Originally posted in March 2021, we sat down with Dr. Patricia Au, coach and pianist, to talk about all things repertoire! When it comes to putting your best foot forward in any audition or gig, it all comes back to how you prepare. From picking out your package and what is going to highlight your voice the best to how to prepare a role and how to navigate coachings during COVID, join us in our conversation!

For more information, visit patriciaau.com or on Instagram @au_patricia.

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• Learn Your Music the Right Way
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• Practice Makes Perfect: An Ode to the Practice Log

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Known for her vivacious energy, Dr. Patricia Au works versatilely as a collaborative pianist, music director, vocal coach, and teaching artist. She has held positions at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, New England Conservatory, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute, as well as conducted masterclasses at Bucknell University and New World School of the Arts. As music director, she has led productions at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, OperaHub, and Boston Opera Collaborative. A frequent interpreter of contemporary music, she has workshopped with living composers, including Sofia Gubaidulina and John Harbison. Dr. Au currently serves as Resident Teaching Artist and Education Pianist with The Boston Lyric Opera where she has a passion for introducing young people to opera as a storytelling art. She received her DMA in Collaborative Piano from New England Conservatory of Music in 2017 and her dissertation, “A New Edition of the Piano-Vocal Score of Jake Heggie’s To Hell and Back” is available through Bent Pen Music, Inc.