Behind the Red Curtain

Chelsea Hart-Melcher•redcircle.com

Chelsea Hart-Melcher, an opera singer, music teacher, and "mompreneur", gives us a glimpse of the joys and struggles of her multiple hats and finding your why. She is super passionate about helping singers channel their anxiety into their superpower. If you're a musician, performer, parent, or student, then this show is for you!

Last refreshed: July 12th, 2025 at 8:34 AM ⓘ

Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.

Follow on

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

RSS

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

High-Heel Horrors: My Most Embarrassing Moment Onstage as a Musician

We’ve all had some embarrassing moments in our lives. Especially for performers, we’ve had our fair share of embarrassing moments. Or if you haven’t, you’ve at least had some daymares or nightmares about what could go wrong.In this episode, I talk about my most embarrassing moment performing onstage (Spoiler alert: It happened twice.)

Nov 19, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Stop Caring About What Others Think! The Art of Embracing People Pleasing

Sometimes, we do things differently when others are around because we’re worried about what they think. Sometimes, we’re so worried about cracking, or making a bad sound that we’re not really able to think about the music that we’ve worked so hard on and we absolutely love. In this episode, we go a little deeper to discuss people pleasing, and the art of embracing people pleasing.

Nov 13, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Mental Breakdowns and Bad Days: What to Do When You’re at Your Breaking Point

Some days are awesome, and some days are just freaking hard. And we need some tips and tools to be able to handle that. We can love the good times but we have to be able to embrace the bad times too. In this episode, I talk about what to do when you’re at your breaking point, and some techniques to help alleviate some of the stress.

Oct 30, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Master Class with Natalie Ballenger

Today, you get to listen to a master class done by a wonderful amazing singer and colleague and just a wonderful person in general. I met Natalie when we did Ohio Light Opera together in the summer. Since then, Natalie has done amazing things and I’m really proud of all the hard work that she has done and I’m excited to share some of her thoughts with you.

Oct 23, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Quarantine Tips: How to Practice with People at Home

Practicing can definitely be a struggle—and I hear you. I hear you, because I struggle too. Sometimes it’s just a general motivation that we need, a general kick-in-the-butt. In this episode, I talk to you about some of the struggles that we have with practicing, and some tips that can help with those struggles.

Oct 09, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 6

What It’s Like to Be a Performer During the Pandemic

Being a performer during a pandemic is incredibly challenging. I feel extremely grateful to have the music school, because I know that some of my colleagues who are just performers are waiting for an unemployment check every month. In this episode I will talk about what it’s like to be a performer during the pandemic from my personal experience.

Oct 02, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Five Ways to Support Your Balance of Career, Family, Life, Work and Marriage

Sometimes you might feel guilty that you’re not doing the very best work that you could do. Sometimes, you might be frustrated that you’re not being the best parent, best spouse… but how can you possibly when you’re trying to do it all, all of the time? In this episode, we talk about balancing kids, work, career and parenting.

Sep 25, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Finding Your Motivation In Quarantine: Rising Up amidst the Negativity

With everything else shutting down and so many tragic things happening in the world, it can be easy to get into a pitfall of negativity—and that's okay. In this episode, I talk about how you can pick yourself up from that downward spiral, and turn negativity into opportunity.

Sep 18, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Burnout in Your Music? Here's What You Need to Do

We practice our pieces a lot. And sometimes in practicing our pieces so much, we get sick and tired of them. In this episode, I talk about what to do when you get tired of your piece, and an effective practice method that I teach that can be very helpful to truly make leaps and bounds with your progress.

Sep 11, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 2

My Favorite Moments in My Career as a Music Teacher

Being a music teacher is a beautiful blessing, and I have gotten so much fulfillment from teaching. In this episode, I talk about the history of my teaching and how I became a music teacher and how the music school came about, as well as some of my favorite moments with students.

Sep 04, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Welcome to Behind the Red Curtain!

Chelsea Hart-Melcher, an opera singer, music teacher, and mom of two, gives us 15-minute glimpses of the daily life of a musician and music teacher and how to take control of your life and your time. If you're a musician, performer, parent, or student who wants to learn more about how to integrate music in your life, then this show is for you!

Sep 03, 2020•47 sec•Season 1Ep. 1

← Prev

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android