Sing it like you mean it: free feelings and actions lists for singers
Your voice already knows how to laugh, cry, sigh, call and groan. It's been doing it since before you could talk. When you sing with a clear feeling or intention behind each line, you can tap into those natural set-ups and let them shape your sound without you having to enter overthinking territory.
Below you'll find a list of feelings and a list of actions to choose from. Use them in your practice to help you play with what your voice can do, and to help make every line mean something.
Help! I’ve got stage fright!
Performance anxiety, a.k.a. stage fright, happens to performers the world over, and at all levels of experience, including international superstars like Andrea Bocelli and Adele.
But there ARE ways to help reduce its impact. Here are some of them…
4 ways to prepare for a performance
Putting work into developing your vocal coordination and technical abilities whether or not you have any performances lined up is a smart move. Then you'll be able to trust your instrument to technically manage the demands of the songs when those performance opportunities come up. What does this look like in reality?
How to practise singing - Part 1
Practice, rehearsal, run-throughs, exercise - whatever you like to call it - when we want to make positive changes to our voices, it’s essential. It’s where the real change happens. Where our range extends, where our agility and flexibility improve, and where we gain vocal stamina. These days we’re all constantly bombarded with distractions in our lives, and so we want to make any time we do devote to practising our singing really count. Practising singing is so much more than just singing through your songs until you ‘get’ them. In this 2-part series, we’ll explore the why, what and how of practice as well as some common pitfalls.
How to warm up your voice
We all know we should warm up our voices before we sing - but how many of us do it religiously, every time? What about warming up for speaking? Here are a few things to think about.
How to memorise lyrics
For some of us, this is one of the hardest parts of learning to sing. Over the years I’ve worked out a few ways to help those lyrics go in… here are some I’ve found most helpful: