Hello lovely people! I hope you have all been doing well. This month I wanted to bring the attention to a topic that has been a struggle for most of us (definitely me included!): creativity. At first I thought that having a lot more spare time would be the perfect situation for me to focus […]
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Hi everyone! This month’s topic is once again a super-requested one that has many performers shake in fear and gasp for air very often. Yes, we are finally talking about improvisation and ad-libs. I really wanted to dedicate this topic a full post as it really haunts many of you at night and… it really
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Hello everyone! Today I want to bring something a little different to the table, a topic that is very frequently requested: music production softwares. For those unfamiliar with the term, a music production software is a program that lets you compose, record and create music. Some common examples are GarageBand, Logic Pro, FL Studio and
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Since we are all still somewhat stuck in our houses I decided to share another book with all my singing folks hoping to bring new fuel to your routines. This one is definitely a much ‘lighter’ reading compared to the one I previously posted about (‘This is a voice’) however it tackles more practical and
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Throughout the years I have met a lot of creative people and had the pleasure to work with and alongside some very interesting individuals. And no matter what kind of Performing Art you are studying or developing, they all have one common ‘enemy’: EMOTIONS. There are people that spend years and years studying techniques, getting
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Hi everyone! I hope you are all well. I have received a few messages and emails lately about the struggles of keeping up with practice routines, tracking progress and following steps While we keep adapting to the new measures and social situations, I think it is absolutely normal for us to still feel somewhat lost
Ladies and gents, today I bring to the table what we can easily call album of the year, here to set a whole new standard for pop/electronic/dance music. ‘Chromatica’ is Lady Gaga’s latest album and her most impressive (and ambitious) piece of work ever. You probably have seen already or will see billboards and ads
Hi everyone! Today I’m bringing some good ole sight-reading exercises to the table to keep your practice fresh and moving forward. Whilst I personally am not the biggest fan of super-duper intricate pieces from the classics, I do believe that a well-rounded singer and/or songwriter should be able to read and understand music on a
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Calling all riffers, Mariah’s lambs and adventurers! Vocal agility is a question/topic I get asked to talk about quite often, so I decided to share some insights with you all. Runs and riffs (patterns of notes usually performed in a quick succession and/or repetition) have been in music since the dawn of time. However they
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The British Voice Association (BVA) is an association of professionals across the country who decided to create an online community to share their work across different disciplines of music performance. This website can be particularly helpful to those of you who are perhaps a bit more into voice care and the technical aspects of it.
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