Rosanne Simunovic AKA Masterclass Lady

Happy New Year everyone! And I would like to thank you for your patience and support during my self-imposed hiatus from MasterclassLady.Com.

Your dedication to the MCL site has been deeply appreciated and I tremendously value your generous and educational feedback. I am feeling much better and thank all of you for your prayers and concern. I hope that the New Year brings health, prosperity and happiness to each and every one of you.

I have been watching the successful journey of so many of my favorite artists, including Michael Buble, David Archuleta, The Canadian Tenors, David Cook, Jason Castro, Jaydee Bixby, Katharine McPhee and Adam Lambert. I do plan to devote more time to these artists in future blog topics but, for now, I would like to give them a standing “0″ for their enormous success during 2010.

I am also anticipating the premiere of Season 10 of American Idol, scheduled for Wednesday, January 19th. I plan to walk into this year’s show with my eyes wide open and give the new format of judges an opportunity to carve their niche during the course of the season. I am hoping and praying that the vocal talent is exceptional, mirroring the enormous success of Season 7.

So, I look forward to your comments. Rest assured that, over the course of the next few weeks, I will be making some new changes to this site and adding new blog topics for your reading enjoyment.

So, I thought I would offer a December “to do” list for MasterclassLady.Com and, as each project is completed, I would “cross it off” my list and provide a link to the blog topic.

Also, please feel free to add your requests in the comments section – in case I missed anything.

So, here we go – Masterclass Lady’s December “To Do” List:

• BREAKING NEWS: Live Chat With Dean Kaelin and Masterclass Lady At Counting David’s Character On Wednesday, December 10th: Click here to read the transcript
• Review David Archuleta’s CD All Done. Click here.
• Clean My House All Done! Woo! Out To Purchase or Download Cookie’s CD after Church Services
• Snuck in a review of David Archuleta’s “O Holy Night” Performance Click here
• Review David Cook’s CD
• Decorate My Christmas Tree Done ahead of schedule because I missed my beautiful white and gold tree
• Review Jason’s Castro’s New Music
• Review David Archuleta’s AOL Performances
• Babysit My Almost 3-year-old Granddaughter For A Week
• Recover From Babysitting My Granddaughter for A Week. haha
• Bake, bake and bake some more
• Review David Archuleta’s Jingle Ball Performances
• Wrap My presents
• Review the Canadian Tenors’ New CD
• Plan Music Liturgy For Advent And Christmas Church Services All done!
• Review Jaydee Bixby’s New CD
• Anything Else?

I thought it would neat to provide a link to the various feast days that are revered by every person of every faith at this time of year. Is it any wonder that, come January, we are all exhausted? But, it certainly is a magical time of year and I wait in child-like anticipation each year for December to arrive. Doesn’t everbody?

So, my “Masterclass” writing has taken a backseat to the visits and dinners and concerts and musical preparations that inevitably coincide during the latter part of November and all of December.

I have yet to review David Archuleta’s and David Cook’s CDs, although there are a couple of articles below this one about their recording success.

This will happen, along with a review of The Canadian Tenors’ glorious new CD, as well as more news about Jaydee Bixby and a follow-up to Matt Humphrey’s video.

And could someone bring me up to date on Jason Castro’s activities? When is he going to sing to us again via the internet? I want to hear some soulful holiday music from Jason and David A. -a duet, perhaps?

And stay tuned for a Masterclass review of the outstanding new holiday CD, Remember December, by Canadian a cappella group, The Essentials. I just saw them in concert with the Timmins Concert Singers and they rocked the house “big time”. Love you guys!

So, as you can see, I will be a busy little Masterclass elf, won’t I? So, thank you for your patience and to all my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving.

And that voice – so beautifully developed for an 18-year-old male vocalist. He also possesses performance skills that are so genuinely entertaining. Certainly one to watch as the months and years move forward! His career is a bright and promising one.

You can purchase Jaydee’s CD here.