Coach, pianist, and educator Nico de Villiers interviews a variety of musicians for his podcast “What Would Mozart Do?” The topics center around how skills honed in the musical world are applicable in other fields of work. Past guests have included
Access What Would Mozart Do? here or wherever you get your podcasts.
Baroque flautist Anne Charrier, baritone Ben Kasez, and their team fo volunteers used the Neue Bach-Ausgabe to hand-catalogue J. S. Bach cantatas, passions, masses, motets, oratorios, and the Magnificat to create useful tool for concert planning. You can browse the large catalogue, which includes 2,409 movements, by instrumentation or text.
The service is free, but donations are accepted, as high-quality editions of vocal music and requests for additions to the catalogue.
Check out the Vocal Music Instrumentation Index here.
ClickCoach is a new nonprofit resource for classical, musical theatre, and jazz musicians to share knowledge and make money. Professional musicians upload videos on a variety of topics, including techique. tips and tricks, opinions, discussion of pieces, score errors, and more. The ClickCoach team curates these videos, which are then available to rent for $1.99 per 30 days.
75% of rental fees go directly to the artist, who also has the option to donate proceeds to an artist relief fund. Additionally, ClickCoach donates 1% of annual earnings to under-resourced communities, and also works with these communities to ensure that its resources are available to them.
Check out ClickCoach here.
We all have them —- those beloved, tattered old bits of sheet music, covered in faded pencil scratches of ornaments, translations, tempo markings, cartoon eyeglasses to remind us to look at the conductor. Or that coveted copy of a rare edition that happens to be hand-written and almost impossible to read, or poorly aligned. Abigail Kempson is here to help with nice. legible, freshly engraved copies. Your eyes will thank you, and so will your audition pianist.
Find out more about Abigail’s services here.
Today’s young artist is versatile, and The college Audition Blog has you covered, with advice you can use about opera, musical theatre, acting, music ed, and more. You’ll find lists of overdone musical theatre songs, what to expect from a career in opera, advice on financing college, and a whole lot more. Written by Matthew Edwards, an Maintained by Matthew Edwards, an Associate Professor of Voice and Musical Theatre Styles Specialist at Shenandoah Conservatory and his wife, soprano Jacqlyn Zito-Edwards , this well-written blog is a treasure trove of resources not only for young singers, but for educators.
Visit the College Audition Blog here.
It can be tough for Americans to know where to start with European audition planning, especially if you don’t already have an agent or contacts. Anne Mitchell has done the legwork for you, from model letters and mailing labels for agents in 25 and opera houses in 34 countries, to audition organizer booklets, faxes for international singing competitions, and German business letter translations.
Check out The Musical Occasion’s offerings here.
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