Developing Your Signature Sound – Part 2 – Musicality
Developing your signature sound involves a few key factors & today we look at developing your musicality, by challenging yourself to embrace & try on different genres. This post is
Developing Your Signature Sound – Part 1 – Vocal Ability & Nuance
When you are committed to becoming a performer or singer, you know that you have to play a long end game with some key steps & strategy in place to
Developing Your Vocal Tone
Singing is such a complex process that we sometimes take for granted that it has so many moving parts - like anything our body does naturally, over time we forget
Singer Spotlight July 2016
Every week I shine a spotlight on singers that I’m listening to or have inspired me. Here are this months artists: Tama Waipara: this man is another talented musician I am
Develop As An Artist With Confidence
Developing yourself as an artist with confidence is a courageous life long journey of exploration. It can be scary to figure out who you are as a human let alone who
Want To Sing Better? Start Managing Your Breath
When I first started singing, breath management wasn’t even a consideration (I used to smoke a pack a day when I was younger for goodness sake!) & really paid no
Going Pro – Part 3 – Auditioning Tips
Auditioning can be a scary affair! I'm speaking from experience. I've done a few auditions with varying degrees of success. In fact, one BIG audition, for Disney. Mary Poppins was
Singer Spotlight – June 2016
Every week I shine a spotlight on singers that I'm listening to or have inspired me. Here are this months artists: Anna Coddington - It's pretty cool when you've met, let alone
So This Is What You Want!
I recently asked my Big Notes Get Votes family to put their thoughts/wants/desires into a Singing Survey so I could create the content that, well YOU want! I got some amazing
Vocal Independence Day
I started my first proper business ten years ago to the day. With two vocal pals of mine, we were ready to break out from under our existing management &
Start With Why…
Ever since I was a young girl I felt like an outsider. I was longing to define myself & find my self worth. As I found out later in life,
Tell Me What You Want, What You Really Really Want!
You know I love singing, if you've stumbled upon this site or are a regular browser, it's no secret that the Big Notes Get Votes community & mantra via this
How To Wake Up Your Voice
Like your body, your voice needs a bit of time and a stretch to fully function in the morning after sleeping. Learn how to wake up your voice with a Siren. UPDATED
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
I’ve just spent the last few months doing what I URGE my vocal & business tribes to not do. Let your creative cup runneth out! So now, I’m on a
What I Wish I Could Tell My 18 Year Old Self
I told myself at around 37 that I would retire from singing covers once I hit forty. The reasons were all vanity related of course. I didn’t want to be
How Netflix Will Make You a Better Singer
I’m a bit slow to the Netflix party if I’m honest. I signed up in December of last year. I’m sure if you have Netflix I don’t need to tell
Getting in the zone: get your head in the game!
Over my 20 years of being a professional singer I have only recently honed getting in the zone before a gig, a singing/practice session or even daily as part of
Daily Vocal Care Checklist
It's a good idea to figure out what your daily vocal care checklist should be based on what you need to do to nurture your voice, as well as what you