If you’re a singer and you go to a sporting event, you’ll notice so many people are shouting, screaming, hooting and hollering… they’re so loud and boisterous. Now, as a singer, you probably recognize that your voice needs to be treated with care, and you shouldn’t join in like all the others. Oh sure, you…
Have you been working on your singing voice and performance style? Have you been hoping to show off what you’ve learned in front of an audience? Then a showcase performance is what you should do! Improve Your Vocal Skills For Your Next Showcase Sing Like a Star gives students a chance to showcase their vocal…
Jack is great at sports. Renee excels on the debate team. What about their sibling, Morgan? What is she good at? The family isn’t sure, just yet… and neither is Morgan. She’s kind of shy. Most of the attention goes to her siblings and she sometimes feels lost in the shuffle… But what about singing…
If you watched this past season of the TV show competition American Idol, you know that Laine Hardy won the contest. It’s interesting because Laine auditioned before but didn’t make it too far in the competition. He went home to Louisiana. He decided to do various singing gigs for a year– which proved to be…
In the old days, if you wanted singing lessons you had to literally go somewhere and sit (or stand) with an instructor, in-person, typically for an hour at an agreed upon time and place. But, thanks to technology, online singing lessons are currently available from companies like Sing Like A Star. What are some of…
Can you develop stage presence? Yes, you definitely can. Keep in mind that sometimes it’s not so much how well you sing as it is how well you communicate a song to an audience that matters. There’s something about the exchange between a singer and their audience that’s magical or spiritual, or somewhere in between.…
If you ever take singing lessons you’re likely to hear your instructor talk about head voice and chest voice. Most people talk and sing without giving it much thought, right? But an instructor will have you think about where you’re talking and singing from… are you using your chest to produce sound or your head…
In 1992, when “I Will Always Love You” was the biggest song of the early 1990s, Whitney Houston was at her best as a singer. “Flawless,” “astounding,” and “remarkable” were words typically used to describe her voice at that time. In 1994, however, Houston developed nodules which led to permanent damage and a noticeable change–…
Have you ever felt stage fright, where you were supposed to perform and anxiety took over? You started sweating. You tensed up. You did not want to see the audience. All you wanted to do was run away! Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon and Donny Osmond have all famously experienced stage fright,…
Are you obsessed with The Voice like the rest of the world? You just can’t help yourself when Carson Daly comes on and you know that it is only a matter of time before Adam and Blake start taking jabs at one another. It is a nearly irresistible show to watch each week and we…
