I’m thrilled to announce that IVA has been selected to receive an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts funded by the National Endowment of the Arts. This opportunity will allow me to expand my 2019 tour and reach an audience across...
Dear Friends, It’s here! The music video for “Immense Tenderness” is up on YouTube (don’t forget to subscribe)! Director William DeJessa created a unique old world feel shooting the video on a 1940s era Grafex camera. I’m so grateful to have...
Dear Friends, On Oct 19th I’ll release the second single from the new EP “Traitor”, called “Red Sky”. I am super psyched to share it with you! In the meantime, check out my latest single “Young” on Spotify and you can pick up your own copy on iTunes! The live video of...
LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE “YOUNG” ON SPOTIFY!! Please come cheer me on when I perform at The Lilypad on Saturday September 22 at 3pm, located at 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139. I’d be so happy to see you all. I will perform music from my new EP...
“Young”, the first single from our upcoming EP “Traitor” is here!! Follow IVA on Spotify!! You’ve been patient with us as we craft it with love, care, and, yes, time. About a month ago, we decided to release a live video of “Young” on Facebook, and people have...
The time is here! New music!! We decided to release a live video of “Young”, one of the songs from my new EP “Traitor”, and people have been giving it tons of love (44 K views so far!). We are thrilled! So on Friday, August 10th, the studio version of “Young” will go...
Singers train, and train … and train. Spending hours in the practice room, however, is not a guarantee of progress. If we practice without mindfulness, we can become tired and frustrated, potentially practicing bad habits, both physical and mental. As master...
I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on my Facebook video post about the mixed-belt technique so I want to continue the conversation so more people can understand better what I’m sharing. Over the past couple years I’ve been surprised at the number of students...
Hello Friends! As promised, here is the start of an explanation of the difference between mixed-belt technique and classical technique, and of what mixed-belt technique makes possible for popular and musical-theatre singers. Questions?
Last week one of my students and I were discussing in what direction he should take his training. He has worked on the West End in London and has been admitted to one of the top musical theatre programs in New York. He’d had some advice, however, that he should...
