So— you’ve been hired to sing at a wedding, and the bride’s grandmother wants to hear her favorite love song from her native country. Or, you’ve joined a new choir, and you find out that they do all sort of songs in many languages besides English. Perhaps you just decided to be a voice major…
Would I recommend joining a choir to anyone, at any time, at any age? You bet! Singing in a group, whether it’s as small as a dynamic barbershop quartet or as large as the mighty Mormon Tabernacle Choir is one of the great joys in life, a unique and rewarding experience like none other! You…
Do you ever make plans to do something a certain way, and then turn around and do something completely different? I’m finding out that this is happening with this blog— although I have many ideas scheduled out on a master calendar for the next weeks and months, I often abandon my planned post for the…
Hello! If you’re just joining me with this current post, you may want to go back and read Part One of this series: https://singingvoicesuccess.com/2018/07/08/sing-your-cake-and-eat-it-too-part-one/. But if you’ve already read Part One, you have hopefully been “tasting” the first layer of our vocal technique cake: singing your song only on “Ah”, with two fingertips stacked one…
Ever wonder why your voice feels and sounds terrific when you’re singing your vocal exercises, but then the minute you jump into singing your song, you feel tight and the voice sounds strained? One of the biggest mistakes I see singers make is that before singing a song, they warm up a little bit (or…
Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows that I LOVE classic old movies— and one of the most entertaining and patriotic of them all is Yankee Doodle Dandy, a perfect viewing choice for The Fourth of July, our nation’s Independence Day! This 1942 film follows the life and times of legendary Broadway…
Can you believe that it’s almost July 4th?! Independence Day is just around the corner, and that makes it the perfect time to talk about our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Oh, Say, Can YOU sing the Star-Spangled Banner? Ask almost any singer about performing this song, and a look of fear, or…
Do microphones scare you? Have you ever had to sing in front of a mic? Do you know the tricks of the trade to help you sound your best when using a microphone? Whether you answered yes or no to any of the previous questions, the following post should clear up any fear or lack…
Woo-hoo! It’s finally that time— you’ve picked out the song, or songs, you want to sing for your upcoming performance or recording, and you’ve made the appointment to have a coaching with your favorite voice teacher, song coach or accompanist (I’ll use all three of those terms during this post, as all of these may…
I hear you already: “It’s only music?! Is she kidding? How can she say that? What does she mean? As a musician, I’m offended!” Okay, okay. Before you indignantly click away to some other web page, here is my very personal explanation… In deciding what to write about this week, I am highly-influenced by my…