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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...
Why That One Song Feels So Damn Hard (Even When You're Improving)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : That damn song! Hey Reader, You ever feel like things are going great? You’re running through the scales at lightening speed. It’s smooth and easy. It’s like you’re invincible……until you get to that one song and it all falls apart. What the h&ll happened??? As you work your technique and gain a solid baseline, your confidence in your abilities grows, as they should. You are now doing things that...
Feeling Blah About Singing? Read This Now
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : The BIG BOSS! Hey Reader, April 9, 2025 - The BIG BOSS - Have you ever made vocal progress and then you get to a point where you start feeling blah? You start getting bored with your singing. You might even feel as though you’ve taken a few steps backwards. This is a rather common occurrence that can happen several times throughout your vocal journey. Let me tell you what it is and how to get...
How to Know When It’s Time to Start Performing
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Start before you’re ready Hey Reader, When we see professional singers doing what we aspire to do, we put them on a pedestal. We recognise that they are (hopefully) singing at a high level. That their singing practice is most likely stable and they are doing things ordinary people can’t or aren’t doing. We aspire to be like them and so we study, we do the work and we study some more. This is...
The 4 Kinds of Repertoire Every Serious Singer Needs🎤
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : English title Hey Reader, Last week during one of the classes in my Signature Sound Academy, someone asked, “How do you develop your repertoire”. The answer will be the topic of this week’s newsletter. The answer is, it depends on what you will use the repertoire for. The truth is, as a professional singer I have many, many repertoire lists. Too many to count in fact. But to make this simple to...
How to Make Vocal Practice Fun AND Effective
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : What to practice... Hey Reader, Last week I specifically talked about how to practice and I hope that your takeaway is that your singing practice is not one size fits all. It is as unique as your voice and your personality. Remember to start small if you’re new or have had a complicated relationship with it and let it evolve naturally with time. So let’s dive into what you should be practicing....