Speech Therapy to Improve Your Singing

How you speak could very easily hold you back from harnessing your full potential when you sing. Often referred to as your chest voice, your speaking voice—in singing, is in your lower register. The trouble is, if your voice – when you speak – lacks clarity, power, balance, consistency and resonance, chances are you will likely fall short of the basic qualities needed to becoming a better singer. Singing is defined as sustained speech over a broad range of connected notes using vibrato, dynamics and emotive interpretation.  

Try speaking the following well-chosen sentences into a tape recorder and LISTEN to your voice very carefully. If you don’t like what you hear, chances are you're not speaking in your true voice. So: work on CHANGING the way you speak by using your lower register to speak (as low as you can get); and then try to sing in that same (lower) register, and work your way up the scale. Use that (lower register) as your base voice. You'll be amazed what a huge difference it can make to your singing voice. So, speak the following words, and then try singing them.

Good morning Andy
How’s your leg?
When are you coming back?
Oh, that’s really wonderful.



As always, thanks for dropping by. Catch you later!

JOETT
Vocal Coach
Mobile: 0715 364 045 / 0787 364 045
Email: info[at]joettmusic[dot]com

Visa 2 Dance Contemporary Dance Festival

I've just finished my morning dance class. It was awesome. I can honestly say, the show is getting better and better with each class. There's absolutely no comparison with my first outing a couple of weeks ago. This is getting REALLY  hot! I'm varying the moves with every class to continually confuse the body. That is the best way to keep the burn factor going. I've lost SO MUCH weight in the last couple of weeks. And you know? I lift weights 5 times a week in my own gym (located in my garden), but DANCING has helped shift those extra pounds I wanted GONE real quick...not that I was overweight -- far from it! I guess I'm just obsessed with fitness. But honestly, DANCING -- the way I put you through your paces -- shreds fat so quickly. I love it! And I'm sure, when you see the NEW you, you will too. That said, nutrition is also key to a trimmer body. I WATCH what I eat. And soon, I will be dishing out advice on what to eat and what NOT to eat. I need a moment to compile a handy reference handbook for you. Hang on in there. Coming up!

Just to let you know that, after my dance class last night, I went to see the Visa 2 Dance Contemporary Dance Festival at the Diamond Jubilee Hall, Dar es salaam. Awesome! If you haven't been, then it's on again today at 7.30pm (8th Oct) and tomorrow at 7.30pm (9th Oct). The festival moves to Zanzibar Friday 15th October. More information is available on their website www.visa2dance.com

As always, thanks for dropping by. Catch you later!

JOETT
Dance Choreographer | Vocal Coach
Mobile: 0715 364 045 / 0787 364 045
Email: info[at]joettmusic[dot]com

DANCE CLASS RESERVATIONS: Please call or SMS to book your place. Dance classes run Thursdays 6pm, Fridays 8.30am, Saturdays 7pm... in Oysterbay (Dar es salaam), 3 streets behind the Colosseum.  You'll receive directions via SMS when your booking is confirmed.

DANCE Compilation Of Nonstop Remixes "All for You!"

I went to 41 Records studio today, to mix some smash hit singles down to a one-hour-and-four-minute nonstop stomping dance remixes compilation of tracks I handpicked myself from my collection of CD singles I brought back from London. This is an AWESOME compilation of dance tracks from Kylie Minogue "Spinning Around", Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out Of My Head", Janet Jackson "All for You" (Thunderpuss Club Mix), Ultra Nate "Get it Up" (Full Intention Remix), Ultra Nate "Free" (Mood Swing II Swing Edit), Cher "Believe" (Almighty Definitive Mix), Armand Van Helden "You Don't Know Me" (Radio Edit), Armand Van Helden "You Don't Know Me", Joy Negro featuring Taka Boom "Must Be the Music" (Club Mix), Joy Negro featuring Taka Boom "Must Be the Music" (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark Remix). The music doesn't stop...that's what this boils down to. My studio will be on fire this Thursday 6pm, Friday 8.30am, and Saturday 7pm. Book your place TODAY ... if you want a piece of the action.

A great many thanks to record producer Ken at 41 Records, for a job well done. Hey, need a dance tracks mix-down for a party you're throwing any time soon? He's the man! Just bring your original CDs, a blank CDR, and he'll turn your handpicked collection into one long nonstop floor filler for you. Here's the number to call: 0659 430 140 (Ken).

Thanks for popping by my blog, hope to see y'all soon!

JOETT
Dance Choreographer | Vocal Coach
Mobile: 0715 364 045 / 0787 364 045
Email: info[at]joettmusic[dot]com

RESERVATIONS: Please call or SMS to book your place. Dance classes run Thursdays 6pm, Fridays 8.30am, Saturdays 7pm... in Oysterbay (Dar es salaam), 3 streets behind the Colosseum.  You'll receive directions via SMS when your booking is confirmed.

DANCE to Positive Vibrations from Black Box

I'm SO overbooked today that I've had to add another class at 5.30 (just for today). So as it stands, my 7pm dance class is full, and so is my 5.30pm. That'll have to be it for the day :-). And to break you into a sweat and beyond, we will be dancing to the dance album Positive Vibrations from Black Box (which runs for 55 minutes) -- one of the world's most popular and influential dance acts/artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s and who remain one of the few piano-house groups to achieve mainstream success in Australia, America, the UK and the US by achieving double-platinum status at #1 during early 1991.  I love the pace of this album. It's ALL DANCE, with a couple of slow jam interludes to help you cool down a little before the next high-energy segment on the dance floor. It will be a BLAST. Enjoy!

Thanks to all of you for making this happen. There wouldn't BE dance classes if you didn't wanna DANCE. Karibuni sana!

Catch you later!



JOETT
Dance Choreographer | Vocal Coach

Mobile: 0715 364 045 / 0787 364 045
Email: info[at]joettmusic[dot]com

RESERVATIONS: Please call or SMS to book your place. Dance classes run Thursdays 6pm, Fridays 8.30am, Saturdays 7pm... in Oysterbay, 3 streets behind the Colosseum.  You'll receive directions via SMS when your booking is confirmed.