Because this song is so commonly sung, people think of it as an easy song — but it’s not that easy.

It hops around in unusual ways and has a wide range (a pretty big distance from the lowest note to the highest note). Thinking it should be easy but still […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s pretty darn special!
Liz will tell you all about it…

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 […]

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 […]

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!

Anyone else remember this from their childhood?

This was probably one of my first experiences of improvising within a structure.

They start with the first Mahna mahna, boop boopie doopie a few times — that’s “home”. Then the jazzy guy starts to make stuff up & go a little crazy, […]

Here’s a little video about one of the most important singing skills of all — recovering quickly from mistakes. (Also a great skill to help with life in general!)

It’s a skill you can learn!

You know how I get pretty silly during our sing-along warmups?

Singing or visualizing the 1-3-5 not only anchors us firmly in the key but also provides essential reference points as we embark on the journey of learning new songs. Questions like, “Where does this particular note in the song fall in the context of the 1-3-5?” become powerful tools for visualizing and […]