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Author Archives: bradleyjenks
The YAP-less Path
I have found myself in conversation more times than I can count with young singers who are at their wit’s end over the issue of YAPs (Young Artist Programs). Auditioning for them, the expense for fees and travel, the rejection … Continue reading
Art & French Fries
Why can’t people just like things anymore? Why is there always some elaborate justification? I won’t go into what I think are the implications of this in the field of Vocal Pedagogy, as I have done that elsewhere (Link). I … Continue reading
Crossover: The mostly one-way street
Following on the heels of my last post, regarding the nature of “classical training” and defending it as merely the development of skill with one’s instrument, I feel compelled to share some examples of wonderful things that I have seen … Continue reading
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When “Classical” Means Skill
At various times in my teaching career I have had a reputation as someone who 1) can “teach you to belt” 2)thinks that “classical technique” is the best technique This is admittedly bizarre, firstly because the two seem opposed to one … Continue reading
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Oh, Blow It Out Your Sing-Hole….
Cornell MacNeil: “Let us take a word commonly used by singers – support. What does it mean? To some people it means absolute rigidity, which will destroy them!” Jerome Hines: “Support is usually equated with you Italian word appoggio.” C. … Continue reading
The Sound Of Style – Basses Need Not Apply….
Following on the train of thought from my last posting (The Cricothyroid Rosary), I have been reflecting on the issue of style-appropriate sound. This is a common theme in pedagogical circles these days, and even in the voice sciences where … Continue reading
The Cricothyroid Rosary
Dear Maestro Garcia, who art otherwise Italianate, forgive me la voce this day. Grant to me ease of Can Belto as it is in Bel Canto. Deliver me from nodules and help me to nail this audition. In the name … Continue reading
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Good Golly Miss Molly, You Sure Talk Purty!
“That’s all poetry is, in a sense. It slows you down rather beautifully. And you just enjoy the bounce and heft and glory of one word following another.” … Continue reading
The Time Before The Time Before….Yes, Those Were The Days…..
Recently, an article by Will Crutchfield from the 80s has been making the rounds on Facebook. It is a thinly veiled restatement of a common theme: The lament for an age now gone. While the article purports to be about … Continue reading
Funny You Should Ask….. I Have No Idea
Over the last year I have had a handful of conversations with colleagues on the subject of “technical” content in vocal instruction. Some are strong proponents of in-depth technical instruction. Many find great success with their students teaching largely through … Continue reading
A Journey In Song 