What if I told you that you didn’t actually have to warm up your voice? What? Seriously! It’s a strange one to comprehend for singers and vocalists, as warming up has traditionally been such a part of our habitual practices around singing, and in particular, taking singing lessons. But that’s just it – it’s a …
Note:if you haven’t done so, read PART ONE: The Surprising Reasons Why You Suffer from Performance Nerves. In the second part of this two part series, we look at ways to overcome performance nerves. Check out my 5 minute video on this topic! A must watch for anyone suffering from stage fright, or nerves before …
PART TWO: The Simple Trick to Beat Performance Nerves (with video) Read More »
In this two part series, we discuss why you may suffer from performance nerves and some great tips in how to overcome them. Performance nerves, clamming up, stage fright – whatever you want to call it, is a huge problem for singers that causes a lot of stress and worry in the lead up before …
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Singing is one of those areas where people feel like they should be able to instantly be able to be skilled at it. It also carries a lot of shame and embarrassment with it. This is because it is attached to our sense of self. But like any other instrument, we can learn to use …
In this video I will show you a method to find richer, more interesting harmony notes in the songs you are singing. By doing this you will hear the underlying structure of the music better, rather than just focus on the melody line. This will in turn give you more choices. The exercise will also …
Vocal Exercise: Find Harmonies & Improvise Better Read More »
Often singers find themselves in situations where they need to sing in harmony. This might be when writing or practicing original or cover songs, and often these situations occur under pressure – such as in the recording studio, or in preparation for a live gig. Being singer or musician means that you likely already have …
I’m often working with singer/songwriters on their original material, and we discuss different ways their singing might be improved, so that each song can really stand out and deliver. Of course, there are many ways we can go about this: by adding harmonies, more texture or colour to the vocal, deeper connection to lyrics, and …
As a singer, you may have come across the thousands of vocal warmups on the internet. But are all warmups equal? In other words, would you say that singers can potentially just get any warmup exercises from the internet somewhere and expect great results? The answer is NO. The reason for this is that …
Know These 5 Descriptive Words in Order to Warm Up Your Voice Properly Read More »
I studied a methodology called Speech Level Singing (no longer an organisation), which was founded by the teacher of musical giants such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Josh Grobin plus many, many more… So I learned directly from the people who taught clients at this very high level, over a time frame of many …
The Old “Speech Level Singing” and Singing in the ‘Mix’ Read More »
I’ve spent time thinking about and working with artists going on a process to step into their full power. The ones who stand out and ooze that special je’ne sai quoi. I’ve seen what happens when singers STEP UP and embrace it – because let me let you in on a little secret calculation: Authority …
