How to Develop Confidence as a Singer

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. This is what singer’s tell me

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

Request – I’ll Be Waiting Adele Cover

So last week I put out a request for requests on Instagram & as it turned out the lovely @hdiddynz requested a fave song of mine to sing for fun

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

Are you out of range?

Do you know your vocal range? Your highest & lowest note within each different tonal quality or coordination (aka registers in traditional vocal terminology). Did you know that you have a

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

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

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 September 2020 Having a specific song