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Accentuate the positive!
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Know thy self Hey Reader, When we work on our skills and artistry, we tend to focus only on the flaws. “I need to improve my high notes.”“My voice needs more flexibility.”“My intonation could be better.” This kind of honest self-evaluation is important. But I don’t think we spend enough time focusing on what’s actually going well. As a performing artist, you must know which standout skills and...
Disaster before showtime (and what I did next)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : English title Hey Reader, I’m not sure if the Entertainment gods have something against me personally, but things keep happening to me before my shows. Well I told you about the shoe mishap last week but this one is much worse. On Friday May 1st, which is a holiday, I flew from Bordeaux to Paris, Paris to Frankfurt am Main, Germany and then took the train to Cologne. My checked bag, with all of...
The Truth About “Sensitive” Singers (No One Says This)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : English title Hey Reader, There’s a label that quietly follows a lot of singers around: “Difficult.” Hard to work with. Too sensitive. Unreliable.You’ve heard it… or maybe you’ve felt it said about you. But here’s the part no one talks about: What if that “difficult” behavior is actually a nervous system under pressure? What if the flakiness, the overthinking, the procrastination…isn’t...
The Real Reason People Join Choirs (It’s Not the Music)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Sing in groups Hey Reader, I don’t mean to brag but I’m currently in Tahiti teaching a gospel camp for the 3rd time. If you haven’t been to French Polynesia, put it on your bucket list. It is paradise!!! Anyway, I travel all around the world working with non-homogenous groups of singers, meaning singers of all different levels. Often the groups with which I work have singers that already sing in...
The 3 Things That Actually Create Your Vocal Style
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : The Style Puzzle HeyReader, While I spend a great deal of time helping singers to develop their voices technically, what I enjoy the most is helping them to develop their own unique style, an unforgettable style if you will. But when it comes to style, more often than not, I am faced with the unfounded belief that you’re either born with it or not. I want to break this down for you so that you...
Why Great Singers Don’t Always Sing What They Want
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Sing this! HeyReader, Some time ago my teacher, Greg Enriquez, said something that puzzled me. I’ll paraphrase, but he said that you need to develop your vocal skills so that you can do whatever the conductor/director asks of you. I was a little puzzled because my thought was that I simply needed to be able to do the things I want to do with my voice. I wasn’t concerned about what others wanted...
If you never perform…this will happen
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Just sing! HeyReader, As a singer and voice teacher, I’m always looking for ways to make studying the voice more meaningful and more enjoyable. This week after some discussions with my students about their “why”, I am reminded of how important it is to include or even create performance opportunities for yourselves from time to time. Now before your stomach flip flops and your palms get all...
The Real Benefit of Auditions (That Nobody Talks About)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Auditions Hey Reader, Auditions scare singers for one simple reason:they feel like a verdict. You walk in, sing for a few minutes, and a panel decides whether you’re “good enough.” But that framing is misleading.Because the truth is this: By the time you walk into the audition room, you’ve already won something important.You are no longer the same singer who decided to audition.Preparing...
Sick voice protocol (most singers get this wrong)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : I'm sick...again🤧 Hey Reader, Right now it seems like everyone is sick.Viruses are making the rounds, seasonal allergies are flaring up, and singers everywhere are dealing with voices that feel swollen, sluggish, or unreliable.When that happens, most singers hear the same advice:“Stop singing completely. Total vocal rest.” That advice sounds logical. If something isn’t working well, stop using...
Voice lessons aren’t enough (here’s what actually makes you improve)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : English title Hey Reader, If you’ve ever worked with me or have read my newsletters, you know how much I advocate for taking voice lessons with a qualified teacher once you become serious about singing. Having had the same voice teacher since 2009, I know firsthand the benefits of having an external ear. An expert, someone who can see/hear your “invisible” habits and guide you to better singing...