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What Every Singer Needs (But No One Talks About)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Find your tribe ! Hey Reader, If you are new to singing or are trying to take your singing to the next level this newsletter is for you. Making any sort of change to your life such as learning a new skill requires undying dedication and regularity. When the initial euphoria or so called motivation wears off, and trust me it will, you’re going to need some help staying the course. My serious...
Is It Time to Change Vocal Teachers? Here’s How to Know
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Should I stay or should I go? Hey Reader, Anyone who has studied anything for a long period of time knows that there will come a point when we need to change teachers. This shows up often as a very uncomfortable feeling. It might start with a little pinch. Something they said or didn’t say in a class that left you uneasy or wanting more. But because you have been with them for a long time, you...
Singing Advice Overload? Here’s What to Keep & What to Toss🗑️
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Too much info! Hey Reader, As you study and learn the craft of singing one thing that will be important is to know what information to keep and what to throw away. This is much easier said than done because we live in a world where information is overly abundant. It can be difficult to sift through and figure out what is fact and what is opinion or even fiction, especially if you’re new to...
The Slump No One Talks About (and How to Survive It)
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : The Slump! Hey Reader, I think one of the hardest things we have to do as professionals in the entertainment field is to remain positive throughout our career. Let’s face it, we typically receive more no’s than we do yes’s and that is if we even get a response at all. We are often met with crickets….. meaning no feedback as to why our audition submission didn’t land the job.This can leave you...
The Non-Negotiable Rule of Being a Professional Performer
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Know thyself! Hey Reader, There’s so many pieces to the puzzle of being a working performer. But once you’ve gotten the basics (vocal technique, style and stage technique) the thing you’ll need to know is what conditions you need in order to do your best work. For example, how long do you need the material you are performing in advance in order to kill it on stage? Do you need recordings or...
Stop Avoiding Imitation—Here’s Why the Greats All Did It
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Copy your idols! Hey Reader, One of the strangest things I’d ever heard when moving to France was that it’s best not to copy other singers. Say what???? I’d especially heard this from teachers telling students. I was shocked. How was one to ever come close to greatness if one has to re-invent the wheel? All the greats I’ve listened to always had remnants of other greats. They took what they...
What Samara Joy Can Teach You About Vocal Mastery
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Expectations! Hey Reader, I’m always in awe of those singers who bang out flawless performances one after another. I’m talking about those singers who have both technical prowess, stage presence, and style for days. One such singer is Samara Joy. This 25-year-old, 5 time grammy winner is changing the face of jazz along with some of her colleagues such as Jazzmeia Horn, Michael Mayo and Cécile...
Think You’re Not Progressing? You Might Be Wrong
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : No Progress? Hey Reader, Whenever I greet a student I always ask how they are doing and how their voice is doing. This is standard and seemingly just small talk but in fact it gives me important information that will help me decide which direction I will take for the class. You see while I have long term goals for each student, I MUST take into consideration the current physical condition of the...
The Shocking truth about Auto-tune🎤
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Auto-tune Hey Reader, I recently had a student tell me that vocal technique was overrated because there’s auto-tune and that there are lots of popular artists that don’t even sing in tune. OOOOH that got me hot, so let’s un pack this. Firstly, I won’t name the artists the student talked about cause I think that’s rude. You never know where someone is on their vocal journey or more importantly...
The Unusual Listening Ritual That Fuels My Creativity
🎤The Unforgettable Singer Newsletter 🇫🇷Français en Bas👇 Here's what I'm scatting about this week : Fall in the rabbit hole! Hey Reader, How often do you take time to explore other singers? Do you take the time to REALLY listen to singers you’ve never heard before or typically wouldn’t listen to in order to see what all the fuss is about? Every couple of months I allow myself to fall down a rabbit hole of checking out things on YouTube and on Spotify. I just let the browser take me wherever....