Unless you perform in a tribute band of artists no longer recording, chances are you’ll need to add new material from time to time. I remember meeting a piano player/vocalist when I first moved to Dallas in 1996. He had...
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As I am as guilty as anyone when it comes to judging a book by it’s cover, this is one I almost...
Read MoreVocal style is one of the most powerful tools we have to help us express our hearts through song. Style is the palette of colors that we use to express emotion. When style is used at its best, we capture the essence of a song,...
Read MoreImagine this. You walk into your first guitar lesson and the teacher hands you a piece of wood and some strings. By Mark Baxtor – VoiceLessons.comHe shows you a picture of a guitar and says, “Before we can begin,...
Read MoreIn the ongoing quest to understand how to harmonize with our voices, it’s time to talk about the intervals called 6ths (or sixths). (Continued from Theory For Singing Harmony Part 2.)There are 3 main characteristics of...
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How to Harmonize Using 6ths. (Continued from Theory For Singing Harmony Part 2.) In the...
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In my last blog, I showed you how to name notes easily and shared the formula to create the major...
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Though it can seem that some singers just have a gift at finding harmony parts, all singers can...
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Unless you are recording instrumental music, the vocal is the most important part of a song and...
Read MoreYou’re working on your latest song- you’ve got a good melody, chords, lyrics but now it’s time to sweeten the sound with background vocals. Though harmonizing comes naturally to many, for others, creating harmony parts can...
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Plugging the mic directly into the computer via USB.We are looking at a mic…the MXL...
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Much is written about the solo singer or lead singer experience, but what about the special...
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