Creating Sensational Vocal Journeys
When I was young, my parents enrolled me in piano lessons, I quit when I was in 4th grade due to my lack of enthusiasm (my parents made me do it to – it was a very grown up moment.) At age 12, I began voice lessons, which I fell in love with and well, …
Happy Thanksgiving from the Starling Voice Studio!
In my studio, I have students who are constantly preparing for auditions. In and outside of lesson time, we are in constant communication, trying to find new repertoire to build their books. In the vast world that is musical theatre it is tough to narrow down various genres as well as binder tabs, but by …
Many people stretch before singing, but are you stretching long enough? Are you stretching the correct muscles? Our main concern is usually our neck – to start- we stumbled upon this very simple video you can add to your daily warm-up routine by Dan Inglis (and it’s under 4 minutes!) Try this a couple of …
This past week, I had my first meeting with the NATS New York City Chapter Mentorship Program. (NATS = National Association Of Teachers Of Singing) I am one of eight mentees and am paired with a NATS NYC Board member. Our first meeting included nerding about recent vocal pedagogy along with a listening game of …
I’ve had this discussion several times in the past month with different students as we together choose music to build their books. Many people, including myself, have the idea that when you walk into the room auditioning for a role – the people behind the table are expecting you to be the character. This, in …