How to Be a More Interesting Singer by Using Vowel Shapes

Call me dedicated, call me crazy… Often when I’m learning a new cover song that’s going to be in the repertoire for a while, I record myself singing it.  Then I compare myself with the original singer, WORD FOR WORD.  That means: play a sec…

Speak the Truth

This week’s post is an article from guest blogger Jim Dix.  Jim is a Florida singer, trumpet player, and teacher.  If you are in Florida and looking for voice or performance coaching, I recommend contacting him.

To make a song live and breat…

How to Give a Song New and Unexpected Life

Yesterday I worked with a student who sang a song with a chorus consisting of the same line repeated four times with the same melody.  It sounded the same each time:  a descending melody of “I’m fallin’, I’m fallin’, I’m fallin’, I’m fallin’ …