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Practice Tips for Beginning Singers
How to Practice Singing Step 1: Always Warm Up! Loosen up your body with some stretches, shoulder rolls, and deep breaths Start singing gently, with some of the warm up exercises you’ve learned in your...
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Recommended Materials for Voice Students
There are many different music anthologies and songbooks out there, so I thought I’d put together a list of the ones that I recommend for my students. I’m always looking for more music for my...
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How the Voice Works: An Overview
As a voice teacher, I often find myself explaining to students how the voice works and why it’s important to take good care of it. While it’s not necessary for all singers to know all the tedious...
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How to Choose Songs for Auditions
Choosing the right song for an audition is important, because it shows that you know your voice and what you can do. This article from Opera News has great tips for opera singers who are competing or...
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What are Nodes?
Vocal fold nodules, commonly called nodes or singer’s nodes, are basically small blisters or calluses on the vocal cords. They can be caused by vocal abuse, such as excessive screaming, or by singing...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Voice Lessons
What do you do in voice lessons? My approach varies slightly with the age of the students, but the basic outline is the same. Each voice lesson includes vocal warm ups, music reading exercises, and...
View ArticleMemorization Tips
Hello, everyone! I wanted to share a few of my favorite tricks and tips for memorization. Memorizing songs is something that comes very easily to some, and not at all to others, but it is a skill...
View ArticleSemi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises
What does Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract mean? Semi-occluded means partially blocked, and the vocal tract is what we call the space between the vocal folds and the lips. Semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT)...
View Article3 Common Myths About Singing
There is a lot of misinformation out there about singing and voice technique. A lot of these problematic ideas are leftover from the days before technology enabled us to understand how the voice...
View ArticleSongbooks for Young Singers
Finding appropriate music for young singers can be challenging if you don’t know where to look! Here are some of my favorite song books that I use with my young voice students. **This post contains...
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