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
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Artist Development
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
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
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
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
Going Pro – Part 2 – Bio & Promo pics
It’s late January, you’ve set your goals for 2016, part of which is the decision to raise the bar of your performance on & off stage. You’ve decided to Go
Going Pro – get your singing business ducks in a row – Part 1 – Tax & Invoicing
I sent an email to my newsletter subscribers in July on the topic of "Going Pro”. After having to deal with LOADs of musicians as the show producer for a
Practice Schedules & Routines in General
I’m hoping this post finds you relaxing & taking time out on this long Easter weekend. Sunday sees daylight savings ending which means Autumn to me. Any seasonal change has me
Welcome To The Big Notes Get Votes Blog!
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Hello and welcome to the Big Notes Get Votes blog! (Updated 12th April 2023) My name is Cherie Mathieson. I’m a professional singer, vocal coach, life-long student,