This is award season here in NYC, where critics and members vote to honor this year’s achievement in live performance. Congratulations to all winners, nominees and everyone involved in making…
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There are many things that make singing different from playing an instrument, but the most profound, is definitely, that all we have to work with is language. There is nothing…
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One of the major differences between being a singer and being an instrumentalist is that as a singer, both the instrument and the player are HUMAN!! So, while the pianist…
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Mardi Grant at The Duplex Happy New Year to you all. This post is so late, I have changed the content three times already, in my head anyway! So much…
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Jason Gill at The Duplex Last night was the last Monday night for the year and there was plenty to look back on. These workshops are still relatively new to…
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I did another concert at Birdland this past Monday night and had the best time vocally I’ve had in a very long time. Sound is a huge determining factor in…
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OK, I’m new to this blog thing so if I get a little corny for the Holiday, forgive me! We all have much to be grateful for, even at times…
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Vocal Ease – A World Full of Yes Vocal coach Patrick DeGennaro discusses his technique Ask Patrick DeGennaro to sum up his technique in a sentence — perhaps not the…
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