3 Tips for How To Sing Better

Fri, 02/07/2014 - 5:28pm
Written by AW
Topics: jeannie deva, singing

jeannie devaYou love to sing. You do whatever it takes to sound good. But it’s not always easy. You have your embarrassing moments. Sometimes your voice feels tight. Sometimes you get the note but not always with the best tone. Sometimes your voice cracks and you run out of air too soon. But you keep on going because you’re determined to do this wonderful, magical thing that for some possibly inexplicable reason you can’t imagine life without – the magic and the power of singing.

But could it ever feel easier?  Many singers tend to do a few specific things which actually make singing harder. Here are 3 “tricks of the trade” I’ve created that make singing easier no matter your style.

Mic Stand Nightmares by Jeannie Deva

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 6:35pm
Written by Jeannie Deva
Topics: jeannie deva, singing, vocals

mic stand nightamres

There’s a piece of equipment almost all singers use which I used to take for granted. That is, until I had a series of mishaps with it that disrupted my performance and shattered my swagg.   Since that period of trials and tribulations, I began watching other singers - and discovered that I was not alone.

Nowadays it’s pretty common knowledge: If you are a singer you’ll need to use a microphone. There is such a thing as good and bad mic technique; but what about the mic stand? I never knew there was anything to know about this slender metallic object upon which my mic perched, until…

Are You Straining to Sing? By Jeannie Deva

Sat, 11/23/2013 - 12:03am
Written by Jeannie Deva
Topics: jeannie deva, singing, vocals

straining to singYou can hear it in the quality and feel it in your throat when it happens. The muscles tense and pull, your tone gets kind of pinched, pitchy and shrill. And if your voice doesn’t break you can consider yourself lucky.

Perhaps you only experience vocal strain on certain occasions. You might think it’s because you weren’t born to sing in certain keys or just have a naturally low voice or the song is wrong for you (even though you love it).

And it’s true; you can lower the key or simply cut out certain songs from your repertoire. But, there is a hidden reason why you may find yourself straining. Not knowing what it is makes it easy to blame it on other things. That, not being the real reason, keeps the solution illusive and at arm’s length. So, are you ready for the unveiling of the guilty parties?

Singing & Vocal Performance Workshop Presented by Jeannie Deva

Fri, 11/01/2013 - 5:19pm
Written by Jeannie Deva
Topics: celebrity vocal coach, jeannie deva, LA Voice Coach, Singer Foods, singing, vocals
singing workshop with jeannie deva

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 WORKSHOP

with Jeannie Deva, Celebrity Voice and Performance Coach and ArtistWorks teacher 

This totally interactive vocal workshop will include:

  • The 9 elements that will hold you back, weaken your vocal confidence & limit your impact - and what to do about them!
  • How to make a song your own, free your voice & liberate your performance.
  • How to reduce strain, & increase range, consistency & stamina, power & passion.
  • Fast-acting exercises that will amaze you.
  • Laser-precise coaching & tools to build confidence, release expressivity & be elevated to a new level of vocal performance.