Unless you are a practicing musician, performer or public speaker, performing is probably not something that you do often. It can be nerve racking, but here are some tips and strategies to help you feel as prepared as possible before tackling … Read more
Exam time is stressful for a lot of people, but it doesn’t need to be. Being relaxed and applying the proper mindset is key to succeeding in your instrumental exams. Many people achieve worse results than expected simply due to … Read more
Your Body is Your Instrument: 7 ways to use your body more in singing. THE SOFT PALATE Does your higher register sound too airy? Even when you’re really engaging your belly muscles? The reason why is…your placement is … Read more
How To Sing Pop There’s no denying that pop music brought us the greats; Madonna, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson to our beloved Spice Girls and who could forget our royal pop princess Britney. How do they do it? Firstly, there … Read more
3 Essential Rudiments for Drummers Check out this video for 3 essential rudiments you need to incorporate into your warm up routine. It is so important for drummers to warm up their wrists and fingers up before a day … Read more
Get a Grip! Matched Grip Under The Microscope It is imperative that all drummers have a solid understanding of basic drum stick techniques and principles, so let’s take a closer look at matched grip and what it means for drummers. … Read more
Recording Music At Home In the last decade or so, recording music has shifted from the studios into the bedrooms. High-quality music recordings used to be unattainable without the use of a professional studio with many thousands of dollars worth … Read more
Introduction to Rock Grooves – crotchet and quaver based rock grooves. Rock grooves are a great way to get started drumming rock. Liam walks you through some entry level crotchet (quarter note) and quaver (eighth note) rock grooves. Don’t forget … Read more
A Singer’s Guide to Surviving in a Band Coming into a band as a singer can be quite daunting as our musical training can be quite different to that of an instrumentalist. Many singers don’t often have the experience of … Read more
Singing Posture and Balance As vocalists, we spend a lot of time in the practice room, finely tuning the various skills and techniques of singing. Studies show musicians tend to measure their worth through the success of performances, the arena … Read more
Increasing double stroke roll speed: The open close technique Jasper shows you how to increase your double stroke roll speed using the open close technique.
Dislike the sound of your singing voice? Love your voice. Here are some great tips to help you build a positive relationship with your voice. So you don’t really like the sound of your own voice? Guess what, you’re not … Read more
Looking After Your Voice Keep your voice in shape. Here’s how. So you’re a fully trained singer, you know how to warm up your voice before a rehearsal or a show and how to belt out those high notes. Although … Read more
Performance Tips: Eye Contact – with Josh Check out Josh’s top performance tips to really connect with your audience using eye contact.
9 Tension Busters For Better Singing Try these tips to bust through tension! 🙌 NECK TENSION If you see lines on your neck or you are feeling strain whilst singing. You have neck tension this can be from improper … Read more
Developing Speed: Slow and Steady Wins the Race Lots of drummers, whether they are just starting out or have been playing for a while should stop and consider their speed. Most drummers want to be able to play fast, but how … Read more
Jazz Improvisation For Singers Jazz improvisation is a defining aspect of the jazz genre. It gives us the opportunity to showcase our abilities and really impress our listeners. For singers, the improvisation that we do is called scatting. A good … Read more
A Guide to Belting Before we talk about how to belt, we are going to do the how to not ever, ever, ever belt. Seriously, I have seen it so many times, people pushing out notes that their vocal chords … Read more
Singing Mythbusters! Fact or Fiction Only Opera Singers Need to Breathe from Their Diaphragm Fiction. Humans are lazy, we can’t even be bothered taking a proper deep breath. Using the diaphragm in our singing is essential! It ensures that … Read more
