| 5/20/10 | Why Reading Matters
| Starting discussion on sightreading, and how it can affect a singing career |
| 3/2/10 | ProBuilders directory coming soon
| Announcement of new feature, launching March 15 -- a teacher/coach directory specifically designed for professional singers |
| 2/27/10 | Ears with Instincts
| British book makes waves with ideas of how audiences relate to new music |
| 12/4/09 | Grammy nominations are out!
| Highlights from the nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards |
| 10/6/09 | LA Opera hosts first-ever Costume Shop Sale 10/10/09
| Costumes created for original LAO productions will be on sale and available to the general public for the first time, just in time for Halloween. |
| 10/6/09 | Journalists gather in Los Angeles and online to discuss arts coverage
| On October 2nd, the USC Annenberg School for Communication hosted their first-ever media conference on arts journalism. Learning about what the media needs and how they see the arts can only help us in our efforts to reach new audiences.
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| 9/23/09 | Hearing the boos from here
| The Met opened its season this week with Luc Bondy's new production of 'Tosca'. The audience is not pleased. Oh, boy. |
| 9/10/09 | Getting the Word Out | New members-only feature at LaurisList.com makes it easy to compare and discuss sites offering teacher directories and listings as a business resource. |
| 9/3/09 | Surprising pages: Three non-singing books for singers
| Building and keeping a career isn't all about rep and diction, it's also about business, and requires ongoing self-improvement. This article takes a quick look at three valuable books, as a launch to a regular book review feature in the newsletter and on the site. |
| 8/27/09 | Best foot forward: Three things to take to every audition
| A little reminder, just in case.
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| 7/20/09 | Two sites for building operatic skill | Mini-reviews of Opera Karaoke and The Opera Audition, a vendor and a blog, respectively, both sites focused on specific skill-building activities. |
| 7/15/09 | Antonovich demands change in Ring Fest programming
| Call for response from artists: LA County Supervisor releases statement saying that LA Opera should replace Wagner's music with that of other composers. Although his campaign has little chance of making a serious impact, readers are invited to respond to the LA Times' coverage of the issue on their website. |
| 7/9/09 | New classical site gets snotty, gets slapped
| Review of musoc.org (launched June 2009) and responses by music critics Anne Midgette and Tom Service. |
| 4/28/09 | Movie Review: The Soloist | Post-gathering review of the 2009 film featuring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr. |
| 4/16/09 | Brick and mortar value | As storefront sheet music stores struggle all over the country, we interview the owner of Pasadena's Old Town Music company, examining the essential services a great local store can offer. |
| 2/19/09 | Audiobook Review: The Soloist | Review of the downloadable audiobook from Audible.com |
2/18/09
| Tool Review: Snapter software
| Cool tool to help replace your fax machine. |
| 2/13/09 | Building musical muscle | Ideas about developing stronger sightreading skills to make yourself more marketable. |
| 2/4/09 | Are you emailing? | Notes for savvy email marketing |
| 2/4/09 | We are not alone...
| A look at the trend toward freelance labor, with Tina Brown and others.
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| 12/1/08 | 2008: Year-End Tax Tips | Adrien Raynier is one of our members, and also a professional tax preparer. These ideas will help you to take last-minute action to save tax dollars. |
| 11/15/08 | Sightsinging with Gerald White | Review of a great local sightreading class |
| 9/26/09 | Getting students involved | A sample email to invite your students to join our 1stStage group via Yahoo! |
| 9/23/08 | Publicizing your events | A guide to promoting your concerts and events through LaurisList.com |
