Music Talk

In this episode, Charissa Fonbah ( @charissafonbah ) is joined by tenor and internet sensation Orlando Montalvo ( @orlandoopera ) as they have a discussion about the Opera Industry, their lives post-graduate school, and much more! ------------------------ In this episode, they discuss some of the following topics: AI in Opera What We're Up To Business - Side Hustles College Light Opera Company...

Jarrod Lee came to JSU a few weeks? Months? I can't remember now...He came to JSU awhile ago to hear some of us sing and give us some feedback. Afterwards he stayed and gave us some very sound advice. When I started my podcast, he was one of the first people that came to mind who I wanted to interview because he was someone from JSU that was currently doing the thing I want to do! What an inspirat...

Dr. Gordon gave this speech at a cNAFME event hosted by JSU's cNAFME in 2015. This message is for those apart of that incoming class who have graduated or are about to graduate. I hope you enjoy. "If you can teach sweaty 6th graders in an unairconditioned bandroom and go home and smile about it, you ought to be in this profession." A special thanks to Nate Burch for recording this episode so many...

Jarrod Lee came to JSU a few weeks? Months? I can't remember now...He came to JSU awhile ago to hear some of us sing and give us some feedback. Afterwards he stayed and gave us some very sound advice. When I started my podcast, he was one of the first people that came to mind who I wanted to interview because he was someone from JSU that was currently doing the thing I want to do! What an inspirat...

Demi VanderWerff is pursuing her Master of Music in Voice Performance at University of Mobile. She works as an active performer, director, and teacher in the Southeastern region. Demi has a passion for working with singers of all levels to promote a holistic lifestyle and is the founder of NamaSing, a meditative approach to vocal coaching and performance anxiety. Her favorite roles include Hansel...

BAND!BAND!BAND! Kayla talks about her experience in the Marching Southerners, going to Italy, freshman year as a music major, piano proficiency, juries, singing, conquering nerves, and perfectionism! Kayla is an Instrumental Music Education major at Jacksonville State University. She is from Grovetown High School in Georgia where she participated in the marching band for four years. 

In this episode I will be discussing the Popular Music Industry with a colleague of mine, Nathaniel Burch. We covered the affect of COVID-19 on the popular music business, vocal technique, and the German Fach system used in the popular music world. Nate is a Vocal Music Education Major at Jacksonville State University and he has been in the church music ministry for quite some time. He also has be...

This is my pilot episode! I talk with a colleague of mine, Connor Griffith, about his experience with the Coronavirus and how it has impacted his life as a vocal major. We discussed his performance in the The Hunchback fo Notre Dame with CharACTers Entertainment, Choir for homeschoolers, and Vocal Pedagogy. Most importantly, he explained why he decided to become a music major. Near the end of the...