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The solution is clear. Be prepared for any roles, be prepared to act and move, be prepared to take care of yourself when you are out in the YAP world.”
Another critical aspect of committing to a summer program centers on a singer’s nances. Summer programs and YAPs range from pay-to-sing opportunities to stipend-based professional contracts with a wide array of nancial options and challenges. Regardless of
where you are on this spectrum, or whether you’re in school or not, it
is critical to candidly consider your nances and the logistics of your life, especially your anticipated nancial situation immediately after the program.
Important questions to ask yourself include: Can I a ord this? Do I need to go into credit card debt to do this program? Can I ask the
opera company for more nancial assistance? Do I feel that I need to do a summer program because all of my colleagues are? Will my day job be waiting for me afterward?
While these questions reveal some of the hard truths of this part of our training, we need to ask them in order to avoid a nancial panic
or disaster that can set us back and keep us from fully practicing and pursuing our art after the program. You’re not alone—go over these questions with a parent, partner, teacher and, ideally, a singer or two who’s just nished the program you’re interested in.
Once you’ve considered these aspects of artistic and academic bene ts, reviewed your available resources, and done due diligence
on the nuts and bolts of being away for the summer, it becomes easier to take Tweten’s advice: “Enjoy the daily
challenges and, most importantly, enjoy the gift of making music with a community of like-minded people.”
Peter Thoresen is an award-winning voice teacher, countertenor, and music director. H is students appear regularly
on Broadway (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls, and more), in national tours, and on TV and lm, and they record on major labels. H e works internationally with students as a voice teacher, music director, and collaborator in Asia and the Middle East with American Voices, and he is a voice professor at
Pace University.Thoresen holds a D M in voice from the IU Jacobs School of Music where he also served as a visiting faculty member. H e performs throughout the U.S. and abroad. T o learn move, visit peterthoresen.com and @DrP etesT weets.
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