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Tag Archives: singing
The Vocal Mechanism and MRI
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
Posted in Practice Techniques, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Voice, Vocal Resources
Tagged broadway, cords, health, healthy, images, larynx, mechanism, mri, opera, pharynx, resources, rock, sing, singing, soft palate, song, style, tips, velum, video, vocal, vocalist, voice
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Holiday Solfege Bingo!
In this 5×5 bingo game students are given a short phrase from a popular Christmas or Hannukah tune (both sacred and secular included) and the starting “do”, along with the key signature. Use this fun bingo game to test your … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, sight-singing, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Voice, Uncategorized
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Article: Teacher NOSE Best – dealing with nasality in singing.
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
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10 Rules for Expressive Singing
These are 10 rules that were demonstrated and explained at a music educator’s conference I attended recently. Most of these are things that choral people should know, but perhaps have forgotten and need to be reminded of. If you follow … Continue reading
Sing Your Way to Health!
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that all the teachers out there are enjoying their time away from children. I can tell you that it’s VERY quiet at my house while I am home, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Informational, Teaching Chorus
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Article: Damaging Vocal Technique
In doing some research for voice lessons, I found this useful article on The Voice Teacher website, written by David Jones: http://www.voiceteacher.com/damaging.html The article includes such topics as flat tongued singing, jaw forward, breathy singing, belting, etc. Please check it … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Private Lessons, Vocal Resources
Tagged bad, damage, damaging, Jones, larynx, singing, technique, vocal, voice
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Vocal Resources – Links
Vocal Resources Your Accompanist: http://www.youraccompanist.com/piano-accompaniments Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir: http://www.teachingmusic.org/tmtp_choir.cfm Florida Vocal Association http://www.fva.net http://www.fva.net/for-directors/ctr/ Useful director resources! Voice placement help will be especially useful. National Association of Teachers of Singing: http://www.nats.org/ Making Music Magazine: http://www.makingmusicmag.com/ Check their … Continue reading
Posted in Vocal Resources
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 