Posts Tagged ‘vocal’

Oct. 27 2011

I get paid to play dress-up. Oh, yeah, and sing.

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on I get paid to play dress-up. Oh, yeah, and sing.

When I was a kid,”dress-up” was undoubtedly my favorite playtime activity. I had a huge stash of my mom’s old costume jewelry & purchased more of the stuff (plus various used bridesmaid’s dresses) at garage sales, so my friends & I could spend hours pretending to be royalty or characters from our favorite TV shows. […]

Oct. 25 2011

I have a tambourine…

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on I have a tambourine…

& I’m not afraid to use it. Well, maybe a little bit. It is commonly said that opera singers can’t act, & sometimes with good reason, but we are expected to give it our best shot. These days, no matter how good the voices onstage are, audiences have come to expect a bit of theater […]

Oct. 20 2011

“Your voice is not an instrument, it is a…

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on “Your voice is not an instrument, it is a…

weapon!” So says James Harp, Artistic Director & Chorus Master at Lyric Opera Baltimore. Of course, the human voice is also capricious, delicate, & vulnerable to colds, allergies, & all manner of other irritants. Mine is the main reason I get paychecks, so I try to take good care of it. Those of us who […]

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