The Brain of an Opera Coach

PREFRONTAL CORTEX 

Organizing coaching schedule by worst diphthong offenders 

PITUITARY GLAND

Excitement when favorite singers sing a piece from your favorite fach. 

AMYGDALA

Fear that singer will bring in Erlkonig

BRAIN STEM

Ability to sit through first opera stumble through post blocking without using the facilities 

HIPPOCAMPUS

Continued playing of Rachmaninov passage learned in undergraduate 

CEREBELLUM

Facing rhythmic challenges when singers stuggle with counting in common time. 

HYPOTHALAMUS 

Varying moods when a singer doesn’t double the nn in anni. 

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