Introduction to Solfege Solfege is a technique of naming the notes in a way that describes their function. In movable ‘do’ solfege, whatever key we are in, that note is ‘do’. If you’re in the key of A, then A is ‘do’. If you’re in the key of C, then C is ‘do’. The reason that we use solfege and not …
Singing
The Case for Musicianship
For today’s video, I talk about the case for musicianship and why those skills hold the key to true musical success. Many students are focused on the more sexy topics in music, like technique (who doesn’t want to sing high notes or play flashy piano runs?) or repertoire (song selection is an obsessive topic among …
New Classical Singer Magazine Blog Post!!
I’m super excited that Classical Singer Magazine asked me to write another guest blog post! Here, you can get into the specific building blogs I use to teach singers how to play piano. (Yes, I cover all of this in my wildly popular online courses Piano Skills for Singers!) In my last article, I discussed …
Piano Skills for Singers: Empowering Vocalists at the Keyboard Article
I was super excited to be published in Classical Singer Magazine‘s blog this week! They reached out to me to see if I would share how my work for Piano Skills for Singers would translate to the classical world. Below you can read the full article “Piano Skills for Singers: Empowering Vocalists at the Keyboard.” …
Full Voice Podcast
I was delighted to be a guest on Nikki Loney’s amazing Full Voice Podcast. Nikki is a fellow Canadian and is a wonderful singer and voice teacher. She also owns the totally AMAZING company The Full Voice, which is an amazing series of workbooks, songs an resources for voice teachers who work with children. I am such …
My Reflux Mystery Solved: A Singer with SIBO
**This article on a Singer with SIBO is not meant to provide medical advice. Please see your doctor for medical treatment.** The Singer’s Worst Enemy: Reflux As a professional singer I can say that one of the most frequently discussed topics amidst my singer friends is something many of us suffer from: Reflux. Not only …