What should I expect in my first singing lesson? In your first singing lesson, you should expect an initial vocal assessment, targeted technical exercises based on your voice, and a brief application to music — all designed to diagnose and improve how your voice functions. A clear plan should emerge from this first session, tailored […]
Which Famous Singers Have Had Singing Lessons? People often ask me: “Have any famous singers actually had singing lessons?” The answer? Absolutely—many. Below are just a few examples of world-renowned artists who worked with professional vocal coaches like myself to unlock their full potential. 1. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson studied with Seth Riggs for over
Who is your favourite singer of all time? I’m sure you can think of a few — and feel free to contemplate the following about each of them, but today we’ll be looking at George Michael. To understand why, let’s reframe the question. If you could only listen to ONE singer’s music for the rest
Once again, we visit five songs (and a bonus track!) that featured in some way in the studio and my week just gone. Have a listen and you can be a virtual ‘fly on the wall’ in others lessons! 1. You can go your own way – Fleetwood Mac Absolute classic, been revisiting Fleetwood Mac
This should only take you 2-3 minutes to read, and only about 10-30 seconds to apply each time you use it. What’s the problem? When you’re singing a song and you get to that difficult passage/line, you ever noticed how it’s sometimes harder than doing that difficult passage just by itself? Or perhaps you are
From Nodules and Granulomas, to Haemorrhages, and Surgery Complications No matter how top-tier a singer may be, if the touring demands outstrip their ability, vocal problems are sure to follow. So this week I thought it would be interesting to look at the kind of issues that can befall singers who neglect their vocal health,
Here’s something interesting I’ve noticed over years of coaching. People put themselves in boxes. What do I mean by this? Well, in the main, people tend to classify themselves as one kind of singer (e.g. “I’m a soft singer-songwriter”, “I’m a hard rock shouty/screamy singer”, etc). And VERY often they are making this decision as an
At the time of writing this article, I had one particular client who gigged regularly down in London. One of the issues they raised was that they feel that longevity and robustness is a serious problem for them. If they were doing a recording session, they felt they could deliver a handful of good takes
