I started my music studies as a pianist at age 7, so I do not really know what it’s like to NOT have this tool when practicing singing at home.… Read more Why Aspiring All Staters Should Be Taking Piano Lessons This Summer →
In Texas we have a system that always provides a project for the young solo singer to be working toward. Broadly, there are two seasons: “All State Season” which goes… Read more How does All State help prepare me for Solo & Ensemble? →
At this time of year, if you are really quiet, you may hear the feeble and exhausted cheers of choir directors who have completed their annual crucible: UIL Concert and… Read more How To Avoid the Post-UIL Sight Reading Slump →
We always try to make an extra effort to reach out to 8th graders in the spring before their Freshman year to start preparing them, mentally at least, for the… Read more What current 8th graders should know about High School All State →
We’ve all heard it before: “It’ll look good on college apps” or “I’m doing this for the resume boost” or my most (least) favorite “I just volunteer so I look… Read more Can Making the All State Choir = $Scholarship$ for College? →
Every year Austin and I sit down and assess whether or not the way we do things is working and try to find new ways to be better teachers for… Read more 2017-2018 All State By the Numbers →