Author: Larry Bridges

Take a Minute to Sing Episode 20: List of Dos and Don’ts for Singers Don’t clear your throat. Clearing the throat to hard and too often is bad for the voice. Most people do this to get rid of mucus. …

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Take a Minute to Sing Episode 19: Working With A Teacher Why take singing lessons? How do you find the right voice teacher? What questions do you ask when interviewing a voice teacher? These are all important things to consider …

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Take A Minute To Sing Episode 18: Dropping the Jaw An important lesson for beautiful singing is knowing how to make a rich, resonant tone. One way to help achieve that is to learn to drop the jaw correctly. It’s …

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TAKE A MINUTE TO SING EPISODE 17: Singing Harmony Part 2 Today we are taking harmony a step farther with practical application by taking the song “Row Row Row Your Boat” and singing the harmony. Remember that harmony is training …

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Take a Minute to Sing Episode 16: Singing Harmony “I want to learn to sing harmony” is a common request I get. Of course, knowing how to sing a melody on pitch is an important prerequisite. Assuming you already know …

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Take a Minute to Sing! Episode 15: FIND YOUR GLISS What is a gliss? It’s short for glissando, which is gliding from one note to another without stopping on the pitches in between, and it’s a good exercise for creating …

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Take a Minute to Sing: Advanced Ear-Training Last lesson we worked on hearing the difference between major and minor triads (or chords). Today we are adding diminished and augmented triads. Remember that ear-training is important to recognize nuances in sound …

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Take a Minute to Sing Episode 13: Ear Training- Major and Minor Chords Ear training is exercising the voice to notice subtle variations and recognize nuances in sound. It is important for basic musicianship, improving pitch, and helping when harmonizing …

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Take a Minute to Sing Episode 12: The Full Vowel Spectrum The full vowel spectrum is every vowel sound in English. It starts with the “Ee” vowel and migrates through all the vowels ending with the “Oo” vowel sound. When …

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