Letting Go & Staying in Control
"Letting go & staying in control" was the title of a module on Advanced Breath Management in the Voice Technique 101 class I took through Berklee Online. (POST UPDATED 9/3/20) I decided
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Developing Your Artistry
Tips for boosting your creative confidence
There are many ways our creative spirit can be knocked, so it pays to have a few tips up your sleeve for boosting your creative confidence. Through any art form but
Three things you need to be a better singer
I believe there are three things you need to be a better singer. These are not singing techniques but THREE things we should focus on FIRST to facilitate better singing, performing
The Art of Social Media – Part 2
What is the art of social media? It’s the skill of creatively establishing a presence, marketing yourself & your music online using the platforms that most people hang out on to
Spotlight Series February 2017 – Alayna Powley
The aim of the Spotlight Series is to highlight artists who are not only at the forefront of their craft vocally or musically but also have a firm grasp on
How to be successful AND authentic as an artist
This year, I'm super excited to focus on ways of creating our own unique path to success as an artist by “discovering" ourselves & being proactive in getting our music to the
Happy New Year! What’s coming at you in 2017
Happy New Year! I know it's a little early to be saying Happy New Year but I'm just super excited about what I have to offer you in 2017. Firstly, I hope
The secret to kickstarting your career as an artist in 2017
The secret to kickstarting your career as an artist in 2017 revolves around two words. 1. HOW 2. WHY How do you build a successful career AUTHENTICALLY in the modern music biz? Believe
Developing Your Signature Sound – Part 4 – Trust/Vision/Authenticity
Developing your signature sound happens when you take a broad approach of working on vocal ability, musicality & experimentation with vocal, sonic & production elements. I’ve covered this in the last three posts &
Developing Your Signature Sound – Part 3 – Production
The idea of developing a signature sound that is all your own can be daunting because it seems near impossible to carve out a bit of sound space that is
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
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
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
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,