Voice Lessons focused on healthy singing, overall knowledge of the vocal mechanism and process based
02/21/2018
Agreed! Please read on some tips on script analysis.
Why Script Analysis Is So Important + How to Do It A clean script is an incomplete object. It might be all the words but it’s only a fragment of the information an actor needs to give a detailed and accomplished performance.
08/30/2017
https://auditioningforcollege.com
The College Audition Blog Musical Theatre, Opera, Music Ed, Acting, and more
08/19/2017
Alexander Technique is a great way to start focusing on your body's core center. This article is a great way to help with singing.
5 Alexander Technique Tips to Help with Your Singing Auditions 5 Alexander Technique Tips to Help with Your Singing Auditions December 6, 2011 Ann Rodiger As recently seen on: http://www.yaptracker.com/posts/5-alexander-technique-tips-to-help-with-your-auditions/5 Alexander Technique Tips to Help with Your Singing AuditionsAuditions, rehearsals, and even lesso...
Auditions are mini-performances. Think about putting these into action next time you head into an audition.
https://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/5-things-do-your-next-musical-theater-audition/
5 Things to Do Before Your Next Musical Theatre Audition Backstage Expert and audition coach Philip Hernández lays out exactly what you need to do to get your head in the zone for that next audition—and it involves planning for every outcome.
08/02/2017
The arts support and foster not only those who have the potential and passion in performing and creating but it also facilitates those who are becoming 21st century learners and leaders. New World School of the Arts in Miami has become one of the leaders in arts education. It is my sincerest hope that there will be more programs that will continue to aid in providing education for all those who love the arts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/education/edlife/public-schools-new-world-school-arts-miami.html
Where All the School’s a Stage, and the List of Success Stories Is Long In high schools of the performing and visual arts, race, sexual identity and ZIP code are beside the point. But not academics.
07/27/2017
Vocal music comes in all shapes and sizes. Especially with rise of CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) on the vocal collegiate scene, we are seeing music programs begin to make changes to their curriculum. Bluegrass music is one area where music schools are making changes. Here are two articles that focus on bluegrass music and curriculum.
http://nodepression.com/article/bluegrass-goes-college-should-it
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/07/13/examining-bluegrass’s-move-hollers-university-halls
07/25/2017
https://makingmusicmag.com/8-spectacular-apps-for-singers/
I receive questions from students about good apps for singing, warming up or even just pitch pipe/tuners. This article gives a good run-down on apps that are out there to assist vocalists.
8 Spectacular Apps for Singers | Making Music Magazine We’ve put together a list of 8 spectacular apps for singers. Whether you’re looking for assistance with vocal warm-ups, preparing for an audition...
07/22/2017
Organizing your rep. book is essential to audition preparation. Here is a free course on building, creating and cutting material in your audition book!
https://soundfly.com/courses/the-definitive-guide-to-building-your-audition-book
The Definitive Guide to Building Your Audition Book Discover what Broadway’s top casting directors, actors, and accompanists think your audition book should look like in this new free course from TheoryWorks.
07/20/2017
There are good types of tension and there are some not so good types of vocal tension. Here are a few tips on awareness within your vocal technique.
http://www.voicecouncil.com/do-more-doing-less-tips-efficient-singing-jenevora-williams/
Do More by Doing Less - 3 Tips for Efficient Singing - VoiceCouncil Magazine When we are singing at our best, we have the feeling of no feeling - says Dr Jenevora Williams.
07/17/2017
The straw technique is one I love to use when focusing on support. Here are a couple of tips on strengthening your voice and using the straw technique. https://www.vox.com/2015/6/20/8816065/how-not-to-lose-your-voice
How blowing into a straw can save your voice The technique singers use to strengthen their vocal cords.