Pt. 1 How to Support Your Kids Without Becoming a Stage Mom (or Dad)

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Last time I gave you the Top 10 Signs You Might Be a Stage Mom (or dad).  If you saw yourself at all in any of them, don’t worry.  Unless you’re bedazzling their microphone as you read this, there is still hope. The Urban Dictionary defines stage moms as “Pushy, obnoxious, crazy mothers who force [...]

Top 10 Signs You Might Be a Stage Mom (or Dad)

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With a whole new season of talent based reality shows ahead, parents of talented kids everywhere are looking at how to support their kids dreams of doing more with their talent.  But SOME of them will inevitably take it too far.  Are you one of them?  You might be, if….. You purse/wallet includes your kid’s [...]

I Only Make Noise for Money

I was teasing some Facebook friends about whether I should do a commercial for a Sephora skin care line I was offered the other day.  It was kind of a joke, because I haven’t been able to speak for several weeks.  Now they want to know if I only talk for money now.  So, here’s [...]

Turn Passing Listeners into Loyal Fans

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Why is it that some artists have an exploding fan base and others struggle to get anyone to sign up on their mailing lists?  Is it just that they had more friends to begin with?  Some of them did.  But once you go beyond family and friends, there is one thing you can do that [...]

Top 10 Ways to Care for Your Singing Voice

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We’ve all seen them.  The new artists that start out so promising.  You hear the buzz.  You wait for them to tour in your area.  You go to see the show and then reality sets in; they don’t sound at all like you expected them to.  In fact, sometimes they’re just… really, really bad.  (I’m [...]

Stop! You’re Killing Your Voice.

How to Know if You’ve Gone Too Far If there’s one question I hear all the time, it’s ‘how do I know if I’ve done something damaging to my voice?’  which always makes me think of something someone once told me about child rearing. “It only takes one time to touch a hot stove before [...]

Kanye Disses Taylor Swift – Is It OK for Stars to Behave Badly?

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Considering the source, it’s probably not too much of a shocker that Kanye West was caught behaving badly again.  In a move that had people in the mezzanine shouting things like ‘this will be the end of his career’, he basically dissed an award winner in order to turn the spotlight to his own opinion [...]

How to NOT to Find a Vocal Instructor -by Fred

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(aka. “Fred cuts the mustard”) This is so funny. Unfortunately half the humor is that we’ve all heard things like this before.  If you’re about as serious as Fred about singing, you might find a voice teacher anywhere.  But if you care even a little bit more, you’re gonna need to try a different approach.  [...]

5 Steps to Becoming a Pro By Your Next Performance

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Whether you’re an independent artist, fronting a band, singing in a musical or soloing on Sunday, you can instantly amp up your next performance by following this tips. 5.  Know Your Stuff. It seems like a no brainer but there are so many singers that do little more than scan over the songs they’re preparing [...]

How to Be as Cute as a Muppet On Stage

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I love the muppets.  I mean, they can’t sing to save their furry little hand stuffed lives, but who doesn’t smile when you see the little guys pipe out a sad cover of a familiar tune.  Why is that?  And why can’t I get that kind of reaction?  Well, maybe you can.  Let’s take a [...]