Cross Training with Piano

With many types of training it’s often helpful to take days off from the primary area of training and to focus on training in other related areas – eg, cross training. For singing, areas of cross training might include playing the following instruments Piano Guitar Flute Overall, the Piano is probably the most versatile and is widely used for teaching and understanding music theory.  The keys are laid out so that you can quickly identify notes (something not always as obvious on a guitar or flute for example).  This makes playing scales, building chords, and understanding harmonies a snap. If
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“I DON’T WANNA PRACTICE!!!” – The CURE!

Think… Inspired Singing! – Don’t Ever Force It! “How to practice” is often not well addressed for students in private lessons, video, or books.  If you’re lucky your private teacher may offer a few hints… Here are a few things you will hear from a teacher that are helpful starting points… “Don’t practice mistakes”… for example, “Practicing at full tempo with errors, only reinforces the errors… because then you’re practicing to perform the errors… slow it down until you can play it perfectly at a slower tempo, then gradually increase…” While this is sound advice and a great starting tips,
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FALL In Love with Your Voice – Day 4

On this 2nd Day of FALL, we’ll continue our search for excellence. There’s also a special offer to get Lifetime Access to the Foundations of Singing when you purchase PitchPerfector at the special FALL SALE rate of just $47. BUY PitchPerfector NOW!   Leave a comment below on your thoughts about this article… and… BUY PitchPerfector NOW! (includes Lifetime Access to Foundations of Singing)
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FALL In Love with Your Voice – Day 3

On this 2nd Day of FALL, we’ll continue our search for excellence. There’s also a special offer to get Lifetime Access to the Foundations of Singing when you purchase PitchPerfector at the special FALL SALE rate of just $47. BUY PitchPerfector NOW!   Leave a comment below on your thoughts about this article… and… BUY PitchPerfector NOW! (includes Lifetime Access to Foundations of Singing)
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FALL In Love with Your Voice – Day 2

On this 2nd Day of FALL, we’ll continue our search for excellence. Yesterday, we learned that there are doubts or obstacles to Falling in Love with our voices. We introduced a 2 pronged approach Solid improvement techniques to help us sing better and have more confidence Improving our self talk. To improve your overall singing musicianship, I highly recommend that you return to the Foundations of Singing course and repeat the entire program again. You’ll be amazed at how much more you’ll gain the 2nd or 3rd time through the program.  There’s also a special offer to get Lifetime Access to
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FALL In Love with Your Voice – Revealed…

On this 1st Day of FALL, let’s do something extraordinary, something remarkable! Do you want to know the most important secret to singing? You might have guessed by the subject line of this article.  Yes, Falling in Love with your own voice is arguably the best thing you can do to improve your singing.  You’ll find more confidence, you’ll create a sense of magnetism that others will want for themselves. Imagine what it’s like watching a couple who are in love with each other?  It feels good, and provides a sense of joy and pleasure to all those around. Convinced?
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You’re SINGING OFF PITCH her teacher Scolded… She SMILED ;)

Some voice teachers and be quite forceful and intimidating and it’s a wonder how they ever get positive results from their students. Recently, a prominent voice coach scolded her student for Singing Off Pitch! The student responded by SMILING and continued singing. In this case, the student’s response was exactly what was needed. Smiling is an old school technique for improving flat pitch that still works for correcting small pitch errors. The benefits are two fold: The SMILE can actually slightly tightens the vocal chords, thereby increasing pitch The implied “brighter” mood of the singer is also known to slightly
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GUIDE: Step by Step, Perfect your Vocal Pitch

First let’s get a few basics out of the way.  To sing on pitch, you will need basic singing skills which usually require regular vocal exercises founded on sound vocal pedagogy.  You need to develop the ability to sing without strain!  Next, breath support is critical for maintaining pitch and there are many resources and practices for this. Note that breath support for singing is not the same as breath support for exercise. Basic Singing Foundations Ability to sing without strain Breath Support It’s not critical that you have mastered all of the foundations before beginning work on your pitch…
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GUIDE: Everything You Need to Know about Vocal Pitch

The First thing you need to know, is that Everyone Sings Off Pitch virtually All the Time… It’s really just a matter of how far off pitch and duration of the pitch discrepancy.  Just as with a clock, while there are points on the clock face that the hands pass, they are always slightly before, or after the “time” that you are comparing too.  So, when you sing a note, you’re always somewhat below or above the target pitch.  This is true, even with electronically produced sound! Cents – For purposes of discussing pitch, each note (western equal tuning) is 100
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