
I Am Like a Field Upon Which Nothing Will Grow
"Once there lived a king and queen who were rich and had everything they could wish for but no children. She complained day and night...


Why Is It Called no solos?
Suddenly, without my consent, I was not only a voice coach, I was a mystic.

Hallmarks of an Artistic Practice
I teach because I want to see a world of citizen-artists. One of the astonishments of my life is this: given the right conditions and a min


My Artistic Practices
I have many artistic practices. It turns out that that's pretty much what I do. Over time, my students and I have decided that two pract


Tongue / Tendril Exercise
Through my work as a voice teacher, I've observed that modern tongues are hyper-vigilant. So much of modern life means answering what Ge


Most Intimate
A pianist usually plays with ten fingers. By limiting John to just one, I invited in that which we normally try to keep out: awkwardness, te

This Other Brief Weird Thing
Usually, she was too amped up by steroids to rest, but, over time, through trial and error, I happened upon a couple of songs that did the t

In Green and Gold Curves
My friend and advisor, Kim, with deep insight, remarks that I respond to green, and to these things, for a reason. Actually, I can't rig