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    Voice & Piano Lessons

    MICHELLE OSTROVE

    Michelle Ostrove is a Master Vocal Coach, with 23+ years experience, offering Singing Lessons, Piano Lessons & Voice Lessons in the Oxnard, Ventura, Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Chatsworth, Northridge and the Los Angeles areas.

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    WHAT ARE FLATS & DOUBLE FLATS?
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    WHAT ARE FLATS & DOUBLE FLATS?

    A flat symbol (b) looks like a lower case B and it lowers the pitch (note) a half step. Let’s say you are playing D (white key) and neede...
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    WHAT ARE SHARPS & DOUBLE SHARPS?
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    WHAT ARE SHARPS & DOUBLE SHARPS?

    A sharp symbol (#) looks like a pound sign or a hash tag, and it raises the pitch (note) a half step. The parallel lines should be slante...
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    How To Use Your Chest Voice
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    How To Use Your Chest Voice

    The chest register refers to the natural manner of action of the vocal folds. The majority of talking is done in this register. When you ...
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    SINGING THE HIGH NOTES!
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    SINGING THE HIGH NOTES!

    When a singer is singing in their head voice it is described as vibration felt in the upper half of your face. It is the sound that you e...
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    What Are Vocal Registers?
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    What Are Vocal Registers?

    There seems to be some confusion amongst singers, with regards to certain vocal terminology. The term vocal range refers to the distance ...
    17 views1 comment
    How To Develop A Good Musical Ear
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    How To Develop A Good Musical Ear

    If you can listen to a song on the radio and sing it (on pitch) or play it back, you have a good musical ear. If you can play back the dr...
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    How To Stylize a Song
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    How To Stylize a Song

    Singing or playing piano with a specific style depends on a few things. How do you interpret the lyrics for a song? What do they mean to ...
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    How To Read Music (Part 3)
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    How To Read Music (Part 3)

    It takes time to really learn how to read notes and understand rhythms, hopefully you have read the first two blogs about how to read mus...
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    What is Phrasing & How To Improve It!
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is Phrasing & How To Improve It!

    Phrasing is how we break down a song into musical ideas, which includes where to breathe and where to place emphasis. Here is an example,...
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    How To Read Music (Part 2)
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    How To Read Music (Part 2)

    The bass clef staff is made up of five lines and four spaces, just like the treble clef staff. If you look at the picture attached, you w...
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    How To Read Music (Part 1)
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    How To Read Music (Part 1)

    The picture attached is called the treble staff, which consists of five lines and four spaces (Middle C sits below the staff). It include...
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    How Singing Works!
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    How Singing Works!

    Breathing is so natural and automatic to us; it's hard to believe that we could be doing it wrong. Breath exercises for singing can drama...
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    BUILDING CONFIDENT!
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    BUILDING CONFIDENT!

    BUILDING CONFIDENT! One of the most important qualities a singer or pianist can possess is confidence! The more you perform the more your...
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    Do You Have Excellent Technique?
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Do You Have Excellent Technique?

    Technique is a skillful way of executing a song, whether it is singing or playing the piano. Technique deals with the concept of tone, mu...
    17 views1 comment
    The Difference Between a Tie & a Slur
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Difference Between a Tie & a Slur

    A tie and a slur can be somewhat confusing to a beginner. They look exactly the same, but have completely different functions. I have att...
    12 views1 comment
    LET’S ATTACK THE NOTE!
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    LET’S ATTACK THE NOTE!

    To be an effective solo singing, you must have subtle accents (attack on the note). When a singer initially hits a note, his or her attac...
    16 views1 comment
    How To Count In Music
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    How To Count In Music

    A time signature tells you how to count in the song. For instance, if you’ve ever been to a basketball game and they play the song “We Wi...
    103 views1 comment
    Sing Or Play Like A Pro (Part 2)
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Sing Or Play Like A Pro (Part 2)

    To sing or play like a pro you must have the ability to "keep time" (timing or rhythm) accurately and to synchronise (play at the same ti...
    22 views1 comment
    Sing Or Play Like A Pro
    michelleostrove
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Sing Or Play Like A Pro

    To sing or play like a pro you must understand tempo. Here is an example of tempo - let’s imagine walking a dog. You are walking at a slow...
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    How to Develop Good Technique
    michelleostrove
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    How to Develop Good Technique

    If you want to develop good technique as a singer or pianist, learning how to play or sing scales is key! What is a scale? A scale is a s...
    18 views1 comment
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