If you are or can be in Hollywood, California on Saturday November 16th, AND you are a singer, this is the place to be!
SINGERS - TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL HOLLYWOOD VOCAL-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPwith Jeannie Deva, Celebrity Voice and Performance Coach and ArtistWorks teacher
This totally interactive vocal workshop will include:
Otherwise known as stage projection, presence or charisma, the ability to command your performance space is an essential ingredient to your song delivery and performance success. When you perform, if you are closed-in to yourself, you will not be able to emanate enough energy from the stage and to the audience to create much if any impact. Conversely, extroverting your attention outward to your audience can help to give you a sense of space and certainty into which you can project yourself and your communication.
Note: Jeannie Deva passed away in 2016. Interested students can still access her complete lesson library here.
No matter what language you speak, every word contains vowels and consonants. This relates to singing because there is a physical action that occurs when we're singing vowels and consonants. In this sample video from the ArtistWorks Vocal School, Jeannie Deva talks about how to identify the specific vowel sounds for each word in a phrase. Pay attention to her tips here and it can help teach you how to sing better when singing vowels and singing consonants.
The first thing to know in order to get a better singing voice is to recognize all vowel sounds that are made for each note that you are singing. You should know that this is especially important to master, because the notes of the melody align with the vowel sounds of each word or syllable when we're singing.
Lyrics and melody being the center of attention for most music fans, great vocals are arguably the most essential element of successful song performance. Most singers take this responsibility to heart and work hard to sing well; which is why it so lamentable when all that practice and preparation is nullified by modern technology.
In this vocal lesson we’ll see if we can alleviate the anguish and frustration experienced by so many live performance singers by investigating:
Monitor Madness - Hearing Yourself on Stage