Help Your Students Less to Help Them More
Weekly Teaching Tip – Sep. 2, 2013 By Dean Kaelin On numerous occasions I have had teachers express concern that they would never be able…
Tag: exercises
Remembering the Basics
Weekly Teaching Tip Feb. 11, 2013 As teachers we are always trying to increase our knowledge and teaching. This is a good thing, however every…
Taking Students out of their comfort zone
Weekly Teaching Tip – August 13, 2012 While teaching this past week, I was constantly reminded that one of the best things we can do…
‘Old School’ advice to singers
Weekly Teaching Tip – July 16, 2012 by Leigh McRae Last week here in Australia the first season of ‘The Voice’ concluded. Since the day…
Length of Vocal Warm Up
Question: Is there a minimum/maximum time to warm up the vocal cords before singing? Answer: No. Every singer and every body is a little different so…
Consistency IS the key!
Weekly Teaching Tip – Apr. 2, 2012 Remember, frequency, not duration is the key to success in vocal training. I would much rather have my…
The job of “Fixing” the voice is the teacher’s, not the student’s
Weekly Teaching Tip – Jan. 16, 2012 It is very important to keep in mind that the job of ‘fixing’ the voice is the responsibility…
The Job of the Teacher
Weekly teaching tip – Dec. 6, 2011 A teacher has many jobs; mentor, cheerleader, educator, psychologist, etc, etc, but I feel that the most important…
Let the Exercises do the work for you
Weekly teaching tip – Nov. 28, 2011 Pick the best exercises and let them do the work. The more you have to explain the exercise…
Exercise range, the most important variable
Weekly teaching tip, July 18, 2011 As a teacher you have several different variables in putting together exercises for your student; vowel, consonant, scale pattern,…
