Every singer has a range that is comfortable to them. The main female ranges are: Alto, or contralto – the low range Mezzo Soprano – the middle range Soprano – higher range Boys and girls up to the ages of 13 generally suit the soprano range. The male ranges are:…
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Create your own Singing Lessons
By now, hopefully you’ve watched the level 1 and 2 videos, read the book and listened to the audio tracks. Hopefully, too, you’ll have read some of the Level 2 articles (listed below), and know if this is a method you’d like to incorporate into your practice and performance. If…
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How to use this program
There are two levels to Singing from the Center. Level 1: 41 tutorial videos that explain and demonstrate the technical aspects of learning to sing. A host of supportive articles related to learning to sing and the singing process. A manual that dives deeper into learning to sing. Vocal coaching…
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Practicing a new song – the basics
The best way to approach a new song is from the ground up, like you’re building a house. Start with the basics and then get more specific. If you’re new to singing, be gentle with yourself and understand that learning to sing is a process and isn’t going to happen…
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Give Yourself a Grounding Cord
This can be key to your performance and literally “grounds” you. It only takes a moment, and is also something you can do every day. Every morning, for example, as you start your day. Most of us are disconnected from the Earth. We wear rubber soled shies, walk on concrete…
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Throat Problems
I had a ghastly flu virus a couple of years ago that quickly went down to my throat and vocal cords, making them behave very strangely indeed. A couple of my students had exactly the same reaction from the same virus, and it took more than a year to slowly…
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How to breathe properly
Learning to breathe properly is vital to a centered voice. If you’ve already started the program, i.e. watched the spoken and sung tutorials, read the book, listened to the audio tracks and started practicing with the Vocal Exercises, this article might be helpful if you’re running out of breath when…
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Focusing the breath
Singing’s all about feeling, and expressing our feelings, and the breath is the “wings” of the song. The first, and last, things we do on this earth is breathe, and the breath connects us to the places of energy in our body we use to sing (the diaphragm, for example).…
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Focusing the note
Here’s a quick, easy way to think of focusing the note in the mouth: Imagine there’s a beam of energy going through the tongue, pulling it down, and that the air is coming up from the diaphragm, traveling over the top of the roof of the mouth and then hitting…
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Finding your pure note
It’s one thing to understand the mechanics of singing, and quite another to put everything together to create a clear, even tone. If you’re not sure if you’ve found it yet, or are still at a loss, let’s do a quick checklist to help you find that pure note. First…