GIA Publications Teacher's Ego: When Singers Become Voice Teachers

Most voice teachers begin as professional singers themselves and nowperhaps facing the loss of their own performing identitieswork to build and support their students in every way possible.

In The Teachers Ego, author Lynn Eustis grapples with these two distinct egos, those of both singer and teacher, and reveals practical implications for any professional voice teacher. Ultimately, the relationship between a singer and a voice teacher is complex. As Eustis states, "Voice teachers who understand their own motivations are infinitely more effective in the studio than those who dont."

In this practical and thought-provoking companion to The Singers Ego, Eustis covers such topics as "Your Identity as a Singer," "Allowing Your Students to Be Their Own Artists," "Relations with Colleagues: A Different Hierarchy," and "Life Beyond the Teaching Studio."

The Teachers Ego opens a new and profound dialog between teacher and studentone where everyone will benefit.

Lynn Eustis is Associate Professor of Music/Voice in the College of Fine Arts at Boston University.