This is the 3rd and final post in a short group that grew from getting a terrific video of a 6-year-old voice student. The 1st blog entitled You’re How Old Taking Voice Lessons was a celebration in teaching younger voices. The Second blog called 7 Unhealthy Habits, was a list of caution. I now present
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Piano Chord Karaoke! A Great Ear-Training Exercise
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7 Unhealthy Vocal Habits to Watch Out For In Children’s Voices
Be Careful, poor and unhealthy vocal habits are everywhere. Use this list of 7 to identify ones that might be happening in your vocal studio. Voice Teachers unite! A short wile ago I wrote a blog entitled 6 and Taking Voice Lessons. I’d like to follow up by sharing the some great warning signs that
Music Teachers Travel On Curvy Roads
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Playing By Ear – The Intervals That Make Ear Training Possible
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Forget The Prize, It’s The Piano Teacher Game
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How To Not Quit Piano Lessons – 3 Ideas, Thanks Mom
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Getting Your First Piano at Home
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Don’t take singing lessons.
The title of this blog article might surprise you, especially because the author heads up a music education organization dedicated to providing the best in-home instruction available anywhere in the country, in just about every musical instrument you can imagine — including voice. The point of that title — and the point of this article — is that voice lessons are NOT singing lessons. In fact, the term voice lessons ought to be replaced with voice training, or vocal training. So please don’t take singing lessons.