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plant a carrot (Daily Blog – Day 2)
future singer thanks you Seth Godin says: Twelve years from now, your future self is going to thank you for something you did today, for an asset you began to build, a habit you formed, a seed you planted. Even if you’re not sure of where it will lead, today’s the day...
Daily Blog – Day 1
that's interesting So often, the folks I work with attach a value judgement to the sounds they produce: that wasn't good sound, that crack was so bad, I am singing badly ... But vocal sounds in the studio or the practice room don't have a value in that sense; they are...
friday fav five – 18|10|19
~ the once per month edition (aka: the disdainful black cat edition) ~ (Because: SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, Y'ALL. And I am WERKIN' it.) Soooo ... here are some #voiceped favs from the last MONTH. 1. favourite #wordtothewise FB Live: recording studio vs live stage &...
friday fav five – 18|09|16
the end-of-the-weekend edition Yeah yeah ... I haven't done a #frifavfive in, like, a month. I KNOW. And I feel terrible about that. Because: HOW YOU MUST BE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW. THE PAIN. THE ANGUISH. UN.I.MAG.IN.A.BLE.* Okay, then. Here we go: 1. favourite...
friday fav five – 18|08|17
ALLTHETOOLS edition 1. Favourite FB Live "Unboxing": Joslin Romphf Dennis Unpacks Her Rolling Studio and BLOWS MY MIND WITH HER SKILZ Seriously folks: even if you teach in a studio and have all of your teaching resources and tools available to you on the regular? YOU...
friday fav five – 18|08|10
the Saturday edition. because: vacation. Yeah. I've been on vacation and technically? I STILL AM. But you know what? There are SO MANY teach your face off things on The Internets right now (possibly because a lot of voice teachers aren't teaching as much as they...
friday fav five – 18|07|20
the "cats are jerks" edition 1. favourite new voiceped tool: 3D larynx from anitaprints Y'all: this is a THREE-DEE LARYNX. It is accurate. It is ADORABLE. And IT IS CHEAP. #buyallthethings 2. favourite blog post: Key Habits for Being More Productive by John...
friday fav five – 18|07|13
The "Does Not Include a Podcast Episode Featuring Shannon Coates" Edition ... #yourewelcome 1. favourite (possibly unnecessarily) #voicenerdtastic warm ups primer: Dr. Titze's Favorite* Vocal Warm-ups as presented by Fort Worth ENT's a tempo Voice Center I...
friday fav five – 18|07|06
The "My Kid and His Friends Are Playing D&D VERY LOUDLY at My Kitchen Table So Things Might Get a Little Weird" Edition* 1. favourite podcast episode: Vocal Exercise Masterclass (LIVE FROM VEGAS) with Shannon Coates (WHAT?!), Dana Lentini, and Brian D. Lee, with...
friday fav five – 18|06|29
~ Leaving Las Vegas Edition ~ I had SO. MUCH. FUN. hanging with voice teachery peeps at the NATS National Conference in Las Vegas last weekend (at which I may or may not have lead the singing of the Canadian National Anthem at the opening ceremonies. while conducting...
friday fav five – 18|06|08
Sooo ... I'm not fully rocking the non-fri-fav-five blogs. Because? THE VOCAL INSTRUMENT 101 IS COMING SOON ... SO SO SOON. And it is taking all of my time. And so much of my sleep. Soooo ... muuuuch ... of myyyy ... sleeeeep.* But not SO much of my sleep that I...
friday fav five – 18|06|01
I'm BAAAAACK! And -WOW- are there ever a lot of singing teachery things that I'm loving this week. But I'm going to choose JUST FIVE. Because that's my jam / the whole point of these blogs. 1. favourite acoustic fight: is it Yanny or is it Laurel? I know, I KNOW: SO...
friday fav five – 18|05|04
the free-airport-wifi edition* 1. favourite blog post series: Master Performing by Lisa Chisholm** Singers with issues around performance anxiety? (I mean, I don't know any ... do you? ahem.) Take a look. (Plus? Canadian content.) 2. favourite Instagram video: lungs...
friday fav five – 18|04|27
You guys. April is trying to kill me.* So, in celebration of APRIL BEING ALMOST OVER, here is the final Friday Fav Five of April: the #freebieftw edition. Because? There are VOICE TEACHER SMARTIE PANTSES offering FREEBIES ALL OVER THE INTERNETS. And if you want to...
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:...
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...
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...