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

Developing Yourself As An Artist – Build Confidence

Developing yourself as an artist is a life long journey of exploration. It can be scary to figure out who you are as a human let alone who you are

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

Song Study

Learning how to practice effectively can make a huge impact on fast-tracking your singing development and a song study should be a key element. UPDATED 8th January 2019 Having a specific song

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 18/2/20) I decided

Big Notes Get Votes blog!

Hello! My name is Cherie Mathieson. I’m a professional singer, vocal coach, student, mother & wife. I am crazy….about singing. I’m even crazier about vocal coaching & I strongly believe that