HeyJaredRehearsal Notes
Opera singer Martha Eason shares insights on creativity, practice, and the artistry-athleticism balance. With 8 seasons as a fest singer in Germany, she offers inspiration, guidance, and a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the stage.
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Honest Thoughts on reaching 20k on IG (opens the original)
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Allow me to unload some of my disheveled thoughts on Instagram after reaching 20k followers:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="256" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dPN-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.a
Know Your Stop Loss: call the shots on your life instead of letting the classical music industry force your hand. (opens the original)
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side-note: I originally wrote this article years ago. At the time, I hadn’t hit my own personal stop loss. Now I have. And as I result, I’ve made some pretty big life decisions and am currently working though those. I’m going to leave the more in-depth and vulnerable stuff in the podcast episode. So if you want that tea- check it. For the rest of you: here’s an updated version of the stop loss article. It’s a concept that I believe will become more and more important for live of working-class mu
Spilling the TEA on starting a career in Germany (opens the original)
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There are a bunch of new baddies here so I just want to say WELCOME!Not every Rehearsal Notes is gonna be like this- I like to write about anything and everything that pleases me. BUT- I’m one week into my freedom from the fest system and I’m making some changes in how I’m showing up online.I’m taking down my Getting Started in Germany course - why? It’s in this long-ass podcast episode.Also in this episode? A long blab on how to build a career in Germany fo
I am effing tired. (opens the original)
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Here’s a TLDR for this week’s Rehearsal Notes:This week: an unhinged voice note from a Frankfurt hotel room, because I said I’d show up every Sunday and this is what showing up looks like when you have nothing left to give.The short version: I’m closing out my last full season as a Fest singer - 8 seasons, ~400 performances, 40-ish roles - and I’m sitting in the strange buffer zone between “done” and “whatever’s next,” which for me is Appalachia, then Boston, then maybe California, then back to
The Last Midsummer, a Book That Earns Your Attention, and P.S.- Nobody Is Going to Your Website (opens the original)
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Welcome to Rehearsal Notes, a weekly dispatch on creative life, opera, practice, visibility, and building a more sustainable artistic career - on and off-stage.The TLDRLife this week: Final performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this week …and processing my last official week as a fest singer after hittin’ it hard for 8 years (omg)What I’m reading: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi - and what beautiful, unhurried storytelling is teaching me about how to hold an audience’s attention.</l
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