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Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Good Singing

Kelsey Menehan | March 7, 2012

What are your inner critics saying as you sing? Are they keeping you back from being the best you can be? If so, it's time to take control and set yourself free.

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Rehearsal, Singers, Technique

Virtual Voice Lesson: The Farinelli Breath Exercises

Shauna Fallihee | March 6, 2012

Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, was a famous, and wildly popular castrato of the early 1700s. One of the secrets to his magnificent voice was the seemingly unending stream of breath that supported it. Voice teacher Shauna Fallihee demonstrates the breathing exercises Farinelli created to strengthen the intercostal muscles.

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Gifts from My Voice Teacher

Kelsey Menehan | December 21, 2011

When you are a woman of a certain age, it is no small thing to "find your voice" again. In this season of gift giving and receiving, I am celebrating the many gifts that my voice teacher has bestowed on me this year.

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Seniors, Singers, Technique

A Sabbatical: An Investment in Your Organization's Leadership

Gayle Ober | December 1, 2011

Sabbaticals are being used by more nonprofits as an effective tool to retain and reward the best executive talent.

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Management, Leadership, Technique, Training/Professional Development

Warm-Ups for What Ails You: Lack of Breath Control

Rebecca Achenbach | November 24, 2011

Work on your breath control with these exercises from choral conductor and voice teacher Rebecca Achenbach.

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Warm-Ups for What Ails You: Tuning Problems

Rebecca Achenbach | November 17, 2011

Improve your intonation with these exercises from choral conductor and voice teacher Rebecca Achenbach.

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Warm-Ups for What Ails You: Vocal Fatigue

Rebecca Achenbach | November 9, 2011

Choral conductor and voice teacher Rebecca Achenbach offers simple warm-up exercises to help you keep singing and singing.

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4 Techniques for Memorizing Lyrics

Mark Bosnian | November 3, 2011

Having trouble getting the words to stick in your mind? Here are several strategies for succeeding at memorization.

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Performance, Rehearsal, Singers, Technique, Tool

Making the Case for Your School Choir: An Advocacy Guide

Chorus America Staff | October 18, 2011

Given the situation at the federal, state, and local levels, Chorus America developed this guide to help chart a path toward proactive advocacy on behalf of choral music education. Contains a step-by-step advocacy plan as well as research and statistics on the value of choral singing in school from more than 40 studies.

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Advocacy, Children/Youth, Community Engagement, Education Programs, Impact/Value, Research/Data, Schools, Technique, Tool

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