Dana Lynne Varga's guest appearances

Dana Lynne Varga

Contrabass Conversations

The YAP (Young Artist Podcast)

Makin' It In Opera

David Allen

Paul Simon

Brian Johnson

Willie Nelson

Henry Chen

William Parker

Steve Metcalf

Scott Dixon

John Davis

Chris West

Leonard Bernstein

Paul Johnson

Miles Brown

Kevin Brown

Rick Jones

OwlTail

Follow Dana’s Work:The Empowered Musicianwww.theempoweredmusician.comMass Operawww.massopera.orgDana Lynne Varga’s Artist Pagewww.danavarga.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/Articles:Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: Systemic discrimination against women in operahttps://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/DMA’s and the elusive, coveted, full-time faculty position: https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/An Impossible Choice: Music majors, COVID-19 and an uncertain futurehttps://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinoperaSupport the Pod: www.makinitinopera.com

Follow Dana’s Work:The Empowered Musician<a href="http://www.theempoweredmusician.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.theempoweredmusician.com</a>Mass Opera<a href="http://www.massopera.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.massopera.org</a>Dana Lynne Varga’s Artist Page<a href="http://www.danavarga.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.danavarga.com</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/</a>Articles:Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: Systemic discrimination against women in opera<a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/</a>DMA’s and the elusive, coveted, full-time faculty position: <a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/</a>An Impossible Choice: Music majors, COVID-19 and an uncertain future<a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/</a>Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinoperaSupport the Pod: <a href="http://www.makinitinopera.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.makinitinopera.com</a>

Makin' It with Dana Lynne Varga

Zach Finkelstein

Zach Finkelstein and Dana Lynne Varga turned a lot of heads earlier this year with their  co-authored article  An Impossible Choice: Music Majors, COVID-19, and an Uncertain Future. We dig into this complicated topic, plus the unique challenges vocalists face in their career, the concept of a  correlating career, the pitfalls of  Young Artist Programs, and much more. Enjoy, and be sure to check out Dana’s site The Empowered Musician, Zach’s site The Middleclass Artist, plus check out Zach’s latest album and MassOpera, which Dana co-directs. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Check out my  Beginner's Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass!   Thank you to our sponsors! Ear Trumpet Labs - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass to claim yours and check out the Nadine!   Practizma - The Practizma practice journal is packed with research based strategies to turn your ho-hum practice into extraordinary practice.  Develop your curiosity, discipline, creativity, daring, tenacity and zen.  Take a journey with four elements each week: goal setting, reflection prompt, action challenge, and journal pages to track your practice.  Curious?  Download the introductory chapter of the journal for free - this gives you an idea of what it's all about.   Modacity - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get Modacity – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners that includes lifetime access to the app.     Contrabass Conversations production team:  Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer  Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging theme music by Eric Hochberg 

<a href="https://www.zachfinkelstein.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach Finkelstein</a> and <a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dana Lynne Varga</a> turned a lot of heads earlier this year with their <a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> co-authored article</a> <a href="https://www.middleclassartist.com/post/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future?ck_subscriber_id=90330810" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> An Impossible Choice: Music Majors, COVID-19, and an Uncertain Future</a>. We dig into this complicated topic, plus the unique challenges vocalists face in their career, the concept of a <a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/getting-real-the-correlating-career/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> correlating career</a>, the pitfalls of <a href="https://www.middleclassartist.com/post/do-artist-apprenticeships-pay-a-living-wage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Young Artist Programs</a>, and much more. Enjoy, and be sure to check out Dana’s site <a href="https://theempoweredmusician.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Empowered Musician</a>, Zach’s site <a href="https://www.middleclassartist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Middleclass Artist</a>, plus check out <a href="https://www.zachfinkelstein.com/preorder-album" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach’s latest album</a> and <a href="https://massopera.org/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassOpera</a>, which Dana co-directs. <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!</a> Check out my <a href="https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discover Double Bass</a>! Thank you to our sponsors! <a href="https://EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ear Trumpet Labs</a> - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit <a href="https://EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass</a> to claim yours and check out the Nadine! <a href="https://www.practizma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Practizma</a> - The <a href="https://practizma.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Practizma</a> practice journal is packed with research based strategies to turn your ho-hum practice into extraordinary practice.  Develop your curiosity, discipline, creativity, daring, tenacity and zen.  Take a journey with four elements each week: goal setting, reflection prompt, action challenge, and journal pages to track your practice.  Curious? <a href="https://susannaklein.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e5231b6b6554b6ec05c29b177&amp;id=95761809ee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Download the introductory chapter of the journal for free</a> - this gives you an idea of what it's all about. <a href="https://www.modacity.co/music/contrabassconversations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modacity</a> - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get <a href="https://www.modacity.co/music/contrabassconversations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modacity</a> – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a <a href="https://www.modacity.co/music/contrabassconversations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners</a> that includes lifetime access to the app. Contrabass Conversations production team: <ul> <li><a href="http://doublebassblog.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Heath</a>, host</li> <li>Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing</li> <li><a href="http://mitchmoehring.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitch Moehring</a>, audio engineer</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/04/20/cbc-205-trevor-jones-on-musical-pit-work-scheduling-creativity-and-finding-balance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trevor Jones</a>, publication and promotion</li> <li><a href="http://thebackstagecreative.libsyn.com/2019/03" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krista Kopper</a>, archival and cataloging</li> <li>theme music by <a href="https://erichochberg.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Hochberg</a></li> </ul>

742: An Impossible Choice with Zach Finkelstein and Dana Lynne Varga 