Fun Three Part Harmony Exercise!
Ok- I’ve got a new three part harmony exercise for you guys! Today’s song study is a 1940’s jazz classic made famous by the Andrew Sisters- “Sentimental Journey”. I’m going to teach you the three part harmony for the A section of this song (the verse). Here’s a video of myself and a couple of…
Tricky Music Intervals Made Easy- Hearing “Ra”
Sing the Jaws theme in your head on solfege….”Do, Ra……Do, Ra………..Do Ra Do Ra Do Ra Do Ra…..Do, Ra”. That is the interval of a minor 2nd, or “half step”. The minor second is the smallest of the music intervals in our tonal system. “Ra” is relatively easy to hear when going back and forth…
Interval Ear Training for Singers
Can you sing in tune? Does your ear need a little work? Even talented singers need to train their ears to improve their vocals. The most important musical skill a singer can have is excellent pitch. Solid rhythm is a very, very close second. I think most of us would prefer to listen to someone…
Vocal Exercise- Music Interval Training
I’ve got another great ear training exercise for you! This exercise will teach you to sing the intervals found in the major scale. A musical interval is the distance between two pitches. In this exercise, we jump from Do to each note of the major scale (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do). This…
Chromatic Scale Solfege- How To Hear “Le”
Do you have a hard time hearing the chromatic tones of the solfege scale (the notes outside of the major scale)? You are not alone! These guys are tricky. I had a really hard time hearing them myself until I figured out an easy way to practice them. I created a few simple vocal exercises…
How To Sing The Chromatic Solfege Scale
So many of you have asked me for more solfege ear training videos. I listened and just recorded another great tutorial for you! The chromatic solfege scale is a 12 note scale that covers all of the notes on the piano. The scale is easy to play on the piano but challenging to sing. The…
How To Sing The Blues Scale
Do you ever wonder where great singers get their melodic ideas for riffs and runs? Or how about improvisation (scatting)? Where do these ideas come from? It may seem like great singers are pulling these ideas out of thin air, but they are actually using their ears to create melodies that fit within the chord…
Simple Sight Singing Exercises
Have you always wanted to learn how to read music? Do you want to improve your singing and sight singing skills? I can help you! I’ve written out some simple, helpful exercises to get you started. It’s not as hard as you might think. If sight singing is completely new to you, check out this…
3 Incredible Things You Can Learn From Prince
Prince is one of my favorite musicians and biggest musical influences. He taught me how to sing runs, how to put funk in my rock, how to sing with attitude and how to be exactly who I want to be on stage. He was a beautiful musician and there is so much we can learn…
Sight Singing: A Beginner’s Guide
Have you always wanted to learn to sight sing/read music? If you learn how to sight sing, you’ll be able to pick up a piece of music you’ve never seen or heard before and sing it on the spot. I’ve put together a beginner’s tutorial on sight singing to get you started. All of these…
