Last week my adult students and I organized an open mic night in our community. It was a great night full of music in a supportive environment! Organizing a singing performance for beginners was a fun task. This was the first time that we have organized an event of this kind, and because of that, […] The post Organizing a singing performance for beginners appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

Having vocal nodules is something that can frighten most singers, especially the ones who are experiencing them. Today I want to talk about how to get rid of vocal nodules using a therapy that you might not have heard of yet. Healing from a vocal injury Last year I went through some unfortunate experiences that […] The post How to get rid of vocal nodules for singers appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

We use our magical voice instrument to communicate every day. It seems that if we are able to have a functional instrument to communicate, we should be able to sing too, right? Well, yes and no. There are quite a few differences between singing and speaking, and this has something to do with the way […] The post Differences between singing and speaking appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

Very often, when I am introduced to a new person and they enquire about what I do for a living, they find it interesting that I teach people to sing. But the few times in which the people in question are curious enough to check my webpage out, they come across the idea of holistic […] The post what does holistic singing mean? appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

Due to some family health issues, I have been traveling for the last few days and have stayed in a hotel room. We are supposed to be quiet when staying in hotels, so I am missing my singing training quite a bit. However, in times and situations like this, we must rise above the circumstances […] The post How to practise singing quietly in a hotel room appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

It is summer in NZ! And I have been using it to do some singing research. I’ve been long interested in the Feldenkrais® method for a good while now and I am using my New Zealand Summer break to explore this method and see what benefits it brings to my singing. An experiment to discover […] The post My Summer Singing Adventures – Discovering The Benefits Of The Feldenkrais® Method For Singers appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

If you ever had singing lessons online or in person, or even if you did some online singing videos, you might have come across “the bridge”. But what is the bridge in singing? Also called the passagio, or the voice “break”, the bridge in singing is that zone of your voice in which you transition […] The post What is the bridge in singing appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more

If you are a beginner singer, chances are you might be wondering how to warm up your voice when you practice at home.  Many of my students – especially the adult ones – mention that after our weekly lesson their voice sounds easy and they can sing songs nicely. However, when they practice at home, […] The post How to warm up your voice – for beginners appeared first on Auckland Contemporary Singing School ..read more