SONGWRITING HOW TO: Write a song?     5 Exploration ideas and tips to help write your first song! (full 10 week course and lessons on songwriting available with our coaches)            1. Writing over an instrumental  Many people assume that if they don’t play an instrument like the piano or guitar, then they can’t write a song but this is just not true. Some of the top songwriters we know and love don’t play an instrument (including Jamiroquai!). Try this exercise; Play an instrumental tune you connect with on youtube or spotify and se ..read more

THE SINGERS CLUB: Interview with Lxy 02.11.21 Behind the scenes: Creating Snowflake Today’s Guest: Lxy Hey Lxy! Let’s go straight in…. So tell us… How does it feel to have your debut song out there officially? (wooohoooooooo!!! btw) Thank you, that’s super kind. It actually feels exactly like that and I quote you ‘wooohoooooooo’. It took me quite a while for this decision, but in the end music is there to be shared and enjoyed together, so now it’s done, I released my first song into the wild and I’m really happy about that step and foremost thankful to all those wonderful people who were gent ..read more

  Song break down and free ‘how to’ audio guide on how to sing like Billie Eilish in her bond theme..No Time to Die: https://thesingersclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/No-time-to-die.m4a     HOW TO: SING LIKE BILLIE EILISH Racking up over 50,000,000 million listeners a month means Billie Eilish is doing something right! So let’s take a closer look at what she is doing when she sings and some of the cool vocal effects we can re-create when singing our favourite Billie Eilish songs. (NB. If you put on a baggy Tee, cut offs and sneakers you will sound more like Billie Eilish) So ..read more

The importance of learning to sing from a professional platform and how can you do it in the best way? Learning to sing these days is not just for professionals. It can something you like, an ambition, or a hobby. If you do it in the right way, there will be nothing between you and technique success. However, the pandemic has made it quite difficult for people to do it in the best way. At the same time, the internet opens many opportunities for people looking to learn the amazing skill of singing. With platforms like zoom and other online singing lessons, anyone from anywhere in the world can ..read more

Hey guys – just popping on quickly today to explain how to make sirens and liptrills for your singing warmups…   How to do a lip trill: Press the corners of your mouth and blow on a ‘bbrrrr” sound just like yo are really cold and going ‘bbrrrrrrrrr” with sound. This is essentially a lipt trill. Focus your attention on resisting the airflow with the br sound rather than the feeling of ‘pushing air’ out. If you are struggling to make a lip trill then something that can really help is to sit sideways on a chair – lean back so your feet are off the ground and your core is balancing you on th ..read more

The world has Covid-19 right now, so us singing teachers are staying calm and acting accordingly to ensure you keep the enjoyment of music and singing alive and strong. I can’t be the only coach  who has in the blink of an eye – gone from only teaching in person to suddenly ushering all of my students online, assuring everyone it’s all fine… whilst furiously watching tutorials on ‘how to confidently teach online’ Here is my un-official one week in report.. Step-by-step guide to setting up for an online singing lesson: Platform > Decide with your coach – which platform you are going to ..read more

My journeys to New York, London, Paris and Florida have always been met with incredible vocal coaches who are so passionate about teaching singing. Our conversations on what can help aspiring singers, help to build confidence, and popular areas of study invariably include a mention on singing high notes! Where did our love of high notes come from? Well, just like clothing – music goes through fashions and if we think back to the 30’3/40’s then a very jazzy head voice might have served well as the desired sound (skip forward to the 80’s and the breathier falsetto was all the rage!). Classical s ..read more

Blog – Being a Singing Teacher  // Author: Laura Ratcliffe  // Contact: laura@thesingersclub.com I wondered how to write this because there are so many different angles, niches and possible FAQ’s. In the end, I’ve gone for a sort of autobiographical summary of my teaching career to date and hope there are some bits here that you find useful if you are new to teaching singing!  HOW DID I START OUT IN MUSIC?  I was born into a highly musical family. Both my parents were bluegrass musicians and had me and my sister singing in harmony from age 2! 16 years la ..read more

Preparing for a Singing Lesson I’m a new student. What should I expect? We generally spend half of each lesson developing strong technique through exercises. We build each lesson on areas including breathing, control, pitching and tone varying the structure to your own goals and coach recommendations. We then look at songs in different genres and ranges to put everything into practice; incorporating stage presence, interpretation, creativity and performance confidence into the sessions. What should I bring? Most coaches will encourage bringing along a bottle of water so you can fully hydrate t ..read more

The world has Covid-19 right now, so us singing teachers are staying calm and acting accordingly to ensure you keep the enjoyment of music and singing alive and strong. I can’t be the only coach  who has in the blink of an eye – gone from only teaching in person to suddenly ushering all of my students online, assuring everyone it’s all fine… whilst furiously watching tutorials on ‘how to confidently teach online’ Here is my un-official one week in report.. Step-by-step guide to setting up for an online singing lesson: Platform > Decide with your coach – which platform you are going to ..read more