Category Archives: Links

Some hopefully useful links and resources for young musicians and music teachers.

The Vocal Mechanism and MRI

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Lady Fair

Long time no see. That’s because I’ve been growing my student base as well as working on a novel (you can learn more about that on my other blog).I am going to attempt to be more regular and share more … Continue reading →

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SOVT, Vocal Development, and…Straws??

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Lady Fair

Hello everyone! I recently had a student with an emergency situation: she woke up with no voice! This is a little girl (11) who might as well have been born on the stage — she sings all the time! And … Continue reading →

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Website: Teachers Pay Teachers

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Lady Fair

It’s been a while…I am currently teaching two classes of orchestra, two classes of chorus, guitar, and “musical theatre” at a middle school, along with my evening lessons (about 12 students per week). I am sitting in a rehearsal for … Continue reading →

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Learn Zillion Lesson Plans

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Lady Fair

Buenas noches! Some of you know that I teach middle school chorus, orchestra, and now guitar…what you probably don’t know is that I was supposed to co-teach Musical Theatre with the drama teacher, but he moved on and got a … Continue reading →

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Article: Teacher NOSE Best – dealing with nasality in singing.

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Lady Fair

An excellent article from the “Vocal Process” blog, written by Jeremy Fisher, on how to remove that gross nasal sound from your choir or soloist. http://vocalprocess.co.uk/nasality-in-singing/ Enjoy!

Posted in Teaching Chorus, Teaching Private Lessons, Vocal Resources | Tagged choir, chorus, how-to, nasal, nasality, nose, process, singing, solo, tone, vocal | Leave a comment

Just for fun: Nails

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Lady Fair

So I’m sure many women who perform or teach music have the same issue I have at times: how do I find time to do something to my nails so they don’t look gross? Whether it’s teaching lessons or classes … Continue reading →

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Music Jewelry

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Lady Fair

For some people jewelry is just something you wear to help yourself look more “professional”, for others they want to simply be pretty, and still others want to express their personality through their adornments. If you are someone who is … Continue reading →

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Music for Christmas Carols

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Lady Fair

Here are some links to various websites to find Christmas carols! http://www.carols.org.uk/ – This site is not the best, but it has some recordings, lyrics, facts, and a few games. http://hymnchords.net/ – Just what it sounds like…chords for hymns. http://makingmusicfun.net … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Poetry, & Lyrics, Sheet Music, Teaching Private Lessons | Tagged carol, children, Christian, Christmas, free, gospel, hymn, jesus, music, sheet, student | Leave a comment

Circle of Fifths – Piano Lesson Central

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Lady Fair

The circle of fifths always confused me, for some reason, but I eventually figured it out. The “fifth” referred to is the interval from one key signature to the next key signature. You start on one note, let’s use C, … Continue reading →

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Article: Protecting Children’s Voices.

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Lady Fair

Also from the same website as my previous post, written by Maestro David L. Jones. http://www.voiceteacher.com/children_article/children.html Some excerpted information from this article: Abusive Practices in the Child’s Voice: 1. Heavy belting: taking chest voice higher than is healthy. 2. … Continue reading →

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