Ellen AllenSep 8, 20202 min readBack-to-School, Back-to-Practicing!While the start of this school year is undoubtedly unlike any other, there are still elements of our back-to-school routines that we find...
Ellen AllenAug 11, 20202 min readHow to Maximize Your Vocal Warmups, Part 2In my last post, I talked about the basic structure of a vocal warm-up: how you should start, what you should focus on first, and how to...
Ellen AllenJul 28, 20204 min readHow to Maximize Your Vocal Warm-up, Part 1Virtually any singer will tell you that vocal warm-ups are important. Ask them why, and - particularly less experienced singers - will...
Ellen AllenJun 29, 20206 min readHow To Sight-Read Like a ProDo you like to sight-read? LOL, right? Well, some people do. *Meekly raises hand* Why do so many singers dread sight-reading? Oh, so...
Ellen AllenMay 5, 20206 min readWhy the Arts MatterI originally wrote this post back in 2017, for the Rising Stars Productions blog. Looking at it now, I feel it's more relevant than...