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Practice tips

Posted by: tyonce on: November 1, 2011

The following was a result of a handout I put together for a workshop. More detailed information can be found about these topics on my personal website located at www.tammyevansyonce.com. Establish a solid practice schedule: Actually block off time in your schedule designated specifically for practicing. Avoid using it for lunch, socializing, homework, errands, sleeping, [...]

Learning to sing can be a rather mysterious process. When you think that our instrument is essentially hidden from view and probably half the muscles that have an influence on it are involuntary, you can see how taking control of the voice is not a straightforward process. There is no wonder voice students get a [...]

Thoughts from my Private Voice Studio

Posted by: dhaslam on: September 5, 2011

I have been teaching voice in a private studio for around 25 years and I am still surprised by the variety of people who come through my door wanting to sing. I am the sort of voice teacher who willingly welcomes all-comers. If I only took on the ones with the potential for a singing [...]

The power of singing

Posted by: dhaslam on: July 28, 2011

“The singer has everything within him.  The notes come out from his very life.  They are not materials gathered from outside.”  ~Rabindranath Tagore Singing – and the world that revolves around it – has been the center of my life for as long as I can remember. It began when I sang my first solo in [...]


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