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Singing with a Shruti
A Shruti Box is a great invitation to just explore your voice and make your spontaneous song of the moment.
Tell yourself that there is no such thing as a “wrong note” and focus on what feels physically and emotionally interesting, pleasurable, and even possibly beautiful.
It’s fine if your notes are clashy and don’t sound pretty to you – get curious about that feeling of clash – that’s dissonance and it can be really interesting!
Try sliding your voice […]
Meet Laurel!
Hello Everyone — Meet Laurel!
She takes private singing lessons with me and is in the Playground membership as well.
Laurel talks about doing it her own way and breaking through her barriers, her experience with private singing lessons on Zoom, and how rewarding it’s been for her.
What she doesn’t mention here is that after starting singing lessons, she’s also took up the ukulele and is having lots of fun with that. She’s now singing and playing with […]
What’s it like to attend a retreat?
It’s pretty darn special!
Liz will tell you all about it…
I don’t want to rehearse, I want to watch TV!!
When I was in a chorus, I was pretty consistently reluctant to leave the house to go to my Tuesday night rehearsals.
Now I’m in a band and I often feel exhausted by 6:30 which is when we rehearse, and don’t know how on earth I will muster the energy to make music, much less communicate with other human beings.
But inevitably, once we’re singing I’m so happy […]
Doubt the Doubts!
Hi Friends!
I recently heard a great expression:
“Doubt the Doubts”
It’s pretty self-explanatory but still, let’s ponder this for a bit…
We’re so quick to react to our self-doubts; if a doubt is planted by someone else we’re quick to believe it. We tend to react by shutting down and/or giving up.
Scenario (possibly you can relate to this 😊):
Meet Liz!
Hello Everyone — Meet Liz!
In this video she talks about her experience in the Fearless Singers Playground, my online membership program for beginning singers.
I love her passion!! ❤️
Enjoy!
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What People Are Saying —
“I just want to let you know how much I am enjoying the singing lessons. I haven’t had this much pure fun since I was in the third grade. It really is liberating for an old codger like me to just cut loose and make joyful noise like I did back then.”
– Brian, Adult Singing Student
“As a private lesson student with Nancy, with a lot of fear of singing, I found after just one session my confidence grow. I attended a birthday party, and when the candles on the cake were lit, I immediately led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday”! You have no idea what a big step this was for me!”
– Melanie, Workshop Participant and Private Student
“My mother, Charmian, called me this morning pretty euphoric. She said that she “finally felt free”. That she’d thought all her life that she was only capable of making a croaking sound but, instead, had heard herself sing one high note and one note in the middle that was really a tone. She’s always had fifth chakra issues, sore throats, laryngitis, power speaking, etc. This week, when she goes to her meditation meeting, she’ll join in the ‘oohming’ part for the first time.
She said that the workshop ‘changed her life’ after 94 years of being shut down/out.
This was an enormous breakthrough for her. Your program was so well structured and led with such enthusiasm and joy. Congratulations to you. What a gift for everyone there.” With gratitude,”
– Cathy (Daughter of 94 year old workshop participant!)
“The lessons made me feel a lot more comfortable with my voice, and singing in front of people. Also, I think that I’m better at staying on pitch, and getting the pitch right the first time. Plus lessons were just a lot of fun! I really enjoyed them! Thank you again. Hope to see you next summer!“
– Ruth, Teenage Singing Student
“It surprised me how easy it was most of the time, to let go and just sing and make sounds. One thing I really like about Nancy’s teaching is that she brings a straight forward can-do energy to the group, allowing for fears and nervousness but not focusing on those.”
– Workshop Participant