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Singing Through the Ages: How Vocal Training Changes as You Grow
It’s crucial to understand the profound connection between aging and voice in singing. The human voice represents our most intimate instrument, deeply affected by voice changes with age through every life stage. As our bodies tell unique stories, aging voice changes create distinct vocal signatures that demand specialized attention. Vocal
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The Psychology of Singing: How Confidence Impacts Your Vocal Performance
The intricate relationship between singing psychology and vocal performance has been a focal point of research and discussion among vocal
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Mastering the Art of Belting: Techniques for Beginner Singers
Proper belting technique forms the foundation of powerful vocal performance. Effective singing lessons for beginners should focus on breath support
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Praise more than Critique
I noticed the more I correct what my student is wrong, the more discouraged they
How to Effectively Teach Music Lessons
Giving more Detailed Instructions Help Improve Students Practice
I have found that giving a estimated time to practice may not be sufficient to
How to Effectively Teach Music Lessons
My New Ergonomic Studio Set Up
In order to teach several hours in a hour, an ergonomic studio set up is
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Using the Whiteboard To Engage your Students on Zoom
I’ve recently discovered the Whiteboard feature on Zoom which helps engage my students. It’s been helpful to introduce new concepts such as notes, rhythm, dynamics, phrasing, etc. I can draw on the page and the student can also write as well. All you have to do is share the screen and select Whiteboard and you can draw again. There are multiple colors to distinguish what the host (me as the teacher) is drawing and what the student it drawing. It’s
My New Ergonomic Studio Set Up
In order to teach several hours in a hour, an ergonomic studio set up is necessary. Firstly, having a comfortable chair is essential. Forget the piano bench especially if there is no height control. Having a chair with back support has made a positive difference for me. I would have a lot of back stiffness using the piano bench for hours. Now the chair I use has many options for height and back support that suits my needs. Recently, I
One Simple Tip to Make Sure Your Not Pulling Chest
A lot of my students pick songs that require some sort of belting or their higher register voice before they reach their head voice. During that mid range, it’s common to stop being mindful of using your diaphragm support muscles and compromise by using the throat or mouth to manipulate the tone they want to produce. Often times, this creates strain in the throat and jaw. Then the repetitive wrong technique becomes a bad habit to undo. What I have
Giving more Detailed Instructions Help Improve Students Practice
I have found that giving a estimated time to practice may not be sufficient to help students how to practice. They know that they should practice 15-20 min a day but HOW they practice determines how successful their practice time is. So instead of just instructing my student to practice for a certain amount of time, I’ve also added how many times they should practice each song as well as which measures of the song to target first. I have
A Helpful Singing Technique To Bridge Your Registers
If you’ve ever sang high and lot notes, you’ll often find a place of tension in between your high and low registers. That’s what we call your breaking point. Though there are some variations, this break is normally experienced from the E to F# above Middle C for men. For women, it is either those same notes an octave higher, or a Bb to a C# above Middle C. To smooth out your breaking point, there are a few exercises you can do.
Praise more than Critique
I noticed the more I correct what my student is wrong, the more discouraged they become. I used to think that I’m helping them by correcting their every wrong note, rhythm, or missing detail. However after many years of teaching and dealing with the effects of losing students, I realized the key is to focus on what they are doing right. Especially the personality types who love to please. I have students who so want to please me so when
Happy New Year
I’m so thankful to have a thriving business through the pandemic season. Last year I had 23 students including adults and younger children. We had a successful recital where people sang duets, played in their first recital and accomplished some difficult songs. This year, I’m looking forward to having an “Invite a Friend” to your lesson day. The benefits of doing such are: 1. The friend gets to experience what it’s like to be in a piano lesson 2. The
How early should I enroll my child in music lessons?
It’s normal for the parent to want to expose their child to music and get them on the fast track. However, it’s more important to understand what works best for your child depending on their stages of development. From birth to about 3 years old, I highly recommend you to expose them to music through group classes that help them learn about rhythm, instruments through movement and play. From 4-5 year old, is a good time to start checking their
5 ways to motivate my child to practice
In the beginning, students are eager to practice but eventually the mundane routine kicks in after awhile. How do you keep you or child motivated to practice? Over the 13 + years of teaching I’ve found these tips to be helpful: Finding the right teacher- You want to find a teacher that matches your philosophy in learning music. If the teacher’s goal is to help students win competitions when the student simply just wants to learn to read music for
What is Chest Voice?
Chest voice is the same voice that you speak in, the lowest register of your voice, and you’ll feel the resonance or vibration in your chest. You vocal folds are vibrating through their entire length when you’re singing chest voice. If you place your hand on your chest, you will feel your chest vibrate when you sing. You typically will use your chest voice when you sing the verses of a song. If you’re not sure about your chest voice,
