Sing to be HEARD

Sounds simple right?  Of course you should sing to be heard.  Here is the problem.  Many singers are not comfortable singing out.  They are not comfortable being loud or projecting their voice. It’s kind of a scary thing to send sound out there.  It’s a totally naked feeling sometimes and is very vulnerable. Here’s the thing about not projecting or not singing to be heard.  What...

YOUR Song = YOUR Key

hello, hello. So you have chosen a great song, you go to buy it and, you buy it in the original key.  That’s the one you’ll sing it in right?  NO.  Let me say that again.  NO. Haha.  Song keys fit like clothes.  It might be same pair of jeans we are all wearing, but the length and waist are crucial to having them look good.  When it comes to singing, the key is crucial to a song sounding...

Wanna be a Better Performer…? Perform often.

Sounds obvious but for beginning singers, it’s really frightening to perform. Recently I had a small salon for my students.  The reason I do casual salons and less formal concerts with my students is so they can have stepping stones to more formal performance settings.  In the salon, there are about 10-15 people there.  The student introduces the song and what they have been working on technically...