I always make my students warm-up before they start singing from their repertoire. If you’re singing something difficult it could harm your voice to start belting something out without warming up to that. Sure, warm-ups take a little time. However, they also serve several purposes. For example, we practice how to sing staccato and legato, [...]
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Nutrition For Singing
April 18th, 2008 
admin ‘I heard that honey is great right before singing.’ ‘Is it true that I should stay away from all dairy when I’m singing?’ These are the kinds of questions I get about a vocal diet. The answer may surprise you, but they’re both right, AND they could also both be wrong FOR YOU. For most [...]
Preparation
April 18th, 2008 admin Most everyone wants more confidence, don’t you? There is a secret to confidence: it’s called BEING PREPARED. I know it sounds so simple, but most anxiety comes from not knowing what you’re doing. If you know exactly how to sing, how to perform your piece, and have your piece completely memorized, all you have to [...]
Breathing Right
April 16th, 2008 admin Learning how to breathe for singing is a complicated process. Normally, we don’t fill our lungs up all the way, but when you’re going for quality or quantity, that extra air makes a tremendous difference in the performance. Without proper breath-support, the notes can sound shaky or off key. Dynamics are dull, and the overall [...]
