Hello all of you beautiful singers and teachers of singing. I hope everyone of you is surviving this lockdown and feeling hopeful that we will sooner or later be able to go back to a more familiar way of life. I don’t want to get into a long, running dissertation about what that life is going to look like, other than I do believe it is going to be a bit of a different world than what it was before Covid19. A world that forced us all inside to rest, watch lots of television, play games with friends on Zoom, connect with our families on a deeper level via Skype, Zoom or FaceTime, take online cla ..read more

Adele and the Stigma of Vocal Injury Good morning all you beautiful singers/teachers of singing! It is going to be another hot summer day here in the northeast, and that's just how summer is supposed to be! I love it. Summer is my favorite time of year. You can have all the winters you want, but please don't take my summer away! We started the summer off right by traveling to Puerto Rico a couple of weeks ago for a much needed 7 day/7 night vacation. I tell you those beaches, the palm trees, the food, the music and the lovely people of that gorgeous island are something I will remember, especi ..read more

Why Do Some Singers Seem to Last Forever? A very good Monday morning to all of you gorgeous singers/teachers of singing. Can you guys believe how fast this summer has flown by? I'm not quite ready to face the idea of Fall yet, so I'm going to continue to bask in the beautiful sun whenever possible! A Singer is Injured Recently a very famous singer had to cancel the last few nights of her sold out world tour due to a vocal injury. As many of you may have already figured out, I am speaking of Adele.  This is the second time she's had to cancel a portion of a tour due to an injury and it mad ..read more

 “You Have To Bake The Cake Before You Can Frost It” Notes from a vocal masterclass with David Phelps/Jeff Alani Stanfill  Good morning all you beautiful singers/teachers of singing! Do you remember the line from the Carpenters song “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down”? Well it’s Monday and it’s pouring here in the north east, and I’m not down by any means, but “Good Lawdy have mercy”, I think we’ve seen enough precipitation to get us threw a few months. Jeez!! So I was sitting at my desk, planning and scheduling lessons, lining up studio space at the New York City location, w ..read more

Hello all of you beautiful singers/teachers of singing. I hope all of you who celebrate Mother's Day had the chance to spend time with your mom, and if you didn't see her in person, called her to let her know how much you appreciate her. Moms are the foundational rocks of families and we should all say a collective "Thank you Mom!' to these special women in our lives. I was thinking about how fast time goes by, as this is the time of year that many of my high school students are finishing up their last weeks of study with me before going off to college, university or conservatory. It is alway ..read more

Hello all of you beautiful singers and teachers of singing! This is my first blog post of 2020 and I wanted to start it off with a topic that I believe will lay the ground-work for a successful pathway to your complete, healthy voice, a voice that will last a lifetime, and one that others will enjoy listening to!  How Well Do You Know Your Voice? Ask yourself the above question and the following ones: How well do I know my voice? Do I know my voice well enough to know exactly what it’s going to be like on any given day? Is my technique reliable enough to get me through the bad days?  ..read more

Hello all of you beautiful singers and teachers of singing. I hope everyone of you is surviving this lockdown and feeling hopeful that we will sooner or later be able to go back to a more familiar way of life. I don’t want to get into a long, running dissertation about what that life is going to look like, other than I do believe it is going to be a bit of a different world than what it was before Covid19. A world that forced us all inside to rest, watch lots of television, play games with friends on Zoom, connect with our families on a deeper level via Skype, Zoom or FaceTime, take online cla ..read more

Hello all of you beautiful singers and teachers of singing. I hope everyone of you is surviving this lockdown and feeling hopeful that we will sooner or later be able to go back to a more familiar way of life. I don’t want to get into a long, running dissertation about what that life is going to look like, other than I do believe it is going to be a bit of a different world than what it was before Covid19. A world that forced us all inside to rest, watch lots of television, play games with friends on Zoom, connect with our families on a deeper level via Skype, Zoom or FaceTime, take online cla ..read more

Hello all of you beautiful singers and teachers of singing! This is my first blog post of 2020 and I wanted to start it off with a topic that I believe will lay the ground-work for a successful pathway to your complete, healthy voice, a voice that will last a lifetime, and one that others will enjoy listening to!  How Well Do You Know Your Voice? Ask yourself the above question and the following ones: How well do I know my voice? Do I know my voice well enough to know exactly what it’s going to be like on any given day? Is my technique reliable enough to get me through the bad days?  ..read more

Hello all of you beautiful singers/teachers of singing. I hope all of you who celebrate Mother's Day had the chance to spend time with your mom, and if you didn't see her in person, called her to let her know how much you appreciate her. Moms are the foundational rocks of families and we should all say a collective "Thank you Mom!' to these special women in our lives. I was thinking about how fast time goes by, as this is the time of year that many of my high school students are finishing up their last weeks of study with me before going off to college, university or conservatory. It is always ..read more