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10 Ways to Become a Musical Family
Most of us would agree music is good for us; it’s fun and important. It’s a great mood regulator. Music is comforting us when we’re down and cheers us on when we’re happy.
Music energizes us, motivating us to exercise, clean the house and buy things (think advertising jingles). There’s a ton of research showing that music makes us smarter – nations and schools with strong music education are linked […]
Improvising Changes Our Brain and Our Experience
I use improvisation all the time in my singing workshops and lessons because it is through improvisation that we can get comfortable with our voices, and into a state where we can really explore from a place of non-judgmental curiosity. Once we have entered this state we can really tune in and listen both to what sounds are around us and to our […]
Singing is Your Birthright!
This photo is from an article about babies and imitation. Imitation is a key skill for both beginning and experienced singers for some of the same reason that it helps babies learn – interesting!
Everybody deserves to sing! People have been singing for all recorded history — there’s plenty of evidence that we humans chanted and sang before we developed spoken language. Singing is a profound way […]
One Long Note
I often hear “non-singers” say that they are tone deaf. If there is such a thing as tone-deafness I’ve never met anyone who actually suffers from it. “With life-long certainty I told Nancy I was tone-deaf and within two minutes she had me matching a note she was singing. I was amazed and a little bit giddy!”, says Sue, one of my students.
Here’s the problem: Songs move along fast, right? One […]
Group Singing is Good for Mental Health
I came across this powerful video today about a series of choruses in England for people experiencing mental illness – it’s part of a program is called the “East Kent Singing for Health Network”. I think this is a pretty extraordinary organization – I’m impressed with how they think about singing in England – community singing seems much more accessible there than here in the States and there’s a lot going on.
One chorus participant in this film says, “It alleviates loneliness and […]
2 Year Old Sings the Blues
Check out this blues improv. It says so much! The value of listening and responding unselfconciously – this is what we learn to do at Music for People. The guidebook for the program is called Return to Child. How cool to sing so unselfconsciously! And to be able to connect so clearly to what we are hearing!
The kid has a gift, but don’t we all?
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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