How can we provide peer connection, adjudication, and competition opportunities for our young popular and commercial singers?
Songwriter’s Toolkit with Jess Baldwin
Are your popular music voice students writing originals? They probably should be. Get started with these resources.
Voice Research Summary: Summer 2017
Voice Quality After a Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercise With a Ventilation Mask in Contemporary Commercial Singers: Acoustic Analysis and Self-Assessments…
The APME Conference: A Voice Teacher’s Experience
Jess Baldwin shares her experience at the 2017 APME Conference.
Update Your Warm-Ups: An Interview with Kim Chandler
UK Vocal Coach Kim Chandler shares her thoughts on teaching popular music.
Developing Student Autonomy with Goal Setting
Jess shares her template for goal setting with private lesson students.
Teaching Studio Singers with Judy Rodman
Guest blogger Judy Rodman talks about the differences between live singing and studio singing and the ways we teachers can help our students better prepare for recording. She covers preparation, setting up the mic, using headphones, performance psychology, specific vocal techniques, and vocal health.
Mix: An Explanation and Some Exercises with Jess Baldwin
Jess discusses mix and provides some exercises to try.
Quick Look at ANATS Primal Sound Presentation
Dale Cox provides a quick summary of Dane Chalfin’s recent ANATS presentation about primal sound.
Sheet Music Learning Alternatives: HookTheory
Jess discusses ways she teaches music theory to students in popular and commercial genres.
