Musician's Workshop
  W e l c o m e !
  Hi there! First off, Welcome to the Workshop! I hope you find some useful information here. I've made music my life, and it is, as it has always been, my goal to expand the musical knowledge of those around me. Yes, sometimes the process is painstakingly slow. Sure, sometimes the volume of knowledge hinders. But I try nonetheless. I've been doing a good deal of thinking, reflection, and brainstorming over the past few months, and I'm getting a grasp on how it feels to be on the learning end. I spent five years in college studying Music Engineering. That deals mostly with studios, studio work, acoustics, equipment, and the like. On the other hand, I was required to study both piano and voice lessons, as well as numerous other classes - woodwinds(I still can't seem to play the oboe or bassoon), brass(pucker up for me!), strings(I love my viola - it's my baby), guitar(I seem to have a coordination problem), percussion, composition(I've written a few pieces and had a couple of commissioned works), arrangement(both vocal and non-vocal), orchestration/instrumentation, songwriting(really quite different from composition), and performance(did band, choir, and orchestra), just to name a few - not to mention having time to actually take other classes...and teach music my last three years in school. Hey, you can read the rest of my biography here for most everything you wanted to know about me (and maybe some things you didn't).

In studying, I've been thinking about the BASICS - the simple points that are the foundation of music study(in this case, the voice) that we often overlook. And as I had a fabulous voice teacher in college myself, I am dedicating myself daily to the practice of those things that make a great voice, in addition to daily dedication to convey the best musical knowledge to my students and those of you out there who are eager to learn. Talk about passion, I have become quite passionate lately about teaching others the "tricks of the trade."

This site will be under construction indefinitely, as I'll try to post a new lesson each week till it is finished (maybe I'll compile it into a book one day) and then I'll move to a new topic.

Thank you for dropping by. It is rather appreciated. So, without further blah, I invite you to come inside - just click "Voice Lessons" in the right margin below.


  Voice Lessons
  Tentatively speaking, topics include:

Using the voice, how to care for it, health tips, the basics, using it as an effective instrument, dos and don'ts, myths, misinformation and "disinformation," production, strengthening, listening to the voice, listening as a soloist, listening as a group member, how to properly critique, technical help and advancement of the vocal student on any number of topics, technical and practical strategy, mastery though a series of technical studies, and the list goes on...

  Vocal Q&A Forum
 

Got a question? Need a little advice, vocal or otherwise? Need an explanation? Just want to give feedback? I'll do my best with answers, even including researching the topic - so, ask away.