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Jul 8, 2023

When Should Your Child Start Singing Lessons?

Singing isn't akin to performing a complex surgical operation - no assembly or batteries are required for your inbuilt instrument, the voice. But what's the ideal age to start singing lessons? The answer varies, just like the songs on your playlist.

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May 23, 2023

Why Performing Arts Classes Are Essential for Personal Growth and Skill Development

An enthusiastic look at how performing arts classes benefit personal growth and skill development. From building confidence to forming lifelong connections, here's why these classes are essential.

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Feb 23, 2023 · Jessie Brownie

3 Expert Tips for a Successful College Audition: Advice From a College Audition Coach

A University Prep College Audition coach shares three of her favorite tips to help make the college audition process smooth and fun for aspiring performing arts students.

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Feb 8, 2023

Vocal Health and Care: 5 Tips for Maintaining Your Voice

If you rely on your voice for work or pleasure, then you know how important it is to take care of it. Here are local insights, tips, and tricks for preventing vocal damage and maintaining the health of your voice.

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Jan 23, 2023

Improving Your Voice With Vocal Warm-Ups and Physical Activity

There may be a more universal warm-up practice that every singer can do to help improve the voice: warming up your whole body with physical activity. Because your whole body is your instrument, movement increases blood flow and mobility and prepares you to sing.

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Dec 22, 2022 · Emily Harmon

Get Excited for a Fast, Free, and Surprisingly Effective Antidote to Pre-Performance Anxiety

Our bodies are talking to us all of the time, and anxiety is its most overpowering voice. But what if the antidote to pre-performance anxiety isn't trying to calm down, but reappraising it as excitement?

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Nov 2, 2022

You Might Not Be Tone Deaf

The phrase "tone deaf" gets thrown around a lot, but what if the people we label that way aren't actually tone deaf at all? A voice teacher explains the science and why singing is a learnable skill.

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Oct 9, 2022 · Michael Karl

Discovering the Power of Performing Arts: A Journey of Self-Discovery at Michael Karl Studio

Michael Karl introduces the Michael Karl Studio blog with the story of how he came to own a performing arts studio and the mission behind it: giving young artists a place to belong.

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