Your growth as a singer depends on HOW you practice, not just how much.
This section shares expert-backed strategies and techniques to help you get the most out of every rehearsal session.
Covering topics like warm-up routines, effective repetition, goal setting, and vocal maintenance, these articles guide you to build a practice system that drives consistent improvement and vocal health.
So, what’s the most repetitious part of singing practice? It’s the repetitions. Thanks for reading! Horrendous jokes aside, there’s no getting away from it. To polish a song takes repetition. I’ve written this article about putting in the reps, and I’ve written several others that orbit […]
I had a brief exchange with someone this week, where they told me they’d quit the gym. Now, I happen to like the gym, but that’s not why I’m telling this story. I’m sharing this story because it struck me as a perfect illustration for where so many people go wrong when it comes to
I was having a conversation with someone outside of sessions a while ago about the concept of “practise“. They are not a musician/singer, nor do they have a particular hobby that they have spent years practising, so do bear that in mind as I relay the jist of the conversation. During the exchange, they made
This week I want to talk about how to use songs as exercises. Those of you who have read my vocal prospectus will know that the later stage of building a voice is to sing songs, both in vocal coaching sessions and as long-term goals. Here’s the challenge Singing songs without any consideration to the
There’s a quote attributed (incorrectly) to Albert Einstein: “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live the rest of its life thinking it’s stupid.” While Einstein appears not to have been the one to coin this phrase, and while this quote can often be misapplied, the underlying sentiment
In a recent article I mentioned how the pandemic has screwed up a lot of people’s routines and schedules, especially in relation to voice and music. For others it has introduced the space to build a vocal practice routine. Yet for many people in the modern world, carving out and sticking to a regular routine
All my clients are singers, and a large number are professional/professionally-minded musicians and artists. For various reasons, the kind of client that works with me tends to be at the higher end of the self-development mindset. This means that whatever they do, they tend to take it seriously and work hard at the things they
Well, what a week this has turned out to be, not just for those in the UK but all over the world. It’s been great to work with everyone online, especially for those who are brand new to online lessons. As many of us are doing our bit by staying at home, I thought as
