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friday fav five – 18|04|20
I've spent a LOT of time listening to and evaluating singers this week. Because: FESTIVAL TIME. And this post is cutting it pretty darned close to the wire (I mean, it's still Friday in Vancouver so, you know, SUE ME). I have heard A Path to the Moon* about a million...
friday fav five – 18 | 04 | 13
friday the 13 edition ... 1. favourite podcast episode: Singing with More Power by John Henny You know what's spooky? How clear John Henny's breakdown of the concept of power (and resonance) in the singing voice is.* SO SPOOKY. 2. favourite freebie threefer: March...
friday fav five – 18 | 04 | 06
slightly-off-the-wall edition 1. favourite real-life video of me coaching students 2. favourite pictures of larynges by Rosaliartbook STRANGELY ATTRACTIVE, NO? 3. favourite breathing-for-classical-singing how-to visual 4. favourite RIDICULOUSLY described...
friday fav five – 18 | 3 | 30
the saturday edition. because: good friday. 1. favourite YouTube video: NATS Chat: Teaching Very Young Singers with guest, Shannon Coates I don't know who this "Shannon Coates" person is but she seems VERY VERY NICE. And she also seems like someone you might want to...
friday fav five – 18|3|23
Friends, There were a LOT of amazing voice teachery things on The Internets this week; it was haaaarrrrd to pick just five (waaaaahhhh). BUT IT DID THAT JUST FOR YOU. BECAUSE I AM KIND AND FULL OF LOVE FOR YOU. yes. that. 1. favourite blog post: How to Teach Someone...
friday fav five – 18|3|16
let's have some nearly-the-end-of-march-break* funness 1. favourite blog post: The 5-Minute Connection: Teaching the Whole Student by Marisa Gray Atha Friends, this is a BEAUTIFUL reflection on how and why we teach the whole singer, and includes some practical...
Teaching (VERY) Young Children – a cheat sheet*
CAVEAT: if you don't want to teach very young children, THAT'S SUPER-FINE BY ME. You just don't get to judge those of us who choose to do so. mmmkay? (Also, this particular blog post may not be the one for you. And? If you happen to be of the opinion that teaching...
friday fav five – 18|3|9
listylist the second (are we having fun yet?) 1. Favourite Blog Post: Actually, Your Mindset Doesn't Matter by Michelle Markwart Deveaux Think you're up to choosing the red pill? GO ON THEN. DO THE THING. 2. Favourite YouTube Series: "Singing Teachers Answer" with...
FB Live The Second
because I love me some ng slides, AND HERE'S WHY Link-A-Doodle here. You can teach your face off ... I can...
friday fav five – 18|3|2
because there aren't enough lists in the world* Every Friday, you can now expect a -WAIT FOR IT- curated list of the best voice and voice pedagogy things I've seen all week. I KNOW, RIGHT? Let's get going with the FIRST EVER Friday Favourite** Five (or Fri Fav Five...
FB Live the First
because sometimes it's just easier to say it than to write it #lazynotlazy Link-A-Doodle here. You can teach your face off ... I can help. ps be sure to bring business cards with you to the fabric store when you go; the last time I picked up a whole bunch of fabric...
adjudicating 102
how to adjudicate a class with four hundred thousand singers and still get it right (or, at least as close to 'right' as you're going to get on that fateful day) ~ the THRILLING sequel to adjudicating 101 ~ Sometimes you're just blithely adjudicating along and you...
adjudicating 101
You can adjudicate your face off … I can help.
introducing …
my soooper-doooper awesome blog. Because what the world needs is more blogs. Obviously. the mommy blog years ... Let me explain: many moons ago when I was raising kids and teaching singing on the side, I had a (modestly popular) mommy/lifestyle blog. Which I stopped...