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Do kids need talent to study singing? Is vocal aptitude learned or an innate skill? Just what is talent? How do I recognize and develop it? These are common questions parents have when deciding to pursue singing lessons for their kids. Those unfamiliar with music lessons might think that singing is a skill one is born with and cannot be learned.

A lot of great musicians are math/science oriented, so it shouldn’t surprise you that there are a few composers, like t

San Francisco Opera is releasing an excellent video version of Jake Heggie's opera on DVD today, and on Friday, PBS' Great Performances will telecast the opera nationwide. Locally, KQED-TV will relegate the telecast to the usual pre-dawn viewer Siberia a couple of times, but makes an exception of joining the rest of the country on Friday:

Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey will be well in evidence in the city next week, with a free event on Nov.

Musicologist Evan Baker, a frequent visitor to San Francisco to give lectures on SFO productions, has