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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is a sensual, soulful song that I first heard years ago sung by Roberta Flack. I’m working on the song right now myself to do in a show so I went onto facebook to listen to different renditions. There I sound, besides Robert Flack, Leona Lewis’ version of the song. There is a big difference between the two women’s singing style – how the...

Equal parts Passion for the art and craft of making music, Relentless Drive to have your voice, your songs heard and Pit bull-like determination to latch on to a goal and never let it go Independent thought and original ideas about the music and how to present yourself and the music Courage. Everyone’s a bit afraid especially when your career starts to grow and you get better known. Talent – ...

The trouble with reaching high notes is that we are afraid of singing high. We tighten every muscle imaginable to make it to the pitch. Well, when we put all that effort into hitting the high note, we are ensuring that we DON’T reach the note. What you need is freedom – vocal freedom so your body can respond to the pitch naturally. Here’s a video of Sally Morgan and her Student t...

The absolute joy of singing! I write tonight after spending several hours singing. Cured all my ills. Seriously. Are you depressed? SING! Are you lonely? SING! Are you lethargic? SING! Are you angry? SING! Singing with the freedom and absolute abandon of a child is the best therapy there is. The sympathetic vibrations you create with your voice tickle your innards. Think of the extra...

Is there a great voice stuck inside of you? You know it’s there, but just don’t know how to let it out? That is how I felt for years! Even though I was a professional singer, I knew there was so much more inside of me that I couldn’t figure out how to release out to the world. It took years of training and research and performance for me to conclude that there had to be a better...

Once again, I am looking for ways to help singers who have fear of high notes (which is most of us) to have a practical approach and solid technique for singing those high notes. These are important concepts for every singer, so here we go again! As a vocal trainer, the question I am asked most often is, ‘How Can I sing higher?’ Here are a few questions to ask yourself . Question 1 Why do...

As a vocal trainer, the question I am asked most often is, How Can I sing higher?’ Here are a few questions to ask yourself: Question 1 Why do you want to sing higher? Question 2 Higher than what? Question 3 Are you being realistic about your voice and body type? Question 4 Are you willing and able to put in the time, energy and focus on practice to change the bad habits that prevent you from s...

Our current economic climate is challenging just about everyone on the planet. Our biggest problem is fear. I never realized what FDR meant by, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Now I do. Most of my students’ economic status has not changed since the recession began, but their ease with spending money on voice lessons has. Fear. But for those of you who must study to keep your skill...

Singing high and singing low is natural. You do it all the time, right? Not so much, you say? Ok, the first thing you need to understand is why do you want to sing higher than you do now? Do you want to sing your favorite song, but it’s a strain? Do you want to WOW the audience with your high notes? Do you think you’ll be thought of as a great singer if you can hit high notes? No mat...

Yesterday I was having a conversation with a student about pitch, about singing in tune. We were working on a SingLikeYouSpeak™ technique that promotes several things: Singing in Tune Singing with Meaning Connection to the Audience Never have to worry about Pitch Again My student admitted that she doesn’t really go for the pitch and let her voice sound on the pitch – just in case it&...