I can’t think of something more toxic to an artist than trying to be perfect. Striving for perfection is like chasing a unicorn, only much less fun. How often do you stifle your creativity by stopping mid idea and trying to perfect something? …perfect that line when songwriting …perfecting that one slightly imperfect note …perfecting […]

Maybe I should be ashamed of today’s example, but I just couldn’t resist sharing 🙂 The title of today’s lesson is something we’ve all heard from one parent or another – “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” We’ve all said something, but spoke it in a way that indicated a completely […]

Sometimes it’s hard to describe what makes a singer so effective at commanding the attention of their listener. A good singer can seduce with dynamics, use tone to add depth to emotion, emphasize special meaning with phrasing, or even cloudy up ease and clarity with some vocal texture. There are an infinite number of tools […]