Category Archives: Voice with Eve

Voices and Building Them

You all know I’m an opera singer and voice teacher of 38 years. So I know a few thousand things about voice. But I’m always impressed and thrilled when a new student enters the studio and has such a nice … Continue reading

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Being an Opera Singer

How do you know you want to be an opera singer? Well nobody tells you that’s for sure. It’s a gift and it lives inside you just like your internal organs. At some point it surfaces. You might like singing … Continue reading

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Being a Musician/Singer

I read an interesting article the other day. It talked about dating/having a relationship with a musician. From the sound of this article the author was a classical musician. And this article was me…through and through. If you have been … Continue reading

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Why Music

I just read an article about why we make music. It was great! And here’s my summary. Music is good for us. It’s good for our brains. It’s good for our souls…spiritual. It is the first medium we seem to … Continue reading

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Music in Church

I’ve done my share of choir directing in church, plus playing organ for weddings. I belong to the Greek Orthodox church and thus, my being a singer makes me a desirable candidate for choir directing. My organ skills are modest … Continue reading

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Respect

Obviously from this website, anyone who reads this is aware that I am a professional musician, voice being my field of expertise. I, like many of my musical peers, have been at this most of our lives, usually since childhood/teenage-hood. … Continue reading

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Singing Myths

I have to write about this one. There are just so many myths about singing. Really! And some are just lack of brain-wave activity in the singer. C’mon man! Here’s one…a baritone I know wants to sing tenor…because he “likes” … Continue reading

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Byzantine

Kind of an odd title for this post.  But yes, it is about singing Byzantine music.  The Greek Orthodox Church is built on byzantine music, art and architecture.  Complicated as it is to study it is very easy to listen … Continue reading

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Studying Music

Yes, I’m on a tear again about the study of music!  When I was a kid my parents saw my talent and on the advice of a music teacher of mine in school, put me into private lessons.  Here is … Continue reading

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