Here's a mini-tip about how to increase your vocal volume when you sing or speak . #singlouder #vocalvolume #increaseyourvolume #howtosinglouder #vocalresonance #singinglessons #vocalperformancelessons #singingperformer #learntosing#learntoperform #vocalpower #voicepower #onlinesinginglessons #singonline #virtualsinginglessons #singinglessonscanada #boostvocalvolume #singingforbeginners #singinglessonstoronto #singinglessons ..read more

Who is Marni Nixon? You've heard her voice in so many songs! She was the voice of Natalie Wood on the WEST SIDE STORY soundtrack., She was the singing voice of Deborah Kerr in THE KING AND I and the singing voice of Audrey Hepburn in MY FAIR LADY. She sang Marilyn Monroe's high notes in DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND. She sang Rita Moreno's part in the TONIGHT quintet in West Side Story) but they wouldn't give her full royalties for her performance on that film. Leonard Bernstein only agreed to pay her 1/4 of what she was owed. She sang Natalie Wood's high notes in GYPSY. FINALLY!! ... Marn ..read more

This way of teaching has been my EXACT philosophy for over two decades ..read more

I find that singing in a room with some resonant acoustic properties helps to make practising more inspired and pleasant ! Had a great lesson with these talented young ladies last night ..read more

I hope that your singing teacher gives you exercises to practice, and that you schedule times to sing. Try to memorize the exercises so you can have a variety of vocal warm-ups or workouts to choose from. I know I have my favourites. Please never get bored with practice! Always keep it fresh and always challenge yourself to improve! Here's an exercise I wrote around 1998 and I just made a fresh copy with instructions. I'm sure there are others like it but I haven't checked. I call it the HOME BASE SCALE because you always come back to the same note! Enjoy. If you share it, please respect owner ..read more

I like this meme because it's an interesting way to think about singing. We sing for all sorts of different reasons. I think of songs as ways of telling a story, of making social comments, a way to support or celebrate and so much more. Not necessarily to offer answers. It's OK to just provoke thought with a song, too! ♪♫ *I don't know who created this meme and image. Please contact me if you know so I can credit their name here ..read more

This is an academic paper I found on the internet about the history of colour scales. People have been trying to assign certain colours to notes of a scale for many centuries. An interesting read! #learnaboutmusic #musichistory #colorscales #colourscales #musicalcolorscales #musicalcolourscales #colorofmusic #coloursofmusic *Photo is an excerpt from the document that appears on the link below from ,www.aic-color.org https://www.aic-color.org/resources/Documents/jaic_v15_03.pdf ..read more

In case you haven't seen it yet, here is Voctave's new single featuring the amazing Jody McBrayer on a beautiful song by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse, "Someone Like You" from the musical "Jekyll and Hyde". http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=1290162 ..read more

I found a lovely article about the meaning of the word "melisma" and how it connects to vocal freestyling. Enjoy! https://www.notestem.com/blog/melisma/ #melisma #freestyle #singinglessons #purevoicepower #learntosing #practicesinging #riffing #vocalriffs ..read more

Here's a quick singing tip about breathing in a song. But if you're performing a classical song or exam piece, please pay attention to where breaths are supposed to occur. #breathing#singingbreaths#breathwork#practicesinging#singingtip#purevoicepower#singinglessons#singingstudent#singingadvice ..read more