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Monday, October 21, 2013

Sundowner Jazz & Groove with Joett LIVE

I've wanted to return to the stage for quite a while now. My last jazz performances were in 2011. And so, after a two-year hiatus, it's good to be back! This time around I've actually built a stage complete with stage props from my Color Me Beautiful video set. You're going to love the colors. I also designed and commissioned an iron smith to build a stool (yes, for ME). Really refreshing this.

Now let me fill you in on the concept behind this new jazz theme. I wanted to create a jazz evening set against a backdrop of top quality Jazz FM London playlists (and I've actually imported compilation albums from the Jazz FM London store especially). Jazz and soul music will set the tone for the entire evening so to speak; and then there will be the LIVE performances by myself and my VERY SPECIAL GUESTS (including dancers from the TV series TIKISA) for about an hour during the course of the evening. I will sing classics from Luther Vandross, George Benson, Shirley Bassey, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Julie London, Barbra Streisand and much much more.

I'm negotiating a deal to go into residency at a certain venue in town once a week (details coming SOON), and then my crew and I will also be doing the rounds with one-off performances around town INCLUDING private and corporate functions. To book my jazz experience, please get in touch with me directly.

I'm truly excited about this entertainment concept, and I really look forward to seeing you guys soon.

JOETT

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Sunday, October 6, 2013

How to Adapt Joett's Booster Program to Speech Level Singing Scales

For those of you who've purchased my Learn to Sing with Joett vocal training Booster Program CD, you will be familiar with the vowels Arpeggio exercises on track 6; Octave exercises on track 7; Chromatic Scale exercises on track 8; and Descending Scales on track 9. Now, to adapt Speech Level Singing exercises to the same scales, simply replace the vowels with a hum (Mmm). Yes, you heard that right! With your mouth closed and only breathing in BEFORE each note, humming induces the head voice and helps connect your chest voice to your head voice in a seamless link through your bridges or blend area. Give this a try, you'll love it AND you will get RESULTS. There are so many different exercises you can adapt to my Learn to Sing CD. I plan to continue publishing these ideas right here on my blog. So stay tuned!

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You are the instrument, learn to sing like a pro!

JOETT

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Learn to Sing with Joett Vocal Training CD
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Learn Michael Jackson's Voice Training Technique at Joett Studio

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I've introduced a highly effective vocal training program using a POWERFUL technique used, over the years, by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Natalie Cole... to name but a few. This system WORKS -- it's the best in the world! And if you have a natural talent, even more so. I've seen my students get tremendously QUICK results over a very short period of time, so much so that I've now decided to introduce a more affordable 4-HOUR CRASH COURSE (TShs 140,000) based on this incredible technique that shortens your learning curve by at least 50% GUARANTEED; and quite literally INCREASES your advancement as a singer by as much as tenfold. To book for this exciting Speech Level Singing Crash Course, please contact me. In the meanwhile, have a listen to the man himself (Michael Jackson) vocal training using the very exercises you'll get to enjoy and BENEFIT immeasurably from at Joett studio. See you soon!

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JOETT

Thursday, September 12, 2013

How to Shock Yourself Into Improving Your Singing Voice

On occasion, if needs be... just to drive a point across, I would record my pupils as they sing "badly". I call it the-shock-treatment or the-wake-up-call. And trust me, it works everytime. You see, you could do the scales all you want, but at the end of the day, you're going to have to SING. And that means delivering a good, clean, solid, professional-sounding vocal the listener will love and respect you for. And it's all in the scales when you do them correctly and transfer the techniques you learn to songs you want to sing. It really isn't rocket science. And so when I've tried everything and I'm still not getting through to you, I would resort to shocking you into, quite literally, hating your voice. Once you absolutely DON'T like what you hear, I mean really really DON'T like it, chances are you will make a decision AND a concerted effort to do something about it.

And this applies to ANYONE out there. Record your voice on your mobile phone and if you don't like what you here, listen to it over and over again until you practically HATE what you hear. And that should compel you to do something about it. If you're voice training already, this time you'll take it MORE seriously!

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Package includes 3 FREE Joett singles (Color Me Beautiful, I Could Never Live (Without Your Love), Heaven Said ... all with backing tracks. And if you're in Dar es salaam, you're also entitled to a FREE voice assessment on how to use the program. If you'd like to buy the CD to train from home, come to my studio in Oysterbay. The CD costs ONLY TShs 35,000/=.

You are the instrument, learn to sing like a pro!

JOETT

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Private Vocal Training Programs at Joett Voice Studio Dar es salaam

You're about to view the old system. I have created a new training schedule, however, that combines some of the training programs listed here-under. Please take a look at the updated schedule here.

I run seven different vocal training programs… Level 1, Level 2, Intermediate, Advanced, Pro, Pro 2, Pro Club... plus a Booster Program AND Speech Level Singing into your Head Voice thrown into the mix in every level.

With each program I will put you through sixty-minute vocal exercises to help improve your range, pitch accuracy, flexibility, and the quality of your voice through proper breathing and vocal technique. After five sessions I will start to include what I call jam sessions… that’s where we get to work with cover songs (or songs you OR I have written) in order to apply what you’ve learned to song. This element of your training is a lot of fun… as you get to sing some GREAT songs! Each program is ten hours (spread over ten lessons).

You’re welcome to make an appointment [whenever you’re ready] to come over and see me for a free 30-minute voice assessment. I’ll listen to you sing; show you how I work; and run you through a quick breathing exercise and the scales on piano, to see where you’re at vocally. And we’ll take it from there.

