Rumi Partners

Two sets of Rumi words. Two tunes by me. Much loveliness. Sing them by themselves, then sing them on top of each other. Learn how it goes Oh let the beauty of what we love, be what we do.  We have fallen into the place, where everything is music.  As ever, listen to...

Bring Me Little Water, Silvy- Excerpt

One part of the chorus of this awesome song to explore. Made famous by Leadbelly, this American folk song is a simple song you can use to explore some basic techniques. Learn how it goes Bring me little water, Silvy,  Bring me little water now,  Bring me little water...

Register Basics

Your voice has gears. There are many ways to describe them, as we shall focus on two, and shall call them chest voice (lower, speaking register) and head voice (higher voice). If you think you can sing high or low, it may just be that you haven’t discovered the...
Words Basics

Words Basics

Words in singing are actually pretty complicated. Never fear, the singing clothesline and your brain are here to help! Idea One- The Singing Clothesline Think of singing like a clothesline. The line itself are the vowels of singing- constant and ongoing. The pegs are...
Breath Basics

Breath Basics

There’s the inhale, and there’s the exhale. As our starting point, let’s start with the exhale, as it makes one of the biggest differences at the beginning of learning about your singing voice. Breathing out for speaking and singing are different....