Can how you practice actually change whether you get any better?Anyone who wants to master a skill is taught that “‘practice makes perfect” or “perfect practice makes perfect” or “practice makes permanent”. But practicing one’s...
Read MoreSwitching genres? That’s what I’m talking about with Jo Wymer this month. Check it out… Jo Wymer, who began as a blues/jazz artist has recently decided to switch to the rock genre. Gutsy. In this series of...
Read MoreIn my last blog, I talked about why Xtina might have been a little bitchy this season on The Voice, and why. No reason? Good reasons? Hmmm…let’s go.Let’s start at where it all went to crap. THIS episode, which seemed to be...
Read MoreNow is your chance to enter what the NY Times calls “the songwriting competition to take note of,” and for a chance to share in over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a Grand Prize of $25,000 cash and over $25,000 in...
Read MoreIs it really The Voice…or is it the sex?Now that The Voice is over and we all know the outcome, it seems that blogging about it will be a whole lot easier. We won’t have to get all wrapped up in contention and opinions and...
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Finding your FLOW could change everything about playing.Thank you for all your emails, I really...
Read MoreSo…how does history affect YOU? Well, if you’re a singer…in lotsa ways.The biggest distinction in singing in terms of these changes, is the complexity of the melody. Today’s pop music—highly influenced by...
Read MoreThink singing hasn’t changed much over the years? Think again. And if you don’t know, your practice could be held back…I have had a lot of voice students lately who are trying to achieve the same kind of sound...
Read MoreHow “Professional” Singers Sabotage Your Chances of Getting NoticedTwice this month, I’ve been out at amateur singing “things.” I usually try to avoid your standard karaoke or piano bar stuff because when you do this for a...
Read MoreWhat it is…, examples, and the challenge.There’s no better way to start my first blog than to talk about one of the major reasons that brought us and keeps us here: Flow – a psychological state termed by acclaimed...
Read MoreTwo weeks ago Giorgio Fareira became a YouTube sensation with his music video at a Sonic restaurant drive-thru (http://bit.ly/ggosonic) and caught the attention of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Just days before appearing on...
Read MoreSinger/Songwriter was selected by Line 6 to demo their StageSource speakers at the 2012 NAMM SHOW and played to a packed house. Check out his awesome performance…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpdLkEZDzhE Originally posted...
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