Record Your Practicing!

Hello Divas!

I know its been a while since I've updated the blog--I'm so sorry! I have been busy wedding planning and getting things together as I embark on my many adventures!

Well, I wanted to let you all know that I will be singing this Friday, August 19th at Full Sail's new venue with jazz musician Johnny Holliday.

I also wanted to give you a quick tip when you are practicing.. RECORD YOURSELF! As I get ready for Friday's show, I record run through's of my songs and then play back and analyze the recordings. I write down parts that I can improve on and note parts that sound awesome! Its important to keep your performance spontaneous, but if you record your practice sessions, then you'll be able to gain a MUCH better idea of how you will sound like! What you hear while you are singing is not really an accurate representation! Only recordings can recreate what the audience will hear!

Hope this tip helps! I will be back soon. =)

Katrina

Sing Every Day!

Sometimes I can get so wrapped up teaching my students that I forget to actually sing for myself. I realize this because the voice does get rusty if you don't use it. Seriously! It is important that we keep our instruments active! Just like we need to exercise. Even if we just sing for 5 minutes at a time, working our vocal muscles for that small amount of time is a lot better than nothing. Not only is singing great practice, its also wonderful for the soul.

Sometimes its just great to sing without even worrying about how we sound like. Don't get me wrong; we still need to take our technique seriously or we might damage our voices... But sometimes its great to just let the voice out (make sure its supported) and just sing for the sake of singing.

Ultimately, the most powerful aspect about being a vocalist is that we are telling a story and actualizing emotions. No other instruments have the power that we do. We are all truly special. =)