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Bryce McClendon

@the.bryce.is__right

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Voice teacher, playwright, & performer in NYC and Boston.
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New post on substack out today! Sunday advice column coming from your voice teacher’s favorite voice teacher, starting next week Sunday, June 7. Submissions at the link in bio. Read the post at brycemcclendon.substack.com by @the.bryce.is__right

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4 months ago

FIGARO/FAGGOTS
2025, Jerome Robbins Theatre at Baryshnikov Arts Center

Conceived, Directed, and Choreographed by @kcarillo
From texts by Larry Kramer
Music by W.A. Mozart

@seanpeterforte, Music Director and Arranger
Bryce McClendon, Associate Music Director

@anniezguo , Production Stage Manager
@noah_latty , Assistant Stage Manager

CAST
Toni Jenkins @tony.jenkins.5201
Anthony Costello @anthonycostelloo
Bryce McClendon
Jay St. Flono @jaysaintflono
Luk Rosario @lukrosario
León Tak @leontak
Tom Gold @thetomgold

CREATIVE
Kevin Carillo, Scenic Designer
@kindall.almond , Costume Deaigner
Serena Wong, Lighting Designer
@germanthesounddesigner , Sound Designer
@mx_deziduck , Dramaturgy
Katerina Vitaly, Video Designer
@tommykurzmanwigs , Wigz
Liv Rigdon, Props Designer
@andrewaaronvaldez , Intimacy Director

Photos by Maria Baranova @photo_by_baranova by @the.bryce.is__right

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It is indeed curious that across the majority of my vocal training the larynx, without which a tone could not be made, was scarcely mentioned. In fact, when it was, often the instructor’s aim was to underscore its involuntary nature, its submissiveness to the breath. I was then redirected to the shape of the mouth or the position of the tongue, to the mystifying, seemingly endless work of identifying and releasing localized bodily tension. My teaching is a corrective against this inaccurate, deeply flawed, and tragically pervasive framework.
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If one is not teaching laryngeal coordination, one is not — in my opinion — teaching singing. Singers and teachers bang on and on about “tension,” but until you address the SOURCE of the sound — and, moreover, get back to the primary human impulse of CALLING OUT IN ORDER TO BE HEARD — that tension is going to keep setting up shop around every last part of your body and brain. My work is grounded in getting the cords together, keeping them closed, and releasing the voice directly, gently and without pressure. The results, as my students will attest, are increased clarity, projection, stamina, and a greater sense of confidence.
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The work takes time, and I do not dally in quick, easy fixes for technical concerns that cannot be addressed quickly or easily. At the same time, while learning to sing may feel at times complex, the action of singing is quite simple and rooted in the urge to communicate. I aim to strip away longstanding contrivance, find the ACTUAL sound you make, and build your skills around the uniqueness of that sound through vocalization.
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Coming up on my first full year of teaching full time, I can say I have never felt more aligned with my life’s work than I do now. It is an enormous gift to help singers find themselves and reacquaint them with their joy for singing.
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If you’re curious about working together, reach out or schedule directly via the calendly link in my bio.
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Without hesitation, I offer my immense gratitude to @hausofshmizzay for his exceptional guidance and support of my skills as both a singer and a teacher. I also am grateful to @morganmastrangelo for making me do this thing. by @the.bryce.is__right

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a year ago

Mother Knows Best | Sunday, October 4
On long distance, the value of self-attunement, and the inevitability of friction…
Out today at brycemcclendon.substack.com
#operasingersofinstagram by @the.bryce.is__right

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Mother Knows Best | Sunday, September 20
On finding a job as a singer new to New York City, the dangers of hyper-productivity, and the necessity of protecting your time…
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#operasingersofinstagram #creativity #artist by @the.bryce.is__right

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21 days ago

Take me back to Santo Fay taken in Santa Fe by @the.bryce.is__right

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Mother Knows Best | Tuesday, August 11
On Correcting Nasality and Assessing and Implementing Feedback
Read at brycemcclendon.substack.com
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#opera #singing #voiceteacher #singinglessons #operasingersofinstagram by @the.bryce.is__right

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2 months ago

With the end of this week, I mark the end of my season and the start of my vacation (even tho I’m still gonna teach a handful of lessons while I’m vacationing because I need SOMEONE to tell what to do!!!!). I am feeling EXTREMELY proud of my work. I have had students singing all over the world including at major venues, I made my debut Off Broadway and the New York Times said I was gorgeous so it’s a matter of THE HISTORICAL RECORD!, I’ve worked with over 140 singers, I started an advice column and been surprised to have such a participatory readership, and I really believe I’m just getting going. Plus also I look like that. Love to all. See you soon, Santa Fe! by @the.bryce.is__right

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New "Mother Knows Best" column out today on Substack. On the protection of knowledge, projecting vs. singing loud, and navigating the industry as a singer with different taste than the status quo...

Read at brycemcclendon.substack.com by @the.bryce.is__right

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Opera’s It girl.
Ossia, your vibrato called. She wants more core. by @the.bryce.is__right

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Brave deeds and derring-do @morganmastrangelo taken in Palace of Versailles by @the.bryce.is__right

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