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a day ago
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HOLDING NOTES WITH CONFIDENCE!

Knowing how to hold a note for its full length takes practice. This is a skill every singer should have the ability to do; holding a note...

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SINGING AND PLAYING HARMONIZES IS ALL ABOUT CHORDS!

michelleostrove

2 days ago
2 min

SINGING AND PLAYING HARMONIZES IS ALL ABOUT CHORDS!

A chord is also called a triad, which is typically a group or a set of three (or more) notes played simultaneously. A chord can be three ...

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michelleostrove

3 days ago
2 min

HOW TO PREVENT VOCAL STRAIN!

Voice strain occurs when the muscles in your throat tighten up, which prevents the vocal folds (cords) from moving freely at the air pass...

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michelleostrove

5 days ago
1 min

TRAINING YOUR VOICE!

When you train your voice, you are looking to maintain balance regardless of what pitch, volume or style you are using. A well-balanced v...

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TECHNIQUES USED FOR SINGING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

michelleostrove

7 days ago
2 min

TECHNIQUES USED FOR SINGING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

All types of music can be broken down into different techniques and stylistic choices. Contemporary music singers use a few different tec...

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michelleostrove

Nov 19
1 min

Learn to Relax Your Vocal Cords

Every athlete warms up before a game to avoid strain or injury; It’s no different with the voice. The best way to relax and loosen up you...

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Patterns in Music for Singing or Playing Piano

michelleostrove

Nov 18
1 min

Patterns in Music for Singing or Playing Piano

Patterns are one of the most fundamental ingredients of music. Whether you are playing piano or singing a song, it’s all about repeated n...

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michelleostrove

Nov 17
1 min

HOW TO REACH THE LOW NOTES!

Are you a soprano or tenor who's hoping to expand your range into those lower notes? While you may have mastered those high notes, you ne...

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A Method Used To Help Create A Singing Style - Diphthong

michelleostrove

Nov 16
2 min

A Method Used To Help Create A Singing Style - Diphthong

To articulate (the shape of your sounds) two vowel sounds next to each other, when you are singing, is called diphthong. You’re probably ...

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michelleostrove

Nov 14
2 min

COLOR IN YOUR VOICE – BRIGHT VS. DARK

There is such a thing as vocal color; it is the distinct quality of tone that gives color and personality to your voice. Every voice has ...

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PRODUCTION OF SOUND (PART 2) - PHONATION

michelleostrove

Nov 13
1 min

PRODUCTION OF SOUND (PART 2) - PHONATION

I’m sure you’ve heard the term phonation (production of speech sound), phonatory process, voicing (speech sound with resonance of the voc...

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michelleostrove

Nov 12
2 min

WHAT IS YOUR VOCAL RANGE?

To figure out your vocal range, you must understand the term octave. An octave is a range of eight notes, or eight white keys on the pian...

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VOCAL SOUND PRODUCTION – YOUR VOCAL TRACT

michelleostrove

Nov 11
1 min

VOCAL SOUND PRODUCTION – YOUR VOCAL TRACT

The vocal tract is made up of four parts: the oral cavity (which is the inside of your mouth from the lips to the front two-thirds of you...

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DOES AGE MATTER FOR VOICE OR PIANO LESSONS?

michelleostrove

Nov 10
2 min

DOES AGE MATTER FOR VOICE OR PIANO LESSONS?

The best age to learn to sing depends less on age and more on factors like self-motivation, available practice time and the ability to fo...

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michelleostrove

Nov 9
2 min

The Sound Transmission of Your Voice

Voices are as distinct as our faces, everyone is uniquely different; no voice is exactly alike. The vocal acoustics can be described as t...

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michelleostrove

Nov 7
1 min

How To Sing Rock Music The Right Way!

Singing with good technique is essential no matter what genre you are singing. That means you must use excellent technique when singing r...

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michelleostrove

Nov 6
2 min

BREAKDOWN OF THE VOICE TYPES

Part of getting the most out of your singing voice is to understand your own voice type. When you have a better understanding of your own...

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UNLOCK THE KEY TO YOUR VOICE – TRAINING THE LARYNX

michelleostrove

Nov 4
1 min

UNLOCK THE KEY TO YOUR VOICE – TRAINING THE LARYNX

Every singer needs to know how to control the larynx. The larynx (voice box) is a tube-shaped organ in the neck. The larynx controls the ...

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michelleostrove

Nov 3
2 min

HOW TO FIND YOUR VOICE TYPE

What makes one voice sound different from another? If you ever sang in a school or church choir, you know there are different categories ...

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VOCAL FREEDOM THROUGH VOWEL MODIFICATION

michelleostrove

Nov 2
2 min

VOCAL FREEDOM THROUGH VOWEL MODIFICATION

A singer whose vocal resonance is even and consistently good from note to note, high or low, soft or loud, is changing the vowels semiton...

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