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Finding your way back – every day

  • Posted on September 11, 2013
  • by Brian Lee

I am generally a good practicer. Not always as much as I’d like, but I’m fairly regular. Sometimes I’ll start vocalizing and not liking how I’m singing, but I know…

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Occlusive Exercises – Spiral Learning, Part 2

  • Posted on June 25, 2013March 4, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

Occlusive exercises are those that greatly reduce or close the mouth opening to allow for a different kind of action of the vocal folds. These include: Lip trills or bubbles…

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Vocal training is like training for a sport

  • Posted on February 16, 2013
  • by Brian Lee

When we go to a voice teacher in hopes of singing better, what are we signing up for? What should the outcome be? If you go to a teacher in order…

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Allowing

  • Posted on January 2, 2013January 2, 2013
  • by Brian Lee

When we perform, we must put our technical concerns away for the most part, and “just sing”. Most of us have heard this advice many times. We psych ourselves up…

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Shortcuts to Singing Success?

  • Posted on November 10, 2012December 4, 2012
  • by Brian Lee

There are a lot of people on the internet with a “method” for singing that they claim will teach you to sing like a professional quickly and easily. I was…

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The Gateway Between Practice and Performance

  • Posted on October 18, 2012October 28, 2012
  • by Brian Lee

Developing an excellent technique is very important. It makes singing easier, gives you more choices, extends the length of your career, and makes you feel capable and confident. I love…

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How to Learn a Song

  • Posted on October 12, 2012December 4, 2012
  • by Brian Lee

In his book “Music and the Flute” Thomas Nyfenger quoted another master flutist, Julius Baker, who said this about slow, deliberate practice: “If you never make a mistake, you’ll never…

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Tips on using recordings in the practice room

  • Posted on September 24, 2010November 1, 2011
  • by Brian Lee

When I record myself in practice sessions, I find that I have to beware of the tendency to want to record the same thing over and over, trying to fix…

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