Preparing to Prepare – Warming up your voice! Do you always do the same voice warm ups and voice preparations before a gig? Perhaps you just don’t warm up at all? Are you bored with your warm up routine and want some fresh ideas? Or is your warm up not actually helping? Then read on, …
Your Audition Kitbag Do you procrastinate when you get an audition date? Do you change your mind a million times about what song would be best to sing? Does your heart sink when you know you’ll have to sing something because you know you’re a better actor than a singer? Read on – I can …
Practice Strategies for Piano Players When it comes to improving your piano playing, the only way to master it is to play, play, play! The old cliché “practice makes perfect” is true! However, good practice strategies, knowing what and how to practice, are key to success. Here are some top tips: Regular Times Set aside …
Don’t be shy ! Find Your True Voice! As a vocal coach, I see so many singers who are in an unhappy place with their voice. I mean, if they wasn’t, they wouldn’t need to see me, right? They often have an issue that needs to be fixed. And usually they want it fixing …
Private Music Tuition – Value For Money by Annette Scott Private music lessons are an incredible investment in your children. It doesn’t matter what instrument they wish to learn, the benefits are the same. Fees for private tutors vary across the country, and may also depend on the level of experience of the tutor. …
March 2020. Lockdown. What a kick in the face! As I sat listening to Boris address the nation about lockdown, my first reaction, like so many others, was total panic! Panic about the impending pandemic. Panic about telling my students I needed to close my studio. Panic about how the hell I was going to …
I closed the door on my garden studio a couple of weeks ago when I moved home. My garden studio had been my personal space, my sanctuary, my creative writing hub, my performance venue, my musical pad. Just mine, and completely me. I thought when I moved I would miss it terribly, and that I’d …
As a singer, every opportunity to perform is an exciting one! Well, most of the time at least! There have been many gigs that are memorable for the wrong reasons, but some that are memorable for the right reasons. Weddings are always a bit tricky – honestly, you wouldn’t believe what songs I’ve been asked …
Helping my singing students to reach their full vocal potential is my ultimate goal. That’s why I have studied lots with The Voice College. The Association of Teachers of Singing sure provides best practice, guidelines and standards for singing teachers and vocal coaches. But, surprisingly, there isn’t a registered authorised regulatory body for private singing …