QUICK START PROGRAM is a short vocal training program wherein, in as little as 3 hours, you get all the basics to get you started. Created, especially, for those of you who would like to get a Quick Start to singing like a pro, and then perhaps carry on with a home learning program; OR, in the case of both professional singers AND beginners, it offers a quick brush-up to prepare for live concerts, singing competitions... and even karaoke nights!

BOOK ONE HOUR TRIAL SESSION: Private lessons in my studio run for a full hour. If you’re training from home, however, I would strongly recommend that once you get a little more proficient with training on your own, try to gun for a one hour session with me in my studio. And if that becomes a bit of a challenge for you, try to do a vocal workout for at least 20 minutes over the phone with me and perhaps gradually build on that. You will improve your voice, no doubt.

And this is why I created the once off one hour private vocal training session you can purchase to help you get started—just with the once off session—in my studio. My fee is Tshs 31,000. And a doable AND affordable progression to this is the 20 Minute Vocal Training Phone-In system.

VOCAL TRAINING BY PHONE: If you cannot imagine dragging yourself through traffic to get to singing lessons, then this article will outline a simple yet very effective way for you to get all the vocal training you need over the telephone to a vocal coach, with the same personal touch you can expect in a private studio session with a teacher. For details on this, read my article Singing Lessons Made Easy Over the Phone – Only Takes 20 Minutes!

I’m based in Oysterbay, Dar es salaam. My studio is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. I do 30-minute voice assessments any day of the week by appointment. You'll need to call me to book.

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JOETT
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Learn Speech Level Singing into Your Head Voice with Joett

I've covered speech-level singing in my private-lessons training programs, but of late, I have added a more intensive and extensive speech-level singing vocal exercises regime to ALL the programs from Beginners 1 to Pro Club. What this really means is, every student that walks into my studio right now gets a full hour of Speech Level Singing exercises regardless of what program they're on. And the results? Well, if they couldn't quite hit the mark with a song they'd been working on, suddenly they CAN! It's that good. It's INSTANT.

Most singers use excessive muscular effort when they sing. Muscles the body normally uses to chew and swallow food, as well as open the throat wider when it needs to get oxygen into the lungs quickly, are used to manipulate the larynx—forcing it up or down. This is done to accomplish a difficult pitch, increase intensity, or "improve" the quality of one's tone. We call these muscles the outer muscles, because they are located outside the larynx.

Whenever you use your outer muscles to control your voice in any way, however, you prevent the free vibration of your vocal cords inside your larynx, and alter the relationship (and the over-all condition) of the resonance spaces above your larynx. The result is a labored and unbalanced sound.

Only when your larynx is in a relaxed, stable position can your vocal cords adjust easily with your breath flow, to create the pitch and intensity of your initial tone. And, only when your larynx is in a relaxed, stable position will your final tone contain a balance of top, middle, and bottom harmonic qualities—like a good stereo system—so you never sound "muddy" on low notes or "splatty" on high ones.

Yet, there's another important reason why your larynx must be kept free of outer-muscle interference. Many of these muscles are involved in the production of speech sounds, and their interference in the tone-making process inevitably disrupts the word-making process as well. It's hard to form vowels and make consonants when the muscles controlling the movement of your tongue and jaw, for instance, are also trying to control your tone. Hence, voice production using the muscles outside your larynx is a hopeless battle in which both your tone and your words become the casualties.

Generally, when you speak in a quiet, comfortable manner, your outer level— muscles do not interfere with the functioning of your larynx. That's because a foundation for tone is not your primary concern—communication is. Therefore, your lar-vocal freedom-ynx is allowed to rest in a relatively stable, or what we call a speech-level, position. This is the ideal vocal condition or posture with which to sing.

If you can learn to initiate and maintain your tone with this comfortable speech-level posture when you sing, you can sing with the same easily produced voice you use—or should be using— when you speak. Nothing will feel any different in your throat or mouth. Both your tone and words will feel natural and sound natural.

But be careful! Speech-level singing doesn't mean "sing like you speak!"

You are the instrument, learn to sing like a pro!

JOETT

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Epic Bongo Star Search 2012 Norman Severino Akutana na Joett

Mshirki wa Epic Bongo Star Search 2012, Norman Severino, alikutana na mimi kujadili swala la kufanya mafunzo ya kuimba ili kujianda kushiriki Tusker Project Fame 2013. Nilimfundisha Norman kwa kipindi kifupi mwaka 2009 na sasa amerejea. Nafurahi kumkarubisha tena Joett Voice Studio na nitawaonyesha vitakavyo endelea kwa kupitia kwenye blog langu na YouTube. Angalia mchakato huu katika documentary video clips za Norman Severino kwenye link zifuatazo.

Epic Bongo Star Search 2012 Norman Severino Akutana na Joett
Epic Bongo Star Search 2012 Norman Severino Vocal Training kwa Joett

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Package inakupa CD singo 3 za Joett BURE (Color Me Beautiful, I Could Never Live (Without Your Love), Heaven Said) pamoja na instrumeto zake. Kama upo Dar es salaam, unaweza kuja nikupe ushauri BURE na kukuonyesha jinsi ya kuitumia CD yangu yakujifundishia vyema. Na pia unaweza kununua Jifunze Kuimba na Joett kwenye intaneti. Kama upo Dar unaweza kuja nunua na kuchukua kwenye studio yangu Oysterbay. Bei yake ni TShs 35,000/=.

Wewe ndio chombo halisi, jifunze kuimba kama pro!