Live Music Fundraising Night @ Together Trust!

Jennifer Casby Singing Studio will be hosting a 'Live Music Night' with numerous different acts for the Cheadle based charity - TOGETHER TRUST on Saturday 29th October 2011!

The event will kick start the charity's fundraising week

'BETTER TOGETHER'......

TOGETHER TRUST is one of many charities struggling through the economic crisis, as the institute relies solely upon donations...We are using this fundraising night as an opportunity to raise as much money as possible to keep this dedicated charity up and running! To find out more about this charity whose main focus is CHILD CARE, please click on the title above!

Please contact the studio via email or mobile if you wish to:

- Participate as a Musician/Live Act on the night

- Are able to donate anything towards our inhouse raffle

- Generally wish to get involed and help a worthy cause

- BOOK TICKETS

Contact Details:

Mobile: 07764 404505

Email: jencasbysingingstudio@hotmail.com

Well Done to JCSS Student Lisa Dickinson!

JCSS student Lisa Dickinson stole the show recently with her portrayal of the Baker's Wife in Sondheim's 'Into The Woods'!

With absolutely no singing experience whatsoever, Lisa came to the studio in January very nervous about fulfilling a role which was extremely vocally challenging! However through dedication and perseverence, Lisa was able to improve her vocal skills dramatically in a short space of time!

Lisa received rave reviews and got a special mention from the Director for her achievements when the production came to an end!

Well done, Lisa!

SUMMER INTRODUCTORY OFFER!

CALLING ALL SINGERS!

Lessons are now available at DISCOUNTED rates to NEW students through the 

JCSS SUMMER INTRODUCTORY OFFER!

To check out these offers, visit the LESSONS page on the studio website by clicking on the title above!

HURRY NOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GREAT OFFER! IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH JULY AND AUGUST!

To book lessons or make further enquiries, please contact the studio via:

Mobile: 07764 404505

Email: jencasbysingingstudio@hotmail.com

LAMDA - Gold Exam!

Currently prepping a student for their Gold LAMDA exam! The student will be singing 'Stars and The Moon' from Songs From Another World and 'In His Eyes' from Jekyll and Hyde. Both are very challenging:

'Stars and The Moon' - The melody sits at the top of the chest voice (lower voice) where it is tempting to yell to the pitches.

TREATMENT: As we all know yelling hurts and sounds flat so we are working on numerous exercises to reduce muscular tension, reduce volume and therefore create a more balanced, natural singing sound.

'In His Eyes' - The melody here goes between the chest voice (lower voice) and head voice (higher voice) and alot of singers complain that, as they go from one to the other, there is a dramatic shift that sounds like a BREAK. Singers often also describe the lower voice as being a lot stronger than the higher voice or vice versa and this is what often causes said BREAK.

TREATMENT: We are using exercises that develop a mix (middle voice) which is a blend of the chest voice and the head voice so that, as we go from the bottom to the top of our range, there is a SMOOTH transition with no BREAKS. This is great for the performer because, if the voice breaks mid performance, it can be very embarrassing! This way the performer can focus on communicating the emotion they want to convey without the voice having a life of its own and doing things that we feel are out of our control!

...FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW SPEECH LEVEL SINGING WORKS, VISIT THE ABOUT SLS PAGE ON THE STUDIO WEBSITE:

http://www.singingteachercheshire.co.uk/

Spencer Welch Visit - Great Success!

We've just finished a great week of education in vocal technique with SLS Master Instructor, Spencer Welch! Students and SLS teachers travelled far and wide to experience one to one lessons, 'SLS - Application To Song' Masterclasses and Teacher Training with Spencer in Northwich, Cheshire. Spencer is a great communicator and has equipped us all with a new OR improved ability in vocal balance! We are all really excited to take this into the World and share it with others, making us all more relaxed yet effective performers!

...To learn more about Spencer Welch, click on the title above!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING SLS EVENTS, WATCH THIS SPACE!

Spencer Welch!

Just watched Spencer Welch VocalStudio teach yet another great lesson! Learning so much at SLS teacher training!

Spencer Welch Event!

We are having an amazing time at Heather Baker Singing Studio, learning lots of new stuff about the voice from Speech Level Singing (SLS) Master Instructor Spencer Welch. He is currently hosting a variety of workshops for both singers and teachers alike! To check out more about Spencer, click on the link about to visit his official website!