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Monday Motivation
You can’t stay the same. If you’re a musician and a singer, you have to change, that’s the way it works. Van Morisson
Columns & Series
Monday Motivation
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Bruce Lee
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Repertoire Corner
Repertoire Corner remains, I am afraid, rather infrequent, but I have some new music that I hope to review over the next few weeks, starting with Lin Marsh’s Serendipidy Solos The Cuckoo Clock – Lin Marsh [AB(2)] I’m quite Read more
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Monday Motivation
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. W. H. Auden
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Friday Favourites
I’ll be honest, it’s been a long month, but now, a new year is well under way, and so are the best blog posts about music and music teaching! Posts on learning 3 Elements of Showmanship (The Musicians’ Way) Read more
For Learners
Old Wives Tales: You Can’t Sing if You Have a Cold
It’s January, and that means it’s cold season! When you have a cold, often, it can seem like a bad idea to keep singing. Singers often cancel gigs because they have a cold. So should you stop singing if you Read more
For Learners
Three Key Practice Principles
In the theme of New Years resolutions, we’re taking a look at what makes practice good practice. Many musicians resolve to practice more, but that often falls by the wayside because they don’t have good practice habits. This post will Read more
For Learners
5 New Years Resolutions Singers Should Make
January is that time when we all look at our post-Christmas selves and consider the improvements we could make to our lives. Us musicians are no different. We’re all making resolutions to practice for two hours a day and watch Read more
For Learners
Setting Goals for your Music – Why You Should be SMART [repost]
This is a re-post of an article I published last May. As it’s a New Year, I thought this might be a good time to share it again. No matter what it is you’re learning, setting yourself a target Read more
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Repertoire Corner
[Introductory Remarks] He Shall Feed His Flock – Handel [AB(x);LCM(x);TG(x)] Text. [Lyrics] [YouTube] * * * I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls – Balfe (Bohemian Girl) [AB(x);LCMMT(x);TG(x)] Text. [Lyrics] [YouTube]