How to Book a Vocal Training Phone Session with Joett

If you want to get your vocal training done over the phone in 20 minutes, here’s what to expect and what you need to do to get with the program.

Please note that this is specifically set-up for callers within Tanzania on a local call. If your geographical location is outside Tanzania, then you’ll need to hook up with me on Skype.

For more information on lessons via Skype, please read my article on this topic here!

So let’s begin

If this is your first time, then you’ll need to book and pay for the session in advance (TZS 12,000 via Tigo Pesa. Number is on poster). Once I have confirmed your booking, I will send you the relevant training files and instruction via email.

Before you come on the call make sure you have speakers connected to laptop, CD player; or if you want to use a phone to playback the scales, it’ll have to be on a separate phone—not the one you’re using to call me.

You will sing into your phone, but I’ll also want to hear the piano in the background, hence the above is essential to make this work.

In segments where I will play the piano 'live' my end, you will need to have YOUR phone connected to speakers (please don’t use your earphones), so you can hear the piano externally to enable you to work with me in key.

That’s all there is to it!

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


JOETT

Vocal Coach & Author "Letters from a Vocal Coach"
Private Singing Lessons
Download Joett Vocal Drills 

Singing Lessons: Understand the Importance of Reading and Listening to Recorded Instruction for Home Learning

When you’re vocal training from home, with the help of written text and prerecorded messages and exercises, you are basically long-distance-learning your way to a better singing voice. However, that being said, because you’ll have no supervision by a professional vocal coach, it is imperative that you follow instruction to the letter. This article aims to give you a better perspective on how to get yourself adequately organized to learn from home.

The reason I want to bring up this topic today is because I have noticed, sadly, that some online learners simply want to get on with it and don’t bother to read nor listen to prerecorded instruction; in the case of the latter—with my online training modules—it’s the first thing you hear before you even begin the exercises. So imagine hearing recorded instruction every single time you run the tape to train, and not paying any attention whatsoever to what’s being advised on tape. Well, it does have its detrimental consequences—which would include damaging the very instrument you’re training: your voice!

Here’s what I would recommend you do: Listen to instruction on tape and read up whatever information is thrown at you. I know it has become somewhat of a video generation of sorts nowadays, but when you settle down to read written text and listen to audio instruction on the vocal training product you’re working with, you will discover soon enough that it is exactly what you need to get ahead as a singer.

Remember, you don’t have a tutor in session with you. You are relying entirely on written and prerecorded information. So, take a deep breath, and settle yourself down to get to know what is required of you as a pupil. You’ll save a lot of time and guesswork in the long run.

In the case of my downloadable Joett Vocal Drills available on Mkito.com, on every tape from Volume 1 to 4, I point you to my blog to fetch more information on how to train efficiently. It will help shorten your learning curve.

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


JOETT

Vocal Coach & Author "Letters from a Vocal Coach"
Private Singing Lessons
Download Joett Vocal Drills 

Why It Takes Me 12 Weeks to Compose a Song

If you’re working on a song and feel that perhaps you’re taking way too much time to piece it all together, don’t fret. You’re making a piece of history, so it’s got to be perfect if you want your composition to live forever. I know you might be in a bit of a hurry, most artists eager to get a product out to market would be, but wouldn’t it be sad to feel further down the line, that you could’ve done better? This article will look at the importance of taking your time to compose a song.

It takes me on average, twelve two-hour once-a-week songwriting sessions with my acoustic guitarist to complete a song. And that’s just for setting my song to music on the acoustic guitar. And when I take into account the length of time it took to write the lyrics prior to engaging my guitarist, even more so. But why do I go to such great lengths to compose a song? Well, let’s just say I have to be completely satisfied and I really don’t care how long it takes.

Songwriting and composition accounts for your intellectual property, and so you’ll want to ultimately put your very best work onto the public domain. When you listen to music that has been well crafted, it speaks to the soul, and one never really tires of it.

Do you want to know when you’re onto something extraordinary? That’ll be when a few years down the line your composition still sounds fresh… like people will still enjoy listening to it.

How to settle down to give it your very best:

If you’re not composing to a beat, you’ll want to begin by first writing the song complete with melody and full arrangement. When you begin to set your song to music with musicians in session, you’ll find that new ideas will begin to flow into the piece you’re working on. And this is why when you’re song crafting, it is imperative that you allow this to happen. Nothing is ever set in stone—least of all songs. So when you sense an idea coming that will give the song another dimension, give it a try to see how it sounds. And be sure to continue refining your ideas. You’ll be amazed to find how taking your time with this—however long it takes—will help you create something you’re going to be truly proud of. So the next time you’re in a hurry to compose a song, take a step back for a moment. You’ll be glad you did.

Streaming on SoundCloud below is a song written by me "Got U On Mind"; recorded in Los Angeles and performed by American singer Ty Ward. Please enjoy and share!

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

JOETT

Vocal Coach & Author "Letters from a Vocal Coach"

Private Singing Lessons

Download Joett Vocal Drills 

Color Me Beautiful by Joett: The Reworked "Acoustic Pop" Single Is Released on Mkito.com Today

The 70s disco single Color Me Beautiful by Joett, which debuted in 2012, has had a complete reworking to an acoustic guitar setting that gives it a brand new vibe and direction.

