On Rejection

by | Jan 27, 2026 | BSR Insights

So you didn’t get that gig you really wanted. You worked really hard to prepare and now there won’t be another chance to sing for them again until next year and AARGH. There are limited opportunities, there are so many gatekeepers, it’s...

On Cancelling

by | Jan 27, 2026 | BSR Insights

Wouldn’t it be great if on our first day at conservatory we were handed a how-to guide for singers, something like a Miss Manners etiquette book for the music industry? Yes! That would be amazing! If only that were the case! And yet? It is not. Cue sad trombone....

The Art of the Decline

by | Jan 27, 2026 | BSR Insights

Singers can’t take every opportunity that comes along. Well, we can certainly try- but we shouldn’t, because sanity. And of course we can’t take offers for multiple gigs on the same day or pro bono opportunities we can’t afford or roles that...

The Almost Most Important Thing

by | Jan 27, 2026 | BSR Insights

We’re taught in conservatory that the most important thing in our field is the voice. Well, yes, that’s true. However! It runs a close tie with what I’d like to call The Almost Most Important Thing: SHOES. Hahaha no just kidding: it’s...

Communication Pro Tip

by | Jan 27, 2026 | BSR Insights

I organize a lot of performances for a number of organizations. A lot. Some of the readers of this blog (hi readers! *waves*) may already know that I’m constantly communicating with awesome singers and pianists, arranging programs, asking about schedules and...