Independent Teacher Kelly Hoppenjans discusses the relationship between imitation and originality.
Imitation vs. Originality—What Makes a Singer Unique? // Kelly Hoppenjans
Tag: Imitating
Song Choice in the Contemporary Studio // Julie Dean
All of my singers want to sing commercial music, or popular songs. I encourage them to sing what they want to sing. When I first began taking voice lessons myself over 20 years ago, I was assigned an Italian art song. Learning Italian as a beginning voice student was very common, and at the Academic… Continue reading Song Choice in the Contemporary Studio // Julie Dean
Developing Vocal Style // Jess Baldwin
As Kelly mentioned in last week’s post, it’s important to sound like YOU when singing in your own style. But what if you don’t know what your style is yet? How do you start to develop it? Your style can be influenced consciously as well as subconsciously. Subconscious style influences can include the music your… Continue reading Developing Vocal Style // Jess Baldwin