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You’ve written a song. You’re pretty happy with it as is but here are a few things that you can do to improve what  you have. Now you can’t really be taught to write songs. I tell people that and I stand by it. The initial idea has to come from you. However, here are …

Songs come in all shapes and sizes, just like people. Some songwriters for example like Bob Dylan write in a confessional ‘singer songwriter’ style while others like say, Bruno Mars go straight for the pop hit list jugular. Either way, they are both very good at what they do. Bob Dylan of course has many …

Stagefright. Yep. Terrifying and visceral stagefright that grips these performers by the throat and doesn’t let go. When I was younger and performed a fair bit people would often say to me things like “If I could sing like you, I wouldn’t be nervous”. Wrong. I mean, very very wrong. Your ability has nothing to …

In my last post I wrote a little about singing, confidence and the performer. One of the best tips I can give any performer either aspiring or seasoned is to know your stuff. Rehearse as much as you can. Being confident that you know your material will go a long way to ensuring you have …

One of the most common problems I come across with my clients is what they perceive as being a lack of confidence in themselves when it comes to singing in front of an audience. The level of experience doesn’t necessarily make a difference to how nerve wracking the majority of performers find this. Also talent …

Are you a musician playing in a band who would like to step out from the shadows into the limelight and start singing? Would you like to contribute some decent sounding harmonies or even sing some lead vocals but lack the confidence? I can help you with that. My approach is specifically geared to help …

There is nothing wrong with imitating your favourite singers. In fact, I highly recommend it! Imitating vocalists such as Whitney Houston, Florence Welch, Katy Perry or Rihanna will not result in loss of identity for you as a vocalist. If done with awareness and knowledge this will only enhance your ability as a singer. The …

Interesting fact! The tongue is a muscle. It is the only muscle in the body which is connected at one end yet free at the other and unfortunately it tends to really get in the way of singing! There are various techniques which can help in alleviating this problem. SINGING IS JUST SUSTAINED SPEAKING……. Technically …

So have you noticed how people’s voices are usually instantly recognisable over the phone? Sometimes if we know someone but have never spoken to them over the phone, or don’t speak to them often over the phone, it may take awhile to twig, but we usually do. And also have you noticed how when watching …

There seems to be a lot made of learning to breathe properly when learning to sing. This is especially true for beginners. Everyone has both a head and chest voice. Blending of the natural voices is where you get those ‘magical’ sounds. Vocal training will help to attain these sounds. To use your chest voice …