News: Singing advice


New Lockdown Rules For Singing Teachers In The UK

Sunday, November 1st, 2020

For the purposes of NHS Test & Trace, you should display an official NHS QR code poster so that your students and visitors can optionally ‘check in’.  You should understand that you must keep a record of all staff working on your premises and shift times on a given day and their contact...

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New Singers Headphones With On Board Metering

Friday, September 1st, 2017

Great news for singers in the studio. Vocalists can now procure a set of closed headphones that now have a VU meter built in to the side of them. This will enable a number of advantages for singers including making the mix better, cancelling out background noise and helping to protect your ears from...

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Stress Relief For Vocalists

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017

The biggest issue for singers when singing live is to stop any anxiety that may impede their performance. The best way to alleviate this is to relax at least 30 minutes before the performance and to make sure you know the set and lyrics in advance. We suggest you look at our breathing exercises and...

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Warm-up exercise

Monday, May 15th, 2017

This warm-up exercise wakes up the resonance of your voice. It is also excellent for examining and developing the basic vowel sounds used in singing. Repeat this exercise until you notice adifference in the relaxation of the muscles and the resonance of your voice from within your mouth and throat....

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Increase Your Vocal Ability

Saturday, May 13th, 2017

If set at proper levels, a mic can enhance your sound with volume, reverb and EQ  but how you work with it makes all the difference in whether it increases or inhibits your vocal ability. If you’re going to perform with a mic, it’s important to rehearse correctly with one, or with a similarly...

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Sing With More Power

Monday, May 1st, 2017

Do you remember how your parents called you down for dinner when you were a kid? Because the culture you were born into has an enormous affect on your vocal power. Moving your beyond cultural influences starts by acknowledging and understanding them.

Your inner dialogue

A tiny edit...

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Things You Need in Your Pre-Show Ritual

Friday, April 28th, 2017

Gigging and touring involve a ton of downtime, mostly during the hours between load-in and the actual performance. So naturally, musicians tend to fill the time with various rituals that they repeat every gig prior to heading onstage. While some rituals may be based on pure superstition or only relevant...

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Overcome Stage Fright

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

Stage fright is something that almost anybody who has stood in front of a group of people has had to deal with. There is no method that will make it go away immediately, but with a good mindset, your stage fright will disappear gradually as you perform. Here are some things that might help a lot,...

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Want to Improve Your Stage Presence?

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

We always tell our students and clients that there’s truly nothing more important than being a great performer. Your talent can be mediocre. Your looks can be average. Even your music can be so-so. But your performance has to be electric if you want to get noticed and engage your audience.

Stage...

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Are You Well Equipped?

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to sing and a little boy who wanted to play guitar more than anything else in the world. Their parents invested in extensive musical training. But there was one big difference between them. Let us tell you a frightening fairy tale. The boy’s...

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Avoid ‘Text Neck’

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

With vocal exercises being played on a smart phone or tablet, it’s all too easy to find yourself looking down at the device whilst you’re singing along. But is this really a problem? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’! “Text Neck” is a phrase apparently coined by Dr. Dean Fishman (a chiropractor...

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Have you nailed it?

Friday, February 24th, 2017

The important must—have if you’re talking about what many people would consider success, i.e. earning wads of cash for doing what you love. The greatest artists have their niche and they own it. Bruno Mars has absolutely nailed it, and even more so with his New Jack Swing approach to pop....

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Developing a Performance Persona

Monday, February 20th, 2017

Developing an alternative version of yourself can enhance both your performance and the experience in many ways. When performing in front of an audience, whether  it’s your production team,the studio, a crowd  in the local pub,  or a sea of  fans at the O2  Arena, it’soften helpful to consider...

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A Rule For All Musicians

Sunday, February 12th, 2017

If a member of a group or band feels stifled and unable to be creative on stage  they are not going to last very long. It’s not a nice way to live as a musician, is it? So here is a rule that has been tried and tested. The rule is simple: Nobody can be negative for 20 minutes after a performance,...

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Become a Vocal Artist Who Makes It

Friday, January 13th, 2017

If singers want to sell records they must create an artist out of themselves. They need to carve out their own path and create something that is new. Artists are pressured to continuously mould their identity under the watchful eyes of the public. There are so many stories of people who have been...

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