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Morning Pages: A Simple Habit That Can Support Your Creative Life The practice of Morning Pages from the classic bestselling book on creativity, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron is simple: three full pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness writing (without stopping) in an 8.5” x 11” notebook, done as soon as you wake up. Get whatever…
Healthy Speaking for Singers Whether a professional singer, aspiring professional, or hobbyist, as much as we all love to sing, on any given day, we usually talk much more! Even if we diligently develop our singing technique, inefficient speaking habits can impact the function of the voice. Here are a few tips to support healthy…
This is custom heading element A musical drone does not play a melody of its own. Instead, its continuous note or chord serves as a support and focus for both the melody and harmony produced by another instrument or singer. This note or chord is typically based on the tonic note (1st scale degree of…
15-Minute Daily Vocal Gym Challenge Do you need a jumpstart or restart in developing consistency in your daily vocal gym (skill training)? Doing things in small bites consistently is a great way to build habits. If this is you, I invite you to take on this daily challenge: (1) 5 minute warm up (1)…
Connecting With Our Creativity and Emotions This video gives a singing practice tip that helps connect us to our creativity and emotions, combining elements of two different songs. AUTHOR: ANITA G HOUSER
The Power of Saying YES as a SingerFive Reasons to Accept More Singing Opportunities Being willing to take on more singing opportunities will help you develop exponentially. Here are some clear cut reasons to say YES and put the “get out there and do it” approach into action. The HOW will come, whether it’s online…
How To Find The Best Key For Your Voice Per Song6 Steps To Sing Songs From the Lowest To Highest Note Easily Objective: to find a key suitable for your vocal instrument, where you can comfortably sing all parts of the song, from the lowest to the highest note, and sound your best, while capturing…
Three Reasons to Record Yourself Singing Regularly 1. It can help you improve faster. Recording yourself allows you to stand in the observer role and REALLY hear yourself. If you do this daily or even a few times each week, you’ll be surprised by just how much you are able to hear, evaluate, and correct…
An Effective Way to Learn from Great Singers Studying other singers gives you “vocal” roots that will ultimately give you other cool places to go vocally. The following process was used by the late Jazz great Clark Terry (trumpeter) to master Jazz Improvisation. I realize it also works marvelously for developing one’s vocals, regardless of…
4 Ways Learning Piano Can Further Develop Your Singing and Musicianship Beyond daily vocal gym, singing, and performing, a fantastic way to further develop and refine one’s singing and overall musicianship is learning to play piano. Some will say that a guitar works just fine, and for some, it does. Singers will find, however, the…
