Wholehearted Singer’s Vault
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Singing Lessons - Self Service Style
You have some singing experience from high school or college, but you stopped singing for one reason or another. Now that you’re starting back up after a break, 2, 8, or 18 years may have gone by, and the strategies you used back then aren’t working now.
Your voice doesn’t feel the same.
All the fixes that worked before aren’t doing the trick now.
Your Instrument has changed.
YOU have changed.
You want help, but you’re not sure that you want to devote an hour every week to lessons. After all, you’re already committing time every week to the choir you sing with or your local community theater show.
And after making all of those video recordings during the pandemic and being so self-critical of every crack, extra breath, and the wobbly vibrato, you wonder if you can sing in tune and be a valuable member of the choir.
You have enough singing knowledge to be “dangerous” ;D - so you’ve been using freebie videos on YouTube to get by. But the old habits of trying to place the voice forward - back - forward - back have you feeling like a regular flip-flopper!
And now you realize you need something more!
What you need is someone to prompt you with some new ideas that you can run with!
You need new ways to use the body you have NOW.
You need some motivation when you get frustrated.
You need a fresh growth mindset to stay focused on finding what you sound like today.
You need a coach who can give you just enough juice to get unstuck and be back to the races!
And, you want to do it in your own time, on your own schedule.
You’re not 20 anymore. Your body is changing. And every time you put someone else’s needs before your own, the harder it is to follow your own dreams. The longer you wait, the more self-conscious you become.
You keep looking for the “right moment” to start, but let’s be honest… there’s no right moment.
There’s just this moment.
Many busy singers have been in your shoes. You need a convenient way to get new ideas while you play the chauffeur, and live a full life!
YOU are the instrument. You use it and take it with you all day long. You need someone who can walk you through the tough times and help you discover the voice you can make in this new body of yours - carving out time and space for yourself to explore something you love!
Inside of the Wholehearted Singer Vault, you’ll be empowered to take charge of your learning, motivated by new learning tools, and discover new ways to approach your singing so that you can sing with freedom and ease.
Wholehearted Singer Vault Details
The Wholehearted Singer’s Vault is an online Members-Only Library where you can discover your free voice in your own way and in your own time through guided exploration. It’s a space designed to make new discoveries without fear of judgment. You can play the interactive videos again and again - and like watching a movie multiple times, you will discover something new about your singing every time!
Your monthly subscription includes:
Live Zoom training opportunities every month
The “Vault” - a library with 60+ video explorations & vocal exercises
New content added monthly
Access to a private FB group with supportive singers
Plus, get a 10% discount code for Private Drop-In Lessons with Amy!!
What's included in the library topics?
Vocal Technique - Classical, Choral, and Microphone styles (pop, jazz, Contemporary Christian, etc)
Embodied Anatomy - Physical explorations influenced by the principles of the Alexander Technique
Mindset - Performance Anxiety Strategies, practice motivation, and more!
Musicianship Skills - tips for reading music, rhythm, interval training, and sight-singing
Book Reviews and Reading Suggestions
In the Vault!
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December 2023: Assessing Progress - A New Way to Practice
Practicing is often a process of self-shaming and feeling like we never quite “reach the bar”.
The question is, what bar are we trying to reach, and is it even attainable?
We practice because we “should” - because to improve we have to get in our 10,000 hours of practice time. But what are you trying to accomplish?
We hear about Goal Setting and do our best - but sometimes we aren’t CLEAR about what it is that we’re actually trying to achieve on any given practice session.
In this session, we will go through a process of Exploring and Assessing our progress and how to be very clear about our intentions for any given practice session.
Bring a piece to this live training and let’s workshop you practice session! -
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January, 2024: Building a Character
You love to sing and you’ve sung a lot in choirs where you’re told to “emote”, or “show the emotion on your face”, or maybe even “express the words”.
These directives start to become very presentational.
Very rarely does this way of “acting” translate into creating an authentic character on the stage - and today’s audience demand authenticity!
So, in today’s lesson we’re going to focus on how to Build a Character - whether it’s for an opera aria, a musical theatre piece, or for an art song or any other type of singing.
If you have a song that is sung by a specific character, bring it with you!
Or, if you’d like to play with how to apply it in your choral singing or other, bring that too!
Let’s get ready to dig in and find out what makes our song LIVE and BREATHE ON STAGE! -
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November, 2023: Setting Up Your Instrument for Success
It’s time to sing.
You’re in a lesson (or in your practice space, or even on stage) and…
What do you do?
How do you “prepare” your instrument to sing?
What do you “check”?
How do you set up your instrument for success?
In this training, we will explore a set of tools you can use to get GROUNDED, SETTLED, and READY TO SING!
Remember - that your instrument is your WHOLE SELF. Therefore you Body, Mind and Emotional State have to be grounded in order to be fully present for success.
This is the moment.
NOW is your chance to take your time back - to make yourself a priority and rekindle your joy of singing.
Start living your dreams NOW and free the singer inside of you!
Members Say…
"I love the non-pressure of being able to watch when it works for me and move at my own pace. The stimulus of having you there consistently reminds me to practice and keep moving. Thank you!"
"I am so thankful to be a part of the Wholehearted Singer group. To be honest, I cannot think of anything you could do to improve my experience. You provide such useful and versatile information and tips."