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Every Sing explores the benefits of singing - the reasons why we should sing more, invest more in singing, and support singing as a part of our everyday lives.
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How Nancy Overcame Stage Fright ES64
The best way to start to overcome our own blocks and issues are to listen to stories of how others overcame there.
Nancy Bos shares her journey of dibilitating performance anxiety that left her a singing teacher who teaches because she couldn't "do". She then moves us into ways that we can each overcome our own anxiety around voice.
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May 5, 2022
Finding AWESOME in Introversion ES063
As “The Excitable Introvert”, Jacqueline Shaulis guides introverted women of color to get seen, heard, and respected by embracing their AWESOME! Her 30+ years of communication and personal leadership experience developed through a challenging upbringing to international speaker and 4-time global bestselling author.
https://jacquelineshaulis.com/
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Apr 20, 2022
Petra Raspel Borzynski on Origin Stories ES062
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Apr 14, 2022
Personal Narratives Revealed ES061
The focus of this season of Every Sing is Personal Narrative. Or personal stories. Personal narrative is a big topic, and we will try to cover it from loads of different angles here in every sing.
You can also learn more about it by reading my articles on my blog at lifestorydesign.blogspot.com
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Apr 1, 2022
Every Sing Is Back!
After a break of nearly 2.5 years, Every Sing will be bringing new, fantastic content starting in just days! I'm excited to devote the next season to Personal Narrative - the stories that we tell ourselves or others tell us that define who we are.
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Dec 2, 2020
Casper Babypants Strikes Again ES060
Chris Ballew - aka Casper Babypants and lead singer of the band Presidents of the USA - gave us so many great takeaways about why we sing in his interview in Jan 2018 - almost 3 years ago. I had to bring it back to your attention. Chris's journey from the top of the industry in PUSA to becoming a children's singer is inspiring.
https://babypantsmusic.com/home
Singing 101 Courses! are now available at https://nancybos.mykajabi.com/
Thanks to PepperJill and Jack for the theme music and Ken Feisel for the podcast logo.
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Nov 11, 2020
Tears and Vulnerability with Lisa Horst Clark ES059
Scientists aren't certain about why we shed tears when we are emotional, but we can look to responses that others have when they see someone's tears as a possible reason why we evolved to have them. Strong emotions, tears, and vulnerability are important parts of singing.
In this episode we begin to look at the pros and cons of vulnerability for the singer/performer and for the audience. Lisa advises us, preach from your scars, not from your wounds.
Lisa Horst Clark is the Lead Pastor at Bellevue First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA
Thanks to PepperJill & Jack for the theme music, and Ken Feisel for the podcast logo. Visit nancybos.me for more Nancy!
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Oct 27, 2020
Facing Denial About Singing ES058
Is it possible that society's denial of singing is perhaps based in individual's fears around their own singing! It is easier to act like singing isn't important than to face the fears that most of us have around singing.
In this episode I explore this possibility and ask for your help to sort it out. The article I sighted from the Mayo Clinic site is at https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/denial/art-20047926 After listening, if you have ideas for me, email me at nancy@studiobos.com or call my office line and leave a message at +1 425-653-5586. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this.
Thank you to Pepper Jill & Jack for the theme music, and Ken Feisel for the podcast logo.
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Oct 16, 2020
Singing is Healing with Constanza Roeder ES057
Constanza Roeder, CEO and Founder of Hearts Need Art, came back for a second time to share the incredible value of singing for healing - physical, emotional, and mental healing. If you'd like to learn more about Constanza and her incredible back story, head over to Episode 41 - you'll love it!
We touch on the substantial amount of science that is being done in this field. You will undoubtedly be inspired and feel validated about the need for singing by all.
Thank you to PepperJill and Jack for the theme music, and for the cover art, thanks to Ken Feisel
You can support StudioBos Media buy purchasing and recommending the books on singing found at www.studiobos.com
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Oct 2, 2020
Can Menopause Affect the Singing Voice ES056
During the menopausal transition, which can start ten years before menopause and last for several more years after, there will be times when hormones fluctuate substantially from day to day. The voice, unfortunately, can seem unreliable and unpredictable because of the hormone roller coaster. At certain phases of the hormonal journey, many women need empathy and skilled assistance. Millions of women around the world are on the same path, and we no longer need to walk that path alone. Working together gives us a better understanding of the vocal issues women might face.
Cate Frazier-Neely, Joanne Bozeman, and Nancy Bos
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Sep 16, 2020
Sing for Life with Jeanne Kelly ES054
Jeanne Kelly feels so strongly about her favorite thing to say, "sing for life," that she founded the non-profit Encore Creativity for Older Adults. The main emphasis of the organization is choirs for 55+ year olds from 28 different states. Encore Choirs understand the benefits of singing for each person, and helps seniors sing, through non-auditioned ensembles.
https://encorecreativity.org/
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Sep 16, 2020
Choir Go Forth and UnMute ES053
Singers can't meet. We are in the middle of a pandemic of an airborne virus. But choirs are essential. So how can we keep singing.
Keith "Doc" Hampton and Stephen O'Bent share their tips, encouragement, and enthusiasm for choirs.
Dr. Keith Hampton
http://drkeithhampton.com/
Artistic Director
Founder, Chicago Community Chorus
www.chicagocommunitychorus.org
Stephen O'Bent
https://www.stephenobent.com/
First Congregational Church, Bellevue WA
Digipen Institute of Technology
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Sep 16, 2020
Singing is Essential with Dr. Lynne Gackle ES052
Dr. Lynne Gackle is President of the American Choral Directors Association, author of the book Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart: Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice: An Exploration of the Physiological, Psychological, and Musical Developments of Female Students, and Director of choral activities Baylor University.
She has a big message to share with us. Science has proven the value of singing to mental and physical health, community connection, and education. Singing is essential. Now is the time to advocate for it.
Thank you to PepperJill and Jack for the theme music, and Ken Feisel for designing the Every Sing logo.
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Sep 16, 2020
Why Singing is More Than Performing ES055
According Lynn Helding in her book, The Musician’s Mind, “One of the best techniques shown to sustain motivation and keep attention on track is goal-setting, the conscious act of listing one or several goals that one wishes to reach. On the surface, it can look like giving performances is the main goal of singers. I propose, however, that the performance is way down the list of goals for all singers. There are so many other reasons why a singer sings, and sometimes performing doesn’t even factor in.
The Musician's Mind by Lynn Helding
We Are Not Alone by Pepper Chopin performed by Bellevue FCC
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Jul 29, 2020
Why We Sing ES051
In this episode of Every Sing podcast, Nancy discusses why we sing, the reason that singing is not the same as performing, who singers are, and asks the question, "Why don't we sing more." This episode launches the new podcast season. During this season Nancy will explore the connection of singing to big topics such as communication, health, and business. Look for all the episodes on your favorite podcast player. Not all the episodes will appear on YouTube, but there will be a summary episode for each series in the season. ***** Theme music composed and performed by PepperJill & Jack Podcast logo designed by Ken Feisel
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Feb 14, 2019
ES050 Juggling Everysing w/ Shannon and Stephen O'Bent
Stephen and Shannon, a married couple living in Seattle, WA, make up Pepper Jill and Jack. But on top of that, they have the Give Back Brass Band, Shannon sings in two other groups, Stephen plays for other groups, teaches at DigiPen, and has independent students and a church choir.
This inspiring and talented choir deserves our support. Check them out on their websites, buy their first album, and follow them on Facebook so you hear about the next album (and the baby due in May 2019!)
www.stephenobent.com www.pepperjillandjack.com
The church is Bellevue First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA. Join us any Sunday.
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Podcast Cover