Youth Ambassadors Join Osmonds and Beach Boys in SMILES virtual music video
In March the Youth Ambassadors and my students from California School of the Arts and a few from the Utah Conservatory of the Arts had a lot of fun recording…
The Case for Private Singing Lessons as a Healthy Choice During the Pandemic
Why singing is getting a bad rap these days. As churches, synagogues, mosques re-open, current directives are sayiing "No" to congregational or choral singing. Why? In short: "Have spit. Will travel."It's…
The Talented Musical Theatre – Media Music Students of The Youth Ambassadors Training Program
As we near the end of the Spring Session of The Youth Ambassadors musical theatre - media music training program, I am filled with gratitude for the talents of these…
Week Three: Family Survival Kit for Sheltering in Place
In March, after schools were closed for a couple of weeks, we found some humor in the hilarious prayer of a desperate mom confronting the terrifying task of suddenly being…
Tips on Schooling from Home
The most hilarious video has gone viral. It prompted this note about how I feel about all the parents of the talented students I train in the Youth Ambassadors Musical…
Teaching Children to be Broadway Professionals in a Snowflake Environment
I direct a youth musical theatre/media music program. I'm teaching talented young people to become professionals, even Broadway professionals. They live in a fragile cultural environment. Competition is downplayed. Anti-bullying…
How a Musical Theatre Master Class Works
MASTER CLASS is the format used for vocal and musical theatre performance programs, at secondary and adult level conservatories and in college/university programs. A musical theatre master class is a…
Memorization for Singers
When my children were in school there was something very suspicious among educators about "rote learning" and "memorization" as teaching techniques.Who wanted a child to be a robot and just…
What the BYU Young Ambassadors Taught Me
I just received a new video of history of the original Young Ambassadors that I performed with. I wanted to share. Incredible timing. BACK STORY On October 18, 2019 I will be…
So You Want to Be a Broadway Musical Star or the Next American Idol?
Many of my young students come to my studio with dreams of someday being a musical star on stage or in film. It's true that some were able to succeed…