Stepping Into Your Role as CEO: A Summer Strategy for Singing Success Welcome to a pivotal moment in your journey as a singer. You're not just an artist; you're the CEO of your singing career. This summer, as you gear up for the audition season, it's crucial to lay...
When you are auditioning, you have a very limited amount of time to make an impression. In 10 minutes or 16 bars (!), you have to: Show who you are Show that you can sing Show that you can communicate a character In this excerpt from Audacious Auditioning, I give you...
Hands down, when I ask any singer what scares them most regarding musicianship skills, the most frequent answer is SIGHT SINGING! And I get it. There are few times singers feel more vulnerable than when they have to pick up a piece of music they've never seen before...
You know what's SEXY? PIANO SKILLS! OK, maybe not George Clooney sexy. I am going to say something controversial here. If you are a singer, you MUST have piano skills. (I guess that's not so controversial.) And if you want to develop those piano skills, you MUST play...
One of the greatest parts of being a singer is that we get to tell stories. There are words, character, emotion that drive us to communicate the truth of the moment. There have been (and currently are) magnificent performers who are so "in the moment" in their...
If you've ever wanted to scat, I've got you covered! If you don't know, scat is a style of improvised singing in jazz in which you use syllables to make your voice sound like an instrument. Some masters of scat are Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, and Mel Tormè. Check out...
Curating a library of insightful and inspirational books is one of the best things you can do for your career. There are books written on every aspect of a singer's life and career - some to inform, some to instruct, some to inspire, some to entertain. Below are some...
We, here at The Zona Studio try to give you the tools to develop all the skills that you need as a well-rounded singer and artist But in order to really to reach your highest goals, you may want to find a private teacher. Whether it’s because you have aspirations to...