A great coach once said to me “to be a student of singing, you must be a student of the HISTORY of singing”. My first reaction wasn’t necessarily positive At first hearing of this, I was initially dismissive to some extent – why does it matter what people 20, 50, 100+ years ago were doing? […]
I was having a chat with a local artist recently about developing vocal style and development of artistry. One of the topics that came up was about learning new things and expanding one’s palette of available musical ideas, genres, musical phrasing etc. The whole point of doing so is to expand and grow one’s musical
I get a lot of emails and messages from people asking me “what do you think of this person”, usually with an attached video/link. One of the things I see a lot of is younger guys/girls doing YouTube covers of modern pop songs, or maybe original songs, but performed in a way that is highly
“I was wondering whether I HAVE to sing in chest voice? I feel like when it’s only chest voice it’s a bit monotone and lacking variation” Many students ask or wonder this when they first start with the technique and approach that we utilise in lessons. Just for a bit of context, often these kinds
“Why can’t I sing as high as I used to?” THIS is a question I get asked a lot. I’ve extensively covered the effects of aging on the voice in this article I previously wrote, but in this article I want to use some actual examples of voices that are golden voices in their own
1. China Grove – Doobie Brothers Without a doubt, the song I’ve enjoyed the most over this holiday. The guitar riff is cool, but the backing vocals are just fantastic. Pay particular attention to the chorus. Whenever the lead vocal isn’t doing something, there’s backing vocals echoing him or harmonising with him, and when there’s
This is one of my favourite concerts by the Doobie Brothers. It’s recorded completely live, no overbuds or fixes. The live audio engineer did an amazing job. Next time you listen to live music, remember that this is what the standard was back in the early 80s, so it’s amazing to think how few artists
We’re back for another instalment of five songs from the last week to share with you: 1. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates This is a golden-oldie, but with one hell of a groove, and a remarkable simple and accessible song structure. This is the kind of song I go in for in.
