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!

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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!

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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!

JCSS Student Success!

'Oh my god! Thank goodness for Speech Level Singing! Just aced all my songs at rehearsal. Director was over the moon with me with me and everyody clapped. Hooray! Thanks for last Friday, it was a big help!' - JCSS Student via text....

This student has been cast as the Baker's Wife in an Amateur Dramatics production of 'Into The Woods'. With very little singing experience, she came to JCSS for some guidance approximately 6 months ago. After a month's break from lessons, she came to me frustrated and disheartened because of an unsuccessful rehearsal earlier last week. We were able to iron out most of her vocal issues and equip her with numerous tools to help counteract her nerves and produce smooth vocals. She was able to replicate the success of her lesson during the next rehearsal, well done!

Audra McDonald - 'Stars And The Moon'

'Stars And The Moon' - written by Musical Theatre composer Jason Robert Brown and performed by Audra McDonald! An amazing voice and a classic example of what we strive towards at JCSS. Note how she sings from the bottom to the top of her voice and back again with complete ease! Click on the title above to check out the performance, FANTASTIC!

Blues Singer Wanted for Leeds Band!

Experienced Blues band based in Leeds, West Yorkshire are looking for a fairly experienced and quick learning lead singer! The band is open to singers of any age and sex but auditioners must be confident, well organized and bring good vocals to the set up! Performances will involve covers to start off with but the band may move onto original material in the future!

For further details or to arrange an audition, email or call the JonathanVipond at:

Email: jrvipond@gmail.com

Mobile: 07866324628