Nancy Salwen

About Nancy Salwen

Nancy Salwen is a singing teacher and the founder of The Fear of Singing Breakthrough Program, and the author of the book by the same name. She teaches singing to "non-singers," beginning singers, and anyone who wants to be more confident and expressive with their voice. She leads workshops in New England, New York City and California and teaches private lessons over Skype. In addition she is a Music for People certified workshop leader and leads music-based team building workshops for businesses and organizations, and an early childhood music educator and Music Together teacher and center director.

Tips for Singing High Notes

Hey Friends,

Here are some tips for singing high notes.

A few key points:
Don’t worry about them; don’t forget to breath; engage your belly muscles; and use visualization. (Visualization in general is very use for singing!)

I’ll show you what I mean in this video…

https://vimeo.com/973235711 […]

By |2024-07-02T12:50:04-04:00July 1st, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Feeling Your Voice

Hello  Friends,

When I teach singing, intuitive discovery, and re-discovery are at the heart of both the process and my relationships with my students. ❤️

Over the last week or so while working with students and members, the idea of focusing on feeling your voice (as opposed to […]

By |2024-07-02T11:31:56-04:00July 1st, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

It’s Happening Again…

It’s happening again. Another singing class that says it’s for beginners but really isn’t.

Now and then I try out other singing instructors’ classes that say they’re for beginners. It’s good to know how other people are doing it — I’m always happy to find out about new ideas and approaches. But often […]

By |2024-06-13T09:53:50-04:00June 13th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Cordilleran Music

Baguio City, Philippines

This post is by my assistant, Lorens, who lives in the Philippines…

In the northern part of the Philippines resides a beautiful culture – The Cordillera Region, the ancestral homeland of the Cordillera indigenous peoples, collectively referred to as the […]

By |2024-06-11T13:08:39-04:00June 11th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Singing Lullabies at Camp

(I’m the little one with the fabulous glasses…)

I missed this clue when I was choosing a career…

When I was in summer sleepaway camp (maybe around the age of 10?), I used to sing lullabies to my bunkmates to help them […]

By |2024-04-29T10:25:54-04:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Meet Carlyn & Tom!

Hello Everyone — Meet Carlyn & Tom!

Carlyn and Tom talk about their experience in the Playground membership, how singing cheers them up, connects them, and how much more comfortable they feel singing together and in general.

“I love getting to sing at the top of my lungs and not have […]

By |2024-04-15T11:53:47-04:00April 15th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

I was an art major in college…

HELLO FRIENDS… ❤️

I have a story for you…

I was an art major in college. I focussed mostly on sculpture and printmaking, and got plenty of good support from my professors. Then I took a painting class with Professor Neuman — he had a dry sense of humor and some prestige […]

By |2024-02-14T12:18:42-05:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments
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