on Pay-to-Sing Programs

No one wants to do a Pay-to-Sing–not unless you have millions of dollars tucked away somewhere. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to learn from wonderful teachers in some quaint town in Tuscany every summer, but  a) I can’t afford it, and b) it is really going to progress my career? When I graduated from…

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