It's touted as a sometimes miraculous method for helping singers. I've never been to one and I wasn't experiencing vocal problems, but I wanted to find out what happens at a session and if it made a difference in my singing. Here's my report.
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Ava Preston Wins Two Downbeat Magazine Awards
Congratulations to my student Ava Preston for winning in two categories in Downbeat Magazine's 2018 Student Music Awards: Vocal Jazz Soloist (Junior High School) and Blues/Pop/Rock Soloist (Junior High School). She got a nice write-up in the magazine, too. That's a pretty great achievement when you're only thirteen! Ava is an extraordinary singer, remember her name.
I Made the Cut Again
Expertise.com has once again named me as one of the twelve best vocal coaches in Nashville. Thank you for the recognition, Expertise.com!
New Blog Post: Singing and Emotions
Sometimes the cause of vocal difficulties isn't bad technique or something physical like allergies or GERD, it's emotions. Read about that in my newest post.
I Gave a Group Voice Lesson to Eighty People
I had a blast giving an introductory voice lesson to everyone at the Berkeley Breakfast Club last month. I wasn't sure if everyone would participate since this group includes members of all ages and from every walk of life-- but they all stood up and made funny sounds when I asked them to, and they sounded great on the final song. At 8AM. What a fun way to start a visit to my home town.
The Twelve Best Vocal Coaches in Nashville
I'm on the Expertise.com 2017 list of the twelve best vocal coaches in Nashville. I know several of the coaches on the list and I'm honored to be among them!
New Blog Post: Improving Pitch Accuracy/Singing in Tune
I just added a quick post about how to work on your intonation. You can find it here.
More Tips on Performing
Here's a new blog post covering some performing tips I remembered during my recent tour in California.
Singers: What To Do if You Have No Voice (Laryngitis)
Tis' the season for chest colds and laryngitis, I went through a bout of this before the holidays. I just posted a new video about this topic, it's on Youtube and the video sInging tips page of this site.