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Hormone Harmony: The invisible force voice pros need to understand
Most of us have dealt with the effects of hormones on our voices, either personally or vicariously. Why do hormones affect our voices? ...
Meredith Colby
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How To Keep Your Students: Cause & Effect In Your Studio
A couple of decades ago, my roommate Shirley didn’t like to deal with things she didn’t like to deal with. For some people that...
meredith
3 min read
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THE OTHER TRIPLE THREAT: Singing, Dancing, and Acting Aren't Enough
After a year of working diligently on her skills Carly felt confident that she had a shot. After coaching her, I was also confident that sh
meredith
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If We Won't, Who Will? Hurting Ourselves by Undervaluing Others
If we won't pay one another for our work,
if we won't value each other's contributions to the world,
if we can't recognize t
meredith
2 min read
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THE MISSING PIECE IN VOICE TEACHING (Spoiler: It's Your Brain)
The following is an excerpt from Money Notes : How to Sing High, Loud, Healthy, and Forever by Meredith Colby Chapter 4: This is Your...
meredith
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What is Muscle Tension Dysphonia, and Can it be Treated? (A Crib Sheet)
MTD is especially bad for singers. We’ll only notice it when our voices are “cold.” Once we’re warmed up it seems to go away. That makes it
meredith
3 min read
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How to Start Singing Professionally (part 2)
The need to be perfect before you begin, or to happen upon the perfect situation before you perform, might be so normal to you that you don’
Meredith Colby
3 min read
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A BLUEPRINT FOR FAME: How and Why to Fan the Flame
Ideas of fame. How teachers can help students with oversized dreams. Life's journey. The artists' journey.
meredith
3 min read
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The Secret to Finding Practice Time
Practicing. The thing that makes most singers feel guilty, because most of us don’t do it enough. Or at all. The Rule I have, for much...
meredith
2 min read
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Should Anyone Pursue a Degree in Music Theater?
A fellow voice teacher and I were talking about a quandary that all teachers of the arts face: whether or not to encourage students to...
Meredith Colby
3 min read
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Why You Messed Up the Performance You Were Rockin’ at Home
The Situation You’re performing or auditioning in a space that’s new to you. You’ve never been there before, you may not recognize some...
meredith
2 min read
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Reasons To Christmas Carol: How Sharing Song Makes the World a Better Place
...caroling was an excuse to bring humanity, companionship and relevance to those who may have felt forgotten during the holiday season. In
meredith
2 min read
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Fabulous On-stage, Shy Off-stage: Help for the Prepossessing Wallflower.
Wednesday I watched the Today Show while I worked out. I heard Tamron Hall - the smart, talented, and beautiful co-host - talk about how...
meredith
2 min read
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The Answer to the Question, "Can Anybody Sing?" Vol. 1
“Can anybody sing?" is a question I’ve been asked many times. I now know there’s always a question behind that question and it can have...
meredith
2 min read
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Getting Over Yourself
I’ve written a book. It will be printed next week. It’s called Money Notes: How to Sing High, Loud, Healthy, and Forever. It...
meredith
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Here Be Dragons
Map: a two dimensional representation of our three-dimensional world. Historically, a drawing of the world beyond the walls of your...
meredith
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