Sing, Pray, Love– How Joining a Choir Could Change Your Life!
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Sing, Pray, Love– How Joining a Choir Could Change Your Life!

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…

Sing Your “Cake” and Eat it, Too!             (Part Two)
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Sing Your “Cake” and Eat it, Too! (Part Two)

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…

Singers Need A Good Night’s Sleep— How to Get Yours!*
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Singers Need A Good Night’s Sleep— How to Get Yours!*

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that singers need a good night’s sleep, even more than the average person. Your body is your instrument! From head to toe, everything that’s going on with your body will be reflected in your voice. If you don’t sleep well, especially on a regular basis,…

How to Find Time to Practice Singing— Even When You Don’t Have Time!
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How to Find Time to Practice Singing— Even When You Don’t Have Time!

In our crazy, fast-paced, over-stimulated world, how to find the time to practice is one of the most common challenges facing any singer. With so many things pulling on us in so many directions— family, work, social obligations, and that ever-present cell phone beeping and ringing away, how do you find the time to really…

Can You Really TEACH Someone to Sing, or Do They Have To Be “BORN WITH IT?”
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Can You Really TEACH Someone to Sing, or Do They Have To Be “BORN WITH IT?”

I get asked if you can really teach someone to sing, or if you have to be “born with it”, fairly frequently. This is the $64,000 dollar question, or with today’s inflation, make it more like the $1,000,000 question! The last time it happened, I was judging a vocal competition at a high school, where…

You Audition, But Don’t Get It— How to Turn a Seeming Failure into Ultimate Success!
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You Audition, But Don’t Get It— How to Turn a Seeming Failure into Ultimate Success!

There probably isn’t a singer alive who doesn’t know the feeling of auditioning for something— a solo, that choir you love, a part in a musical or opera, a fabulous band, or some other vocal opportunity—and then not getting it!  Disappointing, discouraging, and frustrating, to say the least. If it’s a professional paid gig, it…