pro development
for university opera/musical theatre workshops, organizations, and Young Artist Programs
“Thank you, Cindy, for imparting your expertise in both auditions and career pathways. You genuinely care about every singer and want to give us as many tools as possible to succeed!” Ashley Willits, San Jose State University
custom workshops for every student body, time restraint, and budget
Cindy works with you to make sure your workshop serves the needs and interests of your group.
Opera, choral, musical theater, music ed, and multi-genre artists can all benefit.
Choose one hour, one day, one week, one semester —- and anything in between.
Cindy will work within your institution’s budget to make sure you get the ultimate value for every dollar you invest.
choose from a list of topics or ask for a custom lecture.
Designing Your Storefront: resumes, cover letters, bios, headshots, websites & social media
Branding and Marketing Basics: identify your selling points and learn how to showcase and promote them effectively
Auditions 101: everything a young singer needs to know about researching, requesting, prepping, performing, and following up on auditions
Life After School: Transitioning to a Professional Career: careers, lifestyle, fundraising, being a portfolio artist, and real talk about contemporary performance careers
Post-COVID Careers: a research-based exploration of how performers can get their careers moving again
Planning, Funding and Marketing Your Project: build a strategic plan and timeline, grant-writing basics, fund-raising, and marketing your special project
Management 101: all aspects of self-management and a primer on researching, attracting, soliciting, and working with agents.
Audition Makeover Master Class: a mock audition with a kind but thorough review of every aspect of the artist’s presentation
“Cindy’s sessions have absolutely impacted how I want to use my time in and out of school … they answered all the questions I had that I thought it would take me YEARS to get answered.” - Anonymous
Thank you so much for your spectacular lecture series! Some of our students may not realize it now, but they got the best advice that money can buy and I’m sure they will all reap the benefits of your wisdom, far into the future in whatever vocations they may decide to pursue professionally. It was a pleasure to have you and I hope we can possibly engage you again in the future !
- Dr. Joseph Wiggett, Professor of Music, CSU Stanislaus
DESIGN YOUR WORKSHOP TODAY!
career training is often the “missing puzzle piece” for musicians.
Transitioning from student to professional is often overwhelming. You can give your students a foot up with Cindy’s incredibly detailed, organized lectures, exercises, and strategies for breaking down business need-to-knows into manageable pieces. Your students will exit the workshop excited, motivated, and armed with actionable information about how to make the best use of their time at your institute and start their careers on graduation.
not ready to design?
““It was very refreshing to receive concrete advice and guidance...This program has given me valuable feedback and a renewed sense of passion towards my career. Thank you for caring young artists and our futures! - Natalie Connor, soprano
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“The environment is loving and supportive, yet challenges you enough to grow and become better... I am glad to have a safe space where it’s okay to be yourself and learn about your strengths. No other program balances the two sides of business and artistry as well as this one does. - Carrie Moscoe, soprano”
“ Before we started the program I was in something of a musical rut, working on technique half-heartedly and feeling directionless in quarantine... I learned a ton ... especially in our Business of Singing classes ... you created something truly special ...Having such a warm, open, supportive atmosphere in which to learn and express myself and be honest about the challenges we are all facing was exactly what I needed. - Stephanie Feigenbaum, mezzo-soprano”
“Your presentation got me really excited to get my resume and website up! I really appreciated how realistic you were, especially about the financial aspects of a performance career. - Jasmine Marie Reyes, soprano”
