Kicking Profesh Adversity in the Face

Why is reducing, suppressing, degrading, stealing, etc. so prevalent in academia and in music?! This is something that I'll be considering very deeply this coming week as I attend the Center for Mind-Body Medicine's week-long training as a faculty member at UNLV. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to it... looks like a lot of … Continue reading Kicking Profesh Adversity in the Face

500w or less: based vs. informed

Before diving into a heavily researched blahbitty blah of why this blog is called Evidence-Informed Singing, not Evidence-Based Singing (my previous term), let's just quickly unpack some OED definitions of these adjectives. -based This adjective is still widely in use with regard to Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and applications to other fields. This term was brought … Continue reading 500w or less: based vs. informed

New Beginnings… but I’ve been here before

There's nothing like getting dissed, and when it happens you have two or three choices. One - you can tuck your tail between your legs and go home. Two - you can talk about the disser among your circle of confidants, knowing that eventually word will get back to them. Three - you use it … Continue reading New Beginnings… but I’ve been here before