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🎤 So You Want to Be a Musician? Read This First
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Plan B Hey Reader, For some reason, even the coolest and most understanding parents on the planet want their kids to have a plan B when it comes to being a professional musician. This seems like a good idea, even a logical one because after all how many people do you know that are as successful as Beyoncé or Michael Jackson??? In fact, do most parents know anyone who is a successful musician?...
How to Start Improvising Without Freaking Out
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Mo on improvisation. Hey Reader, I teach multiple forms of improvisation. One thing that often comes up in class is people’s idea of what it is and how hard it is to do. Perhaps I take improvisation somewhat lightly because I am a solutions oriented person. In my everyday life I try to focus on solutions, not problems. I guess that makes me resilient. And while to you, that might seem completely...
The Secret Behind Voice Lessons Nobody Talks About
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : How voice lessons really work Hey Reader, What if I told you that despite the fact that you take voice lessons you are really teaching yourself? Now before you ask for your money back, please let me explain. Before you can make any kind of progress, you need a feedback loop. Simply put you sing and you get information about how and what to improve. Unfortunately with the voice it can be...
What Gospel and Jazz Can Teach You About Singing (Even if You're a Beginner)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : What we can learn from jazz and gospel Hey Reader, Some of you might not know, but I grew up singing in the Baptist church in Philadelphia. This was most certainly my first major musical influence since we were there every Sunday, plus choir rehearsal and the fact that my mother and grandmother listened to gospel in the home. Another major musical influence was the other music that was listened...
What Happens When You Truly Trust Yourself
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Building trust Hey Reader, Have you ever noticed the sparkle in the eye of an expert doing their thing? So much of the magic we witness when we see our favourite performer stems from the trust they have built within themselves. They walk different, talk different and even stand different because they know. They are convinced of their excellence and rightfully so because they have created their...
What Most Singers Don’t Know About the Comfort Zone
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : The famous comfort zone Hey Reader, The idea of stepping outside one’s comfort zone has become so cliché that it has almost lost its meaning and usefulness. So many students come to me and say that they want to challenge themselves but fail to realise that all challenges are not equal. I would say that challenges come in two very distinct extremes : either they serve to teach you something...
When to Make Big Technique Changes (and When Not To)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : This sounds like 🗑️ Hey Reader, Are you currently struggling with a vocal technique problem? Like many of my students, you might find that you’re having more success and fun doing your scales but you tend to avoid singing songs because it just doesn’t sound good. This might sound dumb BUT, you’ll only getter better at the thing that needs work by doing the thing that needs work. However, we tend...
For Anyone Who Feels Like Quitting Right Now…🤷🏾‍♀️
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Mo on giving up! Hey Reader, I’m not even gonna lie to you, 2025 has been kicking my a$$. Basically nothing has gone as planned and everything that could possible go wrong, did go wrong and then some. I mean things had gotten so bad that I began to wonder about my past life Karma or if someone had placed a curse on me. I simply couldn’t understand why all my undertakings and daily life were so...
Vocal Breaks: Why They Happen and How to Stop Them
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Bigger isn’t always better! Hey Reader, I often talk about things that pertain to having the right singer mindset but today I’d like to talk about vocal technique. One of the most common technical problems I see is that the bottom of the voice is much bigger than the top. There is a real mismatch meaning that the the sound of the voice is much bigger, maybe even darker than the sound in the top,...
You’re Not Here to Be Liked. You’re Here to Be Unforgettable
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Be bold! Hey Reader, I was recently teaching my Unforgettable Intro workshop and one of the participants asked me, “how do you get over the fear of people not liking you or your work?” This is a question that most artists of all mediums ask themselves at some point. Rather than tell you how to get over the fear, I’d like to share with you my take on what the role of an artist is. Your job is to...