giving performers the edge
Share/Bookmark ‘One of the greatest singers that ever stood behind a microphone’. Aretha Franklin I was very sad to hear of Whitney Houston’s death last month. She possessed an extraordinary voice that appeared to have no limitations, her vocal style influenced thousands of singers of my generation and since. Unlike many chart singers of today, Whitney [...]
Share/BookmarkThis 8 week course focuses on developing the right mindset for success in the music/singing world no matter what level you wish to achieve. Commences: Sat Feb 11 3.30-5.30 Venue: Sing Vocal Studio, 485a Finchley Rd Hampstead NW3 6HS London Cost: £195 early Bird fee before 27th Jan. Regular fee £225 To book your place [...]
Share/BookmarkHello, I must apologise for not being able to keep up with the Performer’s Edge blogs. So much to do, so little time! We were all so amazed this week to find we had come to the 10th and final class so soon. We all agreed it had been a great journey, we’d grown and [...]
Share/Bookmark What do you use your singing voice for? To perform my original songs to a live audience as well as to record and sell my music. How long have you been taking voice lessons for? Roughly 8 – 9 years And How often? I started off with an intensive course of lessons while being [...]
Share/Bookmark Week 6 of the Performer’s Edge is all about Stage Fright, also known as Performance Anxiety. A condition that is far more common than people realise, even amongst seasoned and successful performers. This condition has even stopped some amazing singers from performing live (Barbra Streisand for instance). I can recall the first time I [...]
Share/Bookmark (There had to be a dog picture at some point…maybe nearly as cute as Dexter…maybe) So this week on the Performer’s Edge course we looked at communication. Firstly we discussed verbal and non verbal forms of communication. A singer needs to be able to communicate using both forms. Body language is a vital form [...]
Share/BookmarkThis week in the Performer’s Edge we explored the way we thought we were perceived by the world and discovered how the world perceived us. We explored our ‘labels’ such as ‘daughter, singer, Australian, Cancerian, well educated, poor, mother’ etc and also used Johari’s Window to explore the things about us we knew the world [...]
Share/Bookmark Book your place now (£1.50 fee applies) Participants Performer+fee £19.50 Observer+fee £11.50 *Imagine being able to perform confidently in front of others. *Know where to look when you are in front of an audience *Walk off stage happy with your performance *Feel comfortable singing into a microphone If you are struggling with your performance [...]
Share/BookmarkOn the Performer’s Edge course we start off by looking into the meaning of success. I start here because often when I ask singers what their ultimate goal is with their singing I get vague or unfocused answers such as “I just want to sing” or “I want to be famous”. These statements could be [...]
Share/BookmarkThe million dollar question right? I have had countless hours of discussion on what ‘good singing’ is. Conversations with professional singers, vocal students, singing teachers, music industry members and the general public. I thought I’d summarised the common elements that people seem to identify when they think about ‘good’ singing. These seem to be the [...]
