21: Offstage Chat: Tona Brown

<p>Today we have an incredible guest on the podcast: Tona Brown!</p> <p> </p> <p>Tona Brown is a violinist and mezzo-soprano who made history in 2014 as the first African-American transgender woman to perform in Carnegie Hall. She is also the founder of Aida Studios where she teaches voice and violin. Aside from her incredible work as a performer and teacher, she is also an outspoken advocate for the transgender community as well as for better representation across classical music. </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, we talk about paving your own way in classical music, why representation matters, bad teachers, teaching transitioning voices, and what it really means to be a good ally.</p> <p> </p> <p>Follow Tona Brown:</p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/tonacity/'>Instagram</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/theofficialtonabrown/'>Facebook</a></p> <p><a href='http://tonabrown.com/bio/'>Website</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/AidaStudios/'>Aida Studios</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Follow Us:</p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/operaoffstage/'>Instagram</a></p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/operaoffstage'>Twitter</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/operaoffstage/'>Facebook</a></p> <p>Hosts:</p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/jessie_rags/'>Jessie</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/michelle.lauren/'>Michelle</a></p>