Why I Love to Sing?

      I've already told you how important I believe Tongue Twisters are to singing, acting, and presentation skills, in general.  I put these Twisters together to specifically target individual consonant sounds.  We all have different "challenging" sounds.  It could be that as a child you struggled with a speech impediment; it could be that you have a slight over or under bite.  Whatever the challenge, don't take it personally and try to be completely honest with yourself; this is just another wonderful tool for improving yourself.  All of these "tools" need to be viewed that way.  If you can check your ego, you can improve your game, your beautiful voice.  Check out a few of these: Bad boys beat big, burly bears bringing better banjos. Dirty, dingy dingoes down dim-witted dragons dunking donuts. Fat, fruity Fig Newtons found firefighters afraid of pharaohs. Giddy, green goblins give gumdrops great gobs of glue. Heroes have horrible, hiccups here, havi

Thanks for being interested in learning all kinds of easy, practical ways to work on your singing, EVEN when you’re out crazily running through all the busy-ness of your life.   It’s still possible, it’s actually still EASY to work on your craft, to rehabilitate, strengthen and improve your instrument.   Here are some MORE (see Blog Post 65 for the beginning suggestions) simple ways to make that happen: •             SING IN THE SHOWER - Try your trills here; the best of all worlds.   It’s nice and humid; you’re relaxed; and there are, almost certainly, great acoustics with lots of ceramic tile around the room.   Of course, this is not the “ultimate” workout for your voice but it’s still AN opportunity and one you should take advantage of.   It is also very helpful to “smile for the cameras”, so to speak, into your bathroom mirror.   When you sing, it is VERY important to watch yourself at points to make certain you ARE relaxed; your chin is not “lifted”; your n

  I had always been told that playing the piano was good for the brain and BELIEVE ME, I needed all the help I could get!   After researching just a little, I was amazed at how MUCH proof there was of SUBSTANTIAL benefit to be gained from playing piano or other musical instruments.   I’ve tried to summarize what I found because I think this is SO important that if you don’t already play piano, you investigate the possibility of starting, if for no other reason than its incredible brain-enhancing qualities.   You will see improvements from Executive Function (organization, multi-tasking, and concentration, among other things) and blood flow in the brain, to decreasing depression and increasing communication in young children.   Below, I’ve discussed a number of the findings I discovered.   Check them out and remember, you’re never too old to learn! 1.      Research shows that children who learn to play a musical instrument actually do experience structural changes within th

  I had always been told that playing the piano was good for the brain and BELIEVE ME, I needed all the help I could get!   After researching just a little, I was amazed at how MUCH proof there was of SUBSTANTIAL benefit to be gained from playing piano or other musical instruments.   I’ve tried to summarize what I found because I think this is SO important that if you don’t already play piano, you investigate the possibility of starting, if for no other reason than its incredible brain-enhancing qualities.   You will see improvements from Executive Function (organization, multi-tasking, and concentration, among other things) and blood flow in the brain, to decreasing depression and increasing communication in young children.   Below, I’ve discussed a number of the findings I discovered.   Check them out and remember, you’re never too old to learn! 1.      Research shows that children who learn to play a musical instrument actually do experience structural chan