andy Brown, soprano

A Guide to a Self-Managed Career

At some point in every musician's career, they will be self-managed. This lecture provides invaluable information on steps to launch and sustain a musical career, find your own definition of "success", be organized, build a supportive network of colleagues, how to be a good colleague, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. In addition, this lecture comes with a digital PDF of resources for lecture attendees.

Recital Programming & Marketing

The recital format offers a versatile vehicle to showcase talent, areas of musical expertise, along with creative programming and messaging. Crafting your own program can be thrilling...and a bit intimidating. This lecture offers insights on ways to approach recital programming, along with how market a program to performance venues and prepare marketing materials to have at the ready.

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Repertoire & Research Savvy

While possessing talent is obviously important, it is only part of having a career in music. A vital skill set is knowing how to thoroughly do your research. This lecture focuses on learning how to research repertoire, companies, competitions, how to curate your repertoire and when and where to present it, and how to create performance opportunities. This lecture also comes with a digital PDF of resources for lecture attendees.