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What is Head Voice?

VoiceAugust 15, 202214Views 0Likes 0Comments

Unlike Chest Voice, Head voice you will feel the sound resonate in your head area versus your chest. It has a sweet tonality in the higher pitches of your range. The vocal chords are joined together and connected to have more depth and power in the sound. Often lots of opera/classical singers are singing in…

What is Chest Voice?

VoiceAugust 5, 202210Views 0Likes 0Comments

Chest voice is the same voice that you speak in, the lowest register of your voice, and you’ll feel the resonance or vibration in your chest. You vocal folds are vibrating through their entire length when you’re singing chest voice. If you place your hand on your chest, you will feel your chest vibrate when…

5 ways to motivate my child to practice

Piano, VoiceMay 16, 202214Views 0Likes 0Comments

In the beginning, students are eager to practice but eventually the mundane routine kicks in after awhile. How do you keep you or child motivated to practice? Over the 13 + years of teaching I've found these tips to be helpful: Finding the right teacher- You want to find a teacher that matches your…

A Helpful Singing Technique To Bridge Your Registers

VoiceJune 21, 202127Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you've ever sang high and lot notes, you'll often find a place of tension in between your high and low registers. That's what we call your breaking point. Though there are some variations, this break is normally experienced from the E to F# above Middle C for men. For women, it is either those same notes…

One Simple Tip to Make Sure Your Not Pulling Chest

Uncategorized, VoiceApril 17, 202110Views 0Likes 0Comments

A lot of my students pick songs that require some sort of belting or their higher register voice before they reach their head voice. During that mid range, it's common to stop being mindful of using your diaphragm support muscles and compromise by using the throat or mouth to manipulate the tone they want…

Using the Whiteboard To Engage your Students on Zoom

Piano, VoiceFebruary 25, 202114Views 0Likes 0Comments

I've recently discovered the Whiteboard feature on Zoom which helps engage my students. It's been helpful to introduce new concepts such as notes, rhythm, dynamics, phrasing, etc. I can draw on the page and the student can also write as well. All you have to do is share the screen and select…

Compliment Your Students

Piano, VoiceDecember 11, 202011Views 0Likes 0Comments

I notice the power of compliments. As teachers, my default is to point out what the student can improve on. That's just my job right?! However, what I've found is that if I'm doing so much constructive feedback without complimenting, the student may just think they are doing a poor job at singing…

Let it Go!

Piano, VoiceOctober 22, 202016Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a music instructor who's been teaching almost 12 years, it's my natural tendency to correct my students right away when they are doing something wrong(playing the wrong note, rhythm, or not finishing their phrasing correctly, etc) to avoid developing bad habits. However, I've noticed that when I try instruct immediately, it doesn't…

Listen to Your Students

Piano, Uncategorized, VoiceOctober 8, 202017Views 0Likes 0Comments

Music is A LOT about listening so it's just as important to listen to your own students. In my 11 years of teaching, I've learned that my students communicate to me how effective I am at teaching with verbal feedback as well as what is not said. Students progress much faster and better when…

What is Head Voice?

What is Chest Voice?

5 ways to motivate my child to practice

A Helpful Singing Technique To Bridge Your Registers

One Simple Tip to Make Sure Your Not Pulling Chest

Using the Whiteboard To Engage your Students on Zoom

Compliment Your Students

Let it Go!

Listen to Your Students

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