The Performer’s Edge 8 Week course commencing Feb 11

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Share/Bookmark This 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 [...]

Stage Fright! aka Performance Anxiety – what is it?

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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 [...]

Setting Goals

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Share/BookmarkIf you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else. Yogi Berra Week 3 of the Performers edge course we address goal setting. If you want to achieve your dreams as a singer and performer you will have to set some goals. First decide where you want to go, dare to dream [...]

The Performer’s Edge: Starts 29 Sept

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Share/Bookmark This course is now Full. Let me know if you are interested in this course and I will keep you updated on future dates. Cheers Line This 10 week course starts Wed 28 Sept 7-9pm at Sing Vocal Studio (SVS) in NW3 London. Who is it for? Singer’s and performers who want to dig [...]

Wired for Sound: FREE online course

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Share/Bookmark Hello singers, Michael Goodrich is a great vocal teacher with 20 years experience in the music industry. I’ve had a couple of super lessons with him in the past and he teaches many dynamic and top end singers.  As some of you know I am getting more and more into the psychology of performance. [...]

Don’t forget the lyrics!

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Share/BookmarkThe whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant. Glenda Jackson (LH: This is as true for singing as it is for acting.) Techniques for memorising lyrics and songs A recurring nightmare for many singers is one where they forget the lyrics mid song. [...]

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

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Share/BookmarkI love quotes, I collect them to inspire others and myself; as a teaching tool and to understand the world better. This quote, by the American football coach Vince Lombardi, has been proven to me over and over in my vocal studio.  I used to be quite baffled when I encountered singers who were focused, [...]