Category: Practice Techniques

Next to learning good intonation, I consider this is the number one thing that 99.99999% of beginning singers need to learn: get your mouth open! Dana Shelton calls it “Opera

Expand your soloing by learning the concept behind this classic riff. You’ve heard lots of songs with guitars playing melodies or solos not just on single strings, but in two

Often, a person can sing a song most of the way through, but there’s one section that is bringing the whole thing down. A Typical Popular Song Form For the

This is not what you think. What I’m talking about is starting your practice work at the end of a piece and methodically working your way backwards to the beginning.

Many musicians use a system called “solfege” to make the task of singing and understanding melodic lines a little bit easier. Solfege is used in conservatories and schools all over

For whatever reason, you’ve spent some money on an instrument, and you’ve enrolled your child in some music lessons. Now the weekly practice grind begins. At first, your child will

I have a friend who loves to sing (as do I). We can’t help revisiting familiar songs and musicals together, sometimes with karaoke tracks so we can sing along with