As a professional singer and voice teacher, one thing I tell all of my students is that they need to warmup every day. In this post I will show you my 15 minute vocal warmup routine and tips to get your voice going every single day. The importance of warming up every day I do …
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Online Course or Private Lessons: An Expert Weighs In
As a musician and music educator of over 25 years, I have been able to see as trends change in the industry. The year 2020 brought an influx of online courses to the market, which made a lot of people think differently about how they go about learning. After years of teaching private lessons in …
Throwback: My cruise ship life
You may or may not know this about me, but I spent over 19 months as a singalong piano bar entertainer on cruise ships. It was an absolutely wild experience and one that made me the musician and person I am. In this blog post, I’m going to share all about my cruise ship life. …
Four Back to School Projects I Tackle Every Year
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere then you are definitely eyeballs deep in Back to School. If you are a music teacher, back to school time can be super hectic. In this article I’ll take you four back to school projects you need to tackle. Prepare to make your life a LOT easier! Wearing …
My Online Music Teaching Studio Gear and Set Up
I have finally perfected my studio set up for when I teach online music lessons with Zoom! Many of you have been asking me what my set up is, so I thought it was time to show it to you. Since I was moving into our summer bungalow, I figured this was a perfect time …
Brenda Takes a Vacation
I am writing this from a place I haven’t been in for quite some time: I am relaxed, I am refocused and reengergized. After over two years of homeschooling, starting a new business and teaching private lessons and workshops with no break, you might wonder how I managed to do this. It was simple: I …