To kickstart a vocal recharge and reset, let’s begin with a few prep steps. I want to offer you three habits that will help improve confidence in your singing. Vocal Recharge and Reset Prep Steps Owning your singer identity Making time for crafting Find a place to practice Updated 18th June 2022 1. Owning Your […]
Learning how to develop confidence as a singer has been a game changer for me as a performer, allowing me to explore my voice freely. I’m now able to focus on crafting and in turn, feel more comfortable and confident when I’m singing and I want you to feel the same! (Post Updated 13th June […]
Motivational Thursdays with Marie Filipo are an inspirational interview series covering awesome and uplifting topics. Each week Marie chats with people in her life, asking great questions that prompt the sharing of motivating moments and thoughts. I join the conversation to share experiences that have positively impacted my life. This interview was done on Zoom […]
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 especially when singing, as we are our instruments and in turn, our voices can be affected by physical and mental stressors. Here are some […]
How can we harness our seasons of creativity to help navigate the ups and downs of creative life and be creatively super productive? Prefer to listen? Click below or download the audio here We could consider that the different stages of our creativity align with nature’s seasons –Â Summer, Winter, Autumn, Spring […]
There are four key PREP steps to develop your singing & performance ability that you can use to prepare & to feel confident before you sing. Â I like to use this acronym PREP as a template for every performance preparation. Prefer to listen? Click below or download the audio here These are the PREP […]
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 & music making. What are the three things you need to be a better singer? 1. Time 2. Energy 3. Resources Without these three […]
When I started studying voice technique at Berklee Online, the very first module I did was called Developing Good Rituals. (UPDATED 19th February 2019) A ritual is a set of steps, repeated with a consistency that helps you to achieve a specific outcome continually. For example, a pre-gig ritual or pre-practice ritual to get your […]
Are you living your creative dream? Ever wondered what it takes to live your dream? The first step is the most straightforward action ever, but one we very rarely do. It’s called a Creative Action Plan. I will explain, but first, a little background about me. It’s pretty fair to say that what I wanted […]
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 be social with each other. And that, right there, is why it is such a powerful tool for creatives & why we should add […]
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 an area of artist development. I want to celebrate these creatives & share their insight on being artistic & balancing life & business both in […]
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 world using smart strategies plus being READY when opportunity arises. Essentially, it’s called Artist Development & back in the day, labels would ‘assist’ in getting […]
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 you can, make a plan & action it. Too easy right? The tricky part is the details & nuances that each of those steps involve so […]
Knowing how to find creative focus and relaxation every day can be challenging. Here are tips on how to relax and get focussed on the singing task at hand. Be that practice or a gig. (UPDATED 25th February 2020) Use one or combine all these tips to build yourself a relaxation toolkit. Rag Doll Relax […]