All those years when we could have been singing.All those years if they didn’t go away.All those times when we could have been laughing.All those days when the children would have played. Time stood still while lives were disappearing.City streets silent when the people stayed inside.All those years when we could have been living.Swallowed by…
Tag: Singing
Singing from the Same Hymn Sheet
“Don’t just believe everything you read girls, question everything.” She emphasised that word: ‘EVERYTHING’. The class was quiet. And I’ve since questioned why her words stayed with me. Ms T. was my English teacher in my senior VCE high school years. She was Greek-Australian with frizzy long hair, a zest for life, a hearty laugh,…
When Returning Is Harder Than Leaving
How are you all going out there? For me it has been and continues to be an incredibly difficult and lonely time, as it would be for many others who are far worse off than I. For those who have lost their jobs, find it difficult to put food on the table, have lost a…
Be a (Music) Rebel – A Cure for Singer’s Blah
I believe that every singer has a little rebel living inside them. In fact, I would encourage every singer to find that little rebel as soon as they possibly can. Why? Well let me first explain who that little rebel is. Rebels generally have a bad reputation – think James Dean, surly, possibly chain-smoking (please,…
How to Sing When You Don’t Feel Like It (or Can’t)
All singers, whether you are a professional, hobbyist, or volunteer, will encounter times when creating music just won’t come easily for various reasons. The most obvious reason will be because of an emotional event that has happened to us or someone we know. This has happened a few times for me when asked to sing…
Instrumentalists: don’t drown your singers!
As singers we have many reasons and personal purposes for singing. But essentially our ‘mission’ is to deliver a message to our listeners based on the composer’s lyrics. We want to impart this message with feeling, dynamics, and emotion. We also want to articulate the words well, so that people will understand what we are…
Book review: ‘Master Your Voice’ by Freya Casey
Firstly, please don’t be put off by the title of this book – Master Your Voice by Freya Casey. Even if you do not sing or are not a musician, there is so much to learn from this book. We all have a voice for speaking as well as singing, so loving it and taking…
Singers, you must have a purpose
When you sing, do you think about why you are doing it? It could be just because we love to make a joyful noise, or that we want to improve our technique, we want to hit a particular note as accurately as possible, or just because we are happy to be alive. We don’t want…
The MuSinGer 