The Cruise Ship Musician’s Survival Guide Part 1
You want to travel the world and make lots of money playing music? Cruise ship musician might be your gig. Just make sure you know what you’re getting into!
Marisa Balistreri
Marisa Balistreri is a native of Madison, Wisconsin who has been involved in music somewhere, somehow her whole life. From piano and violin training to becoming a classically trained singer, her varied career as a professional musician ranges from musical theatre to opera to jazz.
Marisa Balistreri received her B.A. from the University Wisconsin-Madison in Theatre and Drama and Psychology, and her A.R.C.T Diploma in Vocal Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada.
Trained in Italy in the traditional Italian method of singing, she has sung with The Rome Opera, The Cairo Opera Company and on Holland America Line as an opera singer.
Always eager to expand her musical knowledge, Marisa enjoys the challenge of learning new styles and genres of music. She is currently transitioning from opera to jazz and sings in a duo with Stefan Hall.
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Posts by Marisa Balistreri
Teaching Piano, Online Music Lessons, Tension/Release and Singing “Sweet Spots”
This week we’re helping you find the right fit in music: fit scales to chords, teachers to students, and the perfect “sweet-spot” songs to your voice.
A Life by Ear: Jazz Guitarist and Composer Dr. Stefan Hall
Jazz guitarist Stefan Hall moonlights as a classical composer. Also listen to his gypsy/modern jazz fusion and gem-like standards rescued from oblivion.
What Does Music Look Like?
Sound wave vibrations rearrange grains and fluids into fascinating visual patterns, which have engaged the attention of scientists, artists, and mystics.
