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As a pianist, voice coach and longtime accompanist, I have a LOT to say about music preparation.  When I show up to play piano for auditions, there is nothing that fills me with dread more than ...

Solfege is a powerful tool that is often used for singers, but is amazing for musicians of any level.   Solfege helps you to build strong ears so you can hear and imagine pitch better. This is not ...

Do you struggle to sing in tune? Do you need a little help to build your musician skills? Are you looking to deepen your knowledge of all things music theory? What if I told you that I have the ...

One of the questions that’s come up a many times is “why solfege?”  Some background: I was very fortunate to study solfege privately in Toronto somewhere in my early 20s. It’s a funny ...

Taking Piano accompaniment to the next level: I got so much great feedback from people about trying this saying ‘wow this is really amazing, I can finally sing and play piano to accompany myself’ ...

Some new thoughts on Teaching Many of you who are reading this are already enrolled in one of my courses.  Those courses really grew out of my 20+ years of experience teaching privately. After all ...