Category Archives: Harmonie

Optimism, Pessimism, the Pursuit of ‘Happiness’ and our own Slice of ‘Reality’

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden I’ve always found Freud’s idea of “The Pleasure Principle” fascinating. When I watch myself and those I know make choices over and over and over again, which by any reasonable standards would be considered antithetical … Continue reading →

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Ein anderer Kosmos – Sphärenharmonie

Posted on November 17, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Zwei intensivste Arbeitswochen an der UNI Weimar sind vorbei. In der ersten Woche gab es „Auftrittstraining“. In der zweiten Woche dann „Mentales Training“ Ein junger Akkordeonist bescherte mir dabei in der zweiten Woche ein sehr … Continue reading →

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„PRESENCE“

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick       http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Stage presence is a term I’ve heard since my first days on the stage. I always found it palpable as a phenomenon, yet almost impossible to describe. Is it possible to ‘teach’ it? Is it … Continue reading →

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Emotional Transparency

Posted on November 9, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick           http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden It’s fascinating in which contexts individuals intend to be emotionally transparent and in which contexts the intention goes more in the direction of concealment. Even more fascinating is it when you actually consciously intend to … Continue reading →

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Jumping the Track

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

I can remember the first time I noticed that my thoughts always seemed to run along the same track. I remember too not liking that AT ALL! Here’s the thing though; when I notice that my thoughts are running in … Continue reading →

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Speaking, Singing, Systems and Family Constellations

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick           http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden After a long weekend of working with extremely talented speakers and presenters of all ages in a course called “Vocal Mastery; Voice, the Third Hand” here in Germany, I’ve come away with some new insights … Continue reading →

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Vowel Color – Voice Color

Posted on November 2, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick           http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden Professional singers and voice students alike often hear the terms “Forward Placement” and “Brightness”. Some of these students, ESPECIALLY when in dynamic rapport with their teachers, tacitly understand what is meant. Is this a guarantee? … Continue reading →

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Seeing love everywhere; a dangerous occupation

Posted on October 21, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick   http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden See. Love. Everywhere. Noone knows how ridiculous this sounds more than I do. First time I heard anything similar, I started laughing and couldn’t stop. After all, let’s face it, life’s dangerous. There are a … Continue reading →

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Metaphors and the Semantic Chauvinist

Posted on October 18, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick   http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden I have a real place in my heart for method-chauvinism. I think that’s probably because some of my best voice teachers were convinced that there was only one way to teach and that was their … Continue reading →

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THE UGLY SEX FACE and singer’s “Facial Posture”

Posted on October 13, 2013 by

Evan Bortnick   http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden The term “Facial ‘Posture’” and most references to the mimic muscles are FROUGHT with potential misunderstanding for the student. For this reason it’s extraordinarily important that the student goes out of each and every lesson … Continue reading →

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