Learn How to Sing- What Voice Type Are You? This blog is to discuss some basic vocal habits or tendencies so you, the singer, can have some idea about what category you might fall into, or what voice type you are. When students who want to learn how to sing, the first step is that…
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Learn How to Sing with Mix
This blog will discuss how to learn how to sing, by understanding how to mix into the upper register. In my previous blog, I concluded by saying that the best and healthiest method of vocal production is the ability to mix registration when ascending in pitch from the chest register to the upper register. In…
Learn How to Sing- What is Good Vocal Technique?
When you want to learn how to sing, you definitely need to understand the difference between a good vocal technique and a bad one. Most voice teachers teach by the cookie cutter method- a one size fits all approach where they give the same vocal exercises to every student who comes in the door, and…
Singing Lessons- Atlanta Vocal Coach Tricia Grey interview
Atlanta vocal coach Tricia Grey, MM, interviewed by I Am Entertainent magazine. There is some good vocal pedagogy information here, as well as some background info on Tricia Grey, MM, owner of Sing Like a Star Studios in greater Atlanta, GA, where you can get the world’s best singing lessons! For professional singing lessons in…
Vocal Training Tips- the All or Nothing Syndrome
In this blog, a part of the vocal training tips series, I will discuss the all or nothing syndrome, and why that can be so detrimental to vocal development. I can’t count the number of times I have gotten a phone call, a week or a month before the local auditions for American Idol, The…
VOCAL TRAINING TIPS- YOUR VOCAL HEALTH
In this vocal tips and training blog, I will be giving you some advice for how to protect your voice and keep it healthy. Vocal health is an important topic, and all singers will benefit from an understanding of how to protect your voice. I am often asked by my students “How can I…
LEARN HOW TO SING BETTER- SINGING IN TUNE
Learning to sing better includes singing consistently in tune. This blog will discuss why singers sometimes fail to sing in tune, and remedies for this issue. Why do singers sometimes sing out of tune? Singing out of tune means that you are not singing the pitch accurately- you are either “flat” (too low) or “sharp”…
LEARN HOW TO SING BETTER- BELTING
Singers who want to learn to sing better often wonder about belting in commercial music or musical theater, and often ask me”What exactly is belting? Do I need to be able to belt to be successful in commercial music or theater?” Poorly trained singers often “yell”, particularly on the higher notes of a song, or…
LEARN HOW TO SING BETTER- ELIMINATING VOICE BREAKS
Eliminating voice breaks is a basic component of singing technique. To learn to sing better, we need to learn to connect the lower register to the upper register of the voice, and to eliminate all voice breaks. Almost every untrained singer experiences voice breaks. Some singers deal with the break by forcing the chest voice…
VOICE LESSONS IN GROUP CLASSES
Group classes can be a cost effective alternative to more expensive voice lessons. If you are wondering whether you can really learn to sing in a group class, the answer is: that depends on the voice class. If you are doing choral mee-mah-moh-mooo’s and making spinning motions in front of your face, or other typical…
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