Empower Your Voice

ES027 Broadway Insider and Music Theory Guru Amy Marie Stewart of Theory-Works.com

Jan 29, 2018

Amy Marie Stewart started as an opera singer with an undergraduate degree from CU Boulder and a Masters from Roosevelt Univ. Chicago College of the Performing Arts. But after becoming very discouraged about her opera career she turned to music theater and teaching voice.

She found a powerful need; Broadway actors...

ES026 Managing the Foremost Organization for Singers w/ Allen Henderson, Executive Director of NATS

Jan 22, 2018

Allen Henderson is the Executive Director of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). NATS is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with over 7,000 members in the United States, Canada, and nearly 30 other countries. Contact Allen or learn more about the organization at...

ES025 Casper Babypants Chris Ballew on Finding His Purpose

Jan 15, 2018

Chris Ballew skyrocketed to fame in the 1990’s with his band, The President’s of the United States of America. But since then he has found his real purpose in a surprising place; children’s music as Caspar Babypants.

Caspar Babypants’ next album comes out Friday, January 19th, 2018

Visit babypantsmusic.com where...

ES024 Paths to Becoming an Opera Singer w/ Jonathan Silvia

Jan 8, 2018

In this episode, Nancy talks with Jonathan Silvia, working professional opera singer. Jonathan shares his journey as a professional opera singer and how that compares to the traditional path. His insights in this episode as well as in his Singerreise video podcast are essential for any young person considering an opera...

ES023: Do Voice Lessons Kill Artistry?

Jan 1, 2018

Do Voice Lessons Kill Artistry? After interviewing several professional singers who have not had voice lessons, Nancy started to wonder if there was a benefit to not taking voice lessons. Or the flip side, do voice lessons kill artistry.

In this episode, Nancy talks with experts and amateurs about their thoughts on...