Part 2 – Warm up your vocal chords! By Linda Kimball To warm up your vocal chords …hum After your daily breathing exercises, hum lightly to warm up your vocal chords. Keep your mouth closed as you begin to hum and keep your neck, face and jaw relaxed. Start with a zzz sound then move […]
by Drum Teacher Tido Holtkamp As I work with students who are preparing difficult audition pieces, I am amazed at how often I need to remind them of the importance of relaxation in playing music. Drummers often tighten their grip, raise their shoulders and tense their neck and jaw when they play, and the more […]
No Matter What Happens Keep the Rhythm Going! by Gale Gardiner, Piano Instructor at Paul Howard’s Valley Music School. When preparing music to perform (regardless of instrument), Jim Houke (international upright bass player, composer) advised me: “People will forgive a wrong/missed note before they will forgive an interrupted rhythm”. That is why I help students focus […]
Voice Tip of the Day!! Guest Post by Linda Kimball! Did you know that singing is as physical an activity as sports? Part 1 of 5 tip of the day! Wake up the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the muscle beneath the lungs that causes them to fill with air. When you sing the ribs should stay […]
