Taking the Terror Out of Sight-Singing

Taking the Terror Out of Sight-Singing

by | Feb 28, 2013 | Music Lessons, Sight Reading, Singers, Singing Technique, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, Tampa Singing Lessons, Tampa Voice Lessons, Tampa Voice Teachers, TBMA Original Articles, Voice Lessons

When I was studying music in college, my most-feared class was sight-singing lab. Ten or twelve of us students would sit in a music lab with our professor and be graded on sight-singing a line of notes from a book. In solfege. You’ve never heard as many warbly notes...

VIDEO: John Tracy Interview Part 2 – What Most Music Students Overlook

by | Jul 27, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, John Tracy, Music Appreciation, Music Lessons, Music Teacher Resources, Music Theory, Pianists, Piano Lessons, Piano Technique, Rhythm, Saxophone Lessons, Saxophone Technique, Singers, Singing Technique, Tampa Brass Lessons, Tampa Brass Teachers, Tampa Guitar Lessons, Tampa Guitar Teachers, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, Tampa Piano Lessons, Tampa Piano Teachers, Tampa Saxophone Teachers, Tampa Singing Lessons, Tampa Singing Teachers, Tampa String Lessons, Tampa String Teachers, Tampa Violin Lessons, Tampa Violin Teachers, Tampa Voice Lessons, Tampa Voice Teachers, Tampa Woodwind Lessons, Tampa Woodwind Teachers, TBMA Original Articles, Tips for Parents, Video, Violin Lessons, Violin Technique, Voice Lessons

This is the second video of four that was taped as part of an interview with Mimi West, the founder of “My Dream Teacher.”  You can check out the website by clicking here.  I had a lot of fun answering a variety of questions about my music education in...

How to Nail Your Performance Every Time

by | Jul 24, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, Guitarists, Music Lessons, Performance Techniques, Pianists, Piano Lessons, Saxophone Lessons, Singers, TBMA Original Articles, Violin Lessons, Voice Lessons

Your palms are clammy. Your heart is fluttering. Your mouth feels like cotton and a bead of sweat trickles down your back. No, you’re not heading out on your first date. You’re standing just off-stage in a concert hall, ready to walk out and dazzle the judges with...

Learning to Sing: The Truth Behind 4 Common Misconceptions

by | Jun 5, 2012 | Music Lessons, Singers, Singing Technique, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, Tampa Singing Lessons, Tampa Singing Teachers, Tampa Voice Lessons, Tampa Voice Teachers, Voice Lessons

“I’m tone deaf.”  “I can only sing low songs.”  “I can’t sing on pitch.”  “Do I need voice lessons or can I just learn to sing by listening to my favorite singers on YouTube and iTunes?”  These questions and...