Today (February 28, 2017), it is released as an Acoustic Pop single on Tanzania’s premier music download site Mkito.com.

This new version was recorded at Dar es salaam’s state-of-the-art recording studio, Wanene; where renowned musician Elisha Sukari, who also plays for multiple award-winning Tanzanian megastar Lady Jaydee, plays the acoustic guitar on Color Me Beautiful.

Also featured in Joett’s Vocal Drills in Parts 5, 6 & 7 as part of his latest vocal training modules—also available on Mkito—Color Me Beautiful is now being released by the platform as an acoustic pop single for music lovers to download.

To download Color Me Beautiful by Joett on Mkito click here!

Personalized Vocal Coaching On Skype: Europe, USA, Canada, Africa

If you've experienced private vocal coaching fees (especially in Europe and North America), that are a bit on the steep side, then you'll be delighted to find that working with a vocal coach on Skype can be a brilliant way to save a packet. 

Improving your singing voice needn’t be prohibitively expensive; and nor is getting affordable voice training a figment of your imagination. 

Because you can outsource to a professional vocal coach abroad.

The more you get stuck in with voice training, the more you’ll want to continue training for as long as it takes. Heck, Michael Jackson trained with one vocal coach for 36 years! 

But when you’re paying over $80 an hour for the services of a professional vocal coach in Europe and North America, finance becomes one of the reasons why you’ll probably want to quit training. 

You’re going to be amazed to find just how affordable and equally effective a similar vocal coaching service using Skype and a voice tutor offshore can be for you.

For over ten years, I have coached pupils in my studio in Oysterbay… most of whom are expatriates and diplomats living in Tanzania. When their residency terms came to an end, however, many of my clients wanted to stay on the training program because they simply enjoyed singing and the learning process.

And that’s how my vocal coaching services gradually migrated to an online vocal coaching platform via Skype, Zoom, Google Meet and WhatsApp Call. I wonder if you’ve realized where I’m going with this.

If you want to save a packet on vocal coaching fees, and you’re the kind of person that really likes to sing but cost has been a deterrent for you in your country of residence, then you will be delighted to hear that I will offer you my professional vocal coaching services online at a fraction of the fees you would normally pay to a vocal coach in Europe and North America.

To book your first session, please check out the World Time Zones. 

My geographical location is Dar es salaam on the East coast of Africa. Once you know the exact time-frame you’d like your vocal training sessions in, simply send me a quick text message via Skype or WhatsApp (details in poster) to set-up your first appointment.

How to Set-Up for Lessons On Skype

To find out more on how exactly this process works, read my articles How to Get Skype Voice Lessons Customized to You by JOETT and How to Set-up for Voice Lessons with a Coach on Skype.

Africa and Diaspora

I've also written a special article for Africa and the Diaspora: Namibia’s Nam Radio Ignitions Voice Coaching Initiative for Africa.

In this video my pupil Svea, formerly based in Tanzania, sings Les Feuilles Mortesis

 at an event in Sweden where she now resides and continues to train with me 
...via Skype. In the next video (below) Svea sings Hallelujah. Enjoy!

Need Corporate Voice Training? 

For those of you interested in corporate voice training, however, please read my article Discover the Incredible Benefits Of Corporate Voice Training for Business Executives, Telemarketers And Politicians.

BUY ONLINE

I accept payment by Credit, Debit Cards and PayPal via the Nam Radio platform, and we’ll discuss the details of the training programs when you get in touch with me.

BUY NOW!

You are the Instrument, Learn to Sing Like a pro!


JOETT — Vocal Coach & Author
Personalized Voice Lessons Online

You’ll find tons of helpful tips and articles for singers in my new book 101 Letters from a Vocal Coach, which includes a series of vocal training audio products for home-learning, now available in paperback and shipped all around the world from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Lulu.  

Download/Stream my acoustic pop EP Twisted now available on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon, Akazoo, Spotify (Click Here)!

And to find out about my exciting Double-A-Side single, a pop reworking of the two acoustic tracks Twisted/Got U On My Mind, produced in Los Angeles by Ryan Matthews, with soulful vocals by American singer Ty Ward, click here!

Learn to Sing with Joett On Mkito.com Vol. 7 | Jifunze Kuimba Vol. 7

In my final installment on Mkito.com, released February 14th, I give you Volume 7. With this training module you have the entire song Color Me Beautiful plus the backing track to work with. If you have been training through the entire series 1 to 4 and 5 to 6, you should be able to do this with relative ease and good placement. If you’re not feeling up to scratch yet, then keep working on Vol. 1 to 4, and not forgetting the Breathing Exercise before you begin your training sessions.

Jifunze Kuimba na Joett Mkito.com Volume 7 inaachiwa tarehe 14 Februari, na ndio inakamilisha mazoezi haya. Kama umefanya mazoezi ya Vol. 1 hadi 4 kwa kipindi cha kutosha, sauti yako haki yake iwe imekaa sawa kukuwezesha kufanya Vol. 5 & 6 alafu hatimae Vol. 7 ambayo ni wimbo mzima wa Color Me Beautiful, pamoja na track isiokua na mashairi ili uimbe mwenyewe. Ukihisi sauti bado haija kaa sawa, endelea na mazoezi Vol. 1 – 4 mpaka sauti ikae vizuri. Kumbuka, kabla hujaanza mazoezi, hakikisha unafanya Zoezi La Pumzi.

Joett - Color Me Beautiful [Lyrics]

You make the world a better place
Your love is divine, straight down the line
Take me away from what I know
Onto a better place
There in your arms
Your love is divine, straight down the line

Cos you know that I’m addicted to love
Cos you know that I’m addicted to love
So color me beautiful
Color me blind

The color of love
Is roses and wine
And yours in particular, is so divine
I know your love will never end
It’s gonna be there till the end
You make the world a better place
Your love is divine, straight down the line

Cos you know that I’m addicted to love
Cos you know that I’m addicted to love
So color me beautiful
Color me blind

Cos you know that I’m addicted to love
[Just like the earth needs the rain]
Cos you know that I’m addicted to love
[I’ll never stop needing you]
So color me beautiful
[Yes you’re invisible, One of a kind]
Color me blind
[But sure I can feel your tender touch]

Muongozo wa Mazoezi

• Download Mazoezi Mkito.com
• Weka kwenye CD au Flash Disk
• Tumia chombo cha muziki cha kupigia CD/Flash au kama unatumia simu yako ya mkononi, hakikisha unaunganisha na speaker kupata sauti kubwa kulingana na sauti yako ukiimba.
• Fanya mazoezi ndani ya chumba na sio kwenye maeneo ya wazi, wala sio kwa kutumia simu yako ya mkononi na headset zake masikioni.

Na vile vile unaweza kupata maelekezo zaidi kwa kubofya nakala kadhaa nilizo andika hapa chini. Ukiwa na maswali, tafadhali jisikie huru kuniuliza. Ni muhimu sana kuelewa, na sio kufanya vitu kwa hisia bila muongozo panapo stahili. Tafuta ushauri!

Jifunze Kuimba: Umuhimu wa Kuelewa Madhumuni Ya Mazoezi
Jifunze Kuimba: Tatizo La Pumzi na Jinsi Ya Kulitatua
Jifunze Kuimba na Joett Mkito.com Vol. 1: Madhumuni ya Lip Rolls
Jifunze Kuimba na Joett Mkito.com: Vocal Drills Volume 2
Volume 1, 2 & 3 Jifunze Kuimba na Joett Mkito.com
Jifunze Kuimba na Joett Mkito.com: Vocal Drills Volume 4
Jifunze Kuimba na Joett Mkito.com Vol. 5

Wewe ndie chombo halisi, jifunze kuimba kama pro! Nawatakia mafanikio mema!


JOETT
Vocal Coach
YouTube Channel
Madarasa ya Studio

Joett Music Joins Nutritional Supplements Brand GNLD, to Optimize Vocal Health and Vitality for Singers

If you have been wondering how to maintain a healthy voice and weren't making any headway, then you will be pleased to learn that the conundrum is now completely over. 

People have always wanted from me, information on what to do and what to take to preserve the voice, and I’m obliged to share what I use myself to maintain a healthy voice—gladly, but because all of my nutritional products were shipped in from the United States every month directly, it was not always easy to recommend the products that I use because they’re actually not available in the country. And so I tried to switch brands little by little, with a product line that is manufactured in the USA but is available in Tanzania.

So, for a couple of years now, I have slowly replaced my imported products with locally available GNLD and I have to say, I’m totally pleased and satisfied with these products. So much so that I have now signed up with the nutritionals brand as a distributor, and I’m well on my way to recommending these fabulous products to all the singers in Tanzania and across Africa.

The more you value your vocal health, the more you’ll want to preserve your voice. You’re going to be surprised to discover that it takes more than just staying well away from freezing cold drinks; staying away from cigarette smoke and drug abuse; getting lots of much needed rest; and excluding chilies from your diet to maintain a healthy voice. With nutritional supplements from GNLD, you have the most effective vocal health supplements on the planet.

Some high profile music industry professionals say that until you’ve experienced the beauty of optimal vocal health, you’ll have absolutely no idea what your body is missing out on. Like I said earlier, I have used nutritional supplements for overall health and vitality for many many years and personally, I simply couldn’t live without them.

I wonder if you’ve noticed how some celebrities of this world continue to look fresh and beautiful year on year, completely defying the hands of time. Well, I’ll tell you this for nothing, they give their bodies the best cellular nutrition money can buy—with supplementation. That is their secret to longevity, and it can be yours too.

If you’re the kind of person that wants to maintain a healthy voice for years to come; and to look fresh and youthful for as long as you possibly can, then this will be exactly what you’re looking for. I not only endorse the GNLD nutritional products, I highly recommend them!

GNLD Nutritional Products are now available at Joett Voice studio, Oysterbay.

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


JOETT

Vocal Coach & Author "Letters from a Vocal Coach"
Private Singing Lessons
Download Joett Vocal Drills