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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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    Stage Fright: my own journey

    It feels important to tell my own stage fright journey. I made Levels 1 and 2 in 2010 and it’s now 2026. Circling back I can see the arc of my own learning path. When I was in it, not so much, and now, very much so. Theres’s an old…

  • All - Learn to sing - Level 2

    The Four Pathways of Energy

    Level 1 is the practical description of how to sing, along with audio exercises to practice with, a book and an audio book.  If you’ve watched the videos/read the book etc and started practicing, you might now be challenged with “how do I perform a song to my best potential?” …

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    Learning to like your voice

    Learning to like your voice is vitally important,  and usually at the bottom of the singing “to do” list, especially when we’re first learning to sing , since there’s so much to think about. And it’s often easier said than done, especially initially, when we’re judging every note. However, it’s…

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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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    Let yourself suck!

    There are always two sides to every coin, and in the case of singing, our egos quite often tell us that we’re showing off, and don’t deserve to be on stage. This can be a learnt childhood response, a response to others’ judgements, or a dreadful performing experience – or…

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    Overcoming fear and performing truthfully

    Singing’s all about showing our feelings, and risking being vulnerable in front of others. And it only works when we’re truthful about those feelings.  So  there’s an obvious catch 22 here. We need to be vulnerable to move an audience, and that’s often the thing we’re often most scared of.…

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    Dealing With Stage Fright

    Almost everyone has stage fright. It can range from an overwhelming fear to a mild apprehension before a performance. I’ve suffered from it greatly throughout my career as a performer.  At first onstage, then when I got to a level of proficiency, that went away, leaving an apprehension before a…