When Training Makes a Difference
Giles has been singing for 9 years and training with me for 10 months. He practices every day and had countless gigs over the holidays. He finally had a realization recently.
Have a listen to the video below.
Q&A Live: Vocal Health for Singers Dec. 6th
It’s the end of a fantastic year and as we head into the holiday season, let’s make some time to reflect on our vocal health and what changes we can make for 2020! Join the discussion! Please let us know your questions ahead of time, or jump on the live chat with us! Click here to watch our facebook live at the Surrey Voice Clinic alongside Sherri Zelazny, Surrey Voice Clinic Clinical Director.
Vocal Confidence
When it comes to vocal confidence, our mindset truly matters. Check out my latest Insta post on False Confidence vs Authentic Confidence.
Vocal Health Webinar
Thank you to all who attended our Vocal Health for Professional Voice Users webinar. I was happy to host this as Sherri Zelazny presented on a topic I am so passionate about. Here is the replay in case you missed it! Lots of great information on vocal anatomy, understanding your instrument and how it works, plus vocal pathologies. My personal favourite was when Sherri covered voice myth busters!
Thanks again to Sherri Zelazny from the Surrey Voice Clinic for her wonderful insightful presentation!
Advancing Your Vocal Health – Free Webinar
Please join us for a free and informative webinar on vocal health. Learn the latest and greatest info on voice therapy, and innovative vocal health strategies from Sherri Zelazny. If you are a voice user or voice professional don’t miss this free opportunity to learn more about your instrument. Bring questions if you have them!
Sherri Zelazny is a Registered Speech Language Pathologist with more than 30 years of experience. She pursued advanced clinical expertise in the area of Voice and Laryngeal Airway Disorders at the University of Wisconsin Madison Voice and Swallow Clinics. Her areas of special interest include voice evaluation and treatment, paradoxical vocal fold motion, voice therapy for Parkinson Disease, and community education.
Alida Annicchiarico is a vocal consultant has been a private voice instructor for over 12 years, based in Vancouver, Canada. A graduate of UBC, a Certified Vocal Mentor Instructor as well a member in good standing with NATS, she has worked with some of the world’s top groundbreaking voice instructors as well as vocal health professionals. She is passionate about helping singers and performers to understand their instrument better and train so they can avoid vocal fatigue or injury.
Click here to register.
How to Change Your Mindset About Singing
In her best selling book Mindset – The new Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck outlines the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is the belief that what you are capable of is a fixed trait, like eye colour, you’re born with it and you can’t change it. Whereas a growth mindset is like a muscle, when you put in the hard work and effort, your abilities can grow and flourish.
Singing is an activity that is notoriously known for being either you have “it” or you don’t. In other words, the genius singers were singing from the moment they were born.
Yeah right, nothing can be further from the truth. Btw, check out this great diagram:
Getting back to singers….take any genius singer and Wikipedia them and find out about how long they have been singing for and their training and background….
And even if they and “talent” (whatever that means) they were most likely brought up in an environment that encouraged singing daily (whether at home church or school)
(Ps…parents don’t ever discourage your kids from singing even if you think it sounds bad….children need to be encouraged to use their voices….more on that in a later blog)
When it comes to growing as a singer here are some SHIFTS that need to happen:
1) train – work with a qualified singing and voice professional weekly or bi-weekly
2) learn from the constructive feedback that you’ve been given – record your lessons so you can practice daily -find out what you need to improve on
3) embrace the vocal challenges – it’s not always going to be easy, keep going, keep working – the challenges are what make you stronger as a singer
4) keep going…did I mention keep going?
5) view other’s success as inspiring – don’t worry, there’s room for everyone!
6) When you hear a good singer, L I S T E N! Get inspired!
7) One more thing…ignore the haters….and only work with people who offer you constructive feedback and effective tools!
Alida is a vocal coach and singer/performer based in Vancouver, Canada and has been teaching private voice lessons for 10 years. A graduate of UBC School of Music, Alida is also a Level 5 Certified IVA Voice Teacher.
Are your vocal issues holding you back?
What if there was a miracle cure for all of your vocal troubles? Well there kind of already is…
The number one game changer for singers is vocal technique, that’s right, you’ve heard it before, technique technique, technique….
As much as we try to avoid it, we may be bored by it, confused by it, don’t want to bother with it, wanna warm-up and go straight to songs, have better things to do like scroll through insta feeds….
The truth is: your voice needs a daily workout.
Here’s why:
-When we avoid technique, we’re avoiding the problematic areas that will show up for us in the songs…so you will always ‘miss the mark’ if you just keep practicing the song only.
-Technique prepares you for the challenges you face in the song!
-Also, it helps prevent vocal fatigue and injury…it makes singing easier!
Wanna game plan?
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book your next voice lesson
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record your vocal technique exercises with your phone during your lesson
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practice those tools daily BEFORE you hit the songs
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THEN…wait for my next blog….it’s coming soon….
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in the meantime keep do steps 1-3
Alida is a vocal coach based in Vancouver, Canada and has been teaching voice to singers for 10 years. A graduate of UBC School of Music, Alida is also a certified Advanced IVA Voice Teacher.
Happy World Voice Day!
“Today April 16th, 2018, marks World Voice Day! This day was established 19 years ago to raise awareness of the importance of vocal health and to share resources on vocal science and pedagogy. There are several events happening today across Canada and around the world. Take a moment to read up on the voice and reflect on what your voice means to you! The World Voice Day motto for 2018 is “Make the Choice to Cherish Your Voice“. What steps can you take today to ‘cherish’ your voice?
Spring Singing Showcase
Sometimes having a singing goal to work towards motives us to practice more. Performance opportunities don’t come that often, this is why I have created the Alida Vocal Studio Student Showcase! This bi-annual event, gives my students an opportunity to perform 1 or 2 songs in front of a supportive and encouraging audience. The audience is made up of friends and family mostly and we have professional accompanist join us on piano.
If you would like to sign up to sing at our next Student Showcase, please email me through the contact page and I will reply with the performance details and requirements.
When: Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm
Click here to RSPV.
