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Informationen zum Autor By Sharon Mabry Klappentext The Performing Life: A Singer's Guide to Survival is the first-hand account of the 35-year career of singer, music professor, and recording artist Sharon Mabry, who draws on personal experience to explore how professional singers survive in the face of personal and professional pressures, exorbitant expectations, illness, and the demands of their public. She details for readers those factors that can change the course of a particular performance or an entire career. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Preparing for SuccessChapter 1. Get a Good Start!Learn Early to PersevereCollect MentorsExpand Your HorizonsChapter 2. Who Are You?Find Your NicheDe-Clutter and Move OnKnow Your Maintenance LevelChapter 3. Tap Into a RhythmEliminate the NegativeDevelop a RoutineDon't Spill the BeansChapter 4. It's a Small WorldWhat Not to PerformWhat Not to WearWhat Not to SayChapter 5. Project Your Best SelfKnow Your StuffGet OrganizedSpeak UpChapter 6. It Takes a VillageBe CollaborativeDevelop a Support SystemToast Your HostsChapter 7. Create the Life You ImaginePlan for SuccessDevelop a Workable LifestyleDesign a Balanced LifePart II: Coping With SuccessChapter 8. Malfunction JunctionLearn to Read MapsBeware of AlleysCheck Equipment TwiceChapter 9. I Can't Eat That!Ask the Waiter TwiceHave a Progressive DinnerWhere's the Beef?Chapter 10. Sleep Is Not a PerkWhat Time is It?Call for HelpChapter 11. In Sickness or in HealthChoose Pets CarefullyKnow Your Blood TypeDon't PanicChapter 12. Surprise!!!Friend a Piano TechnicianRecord At Your Own RiskAppendix: Fifty Practical Pointers for PerformersSuggested Reading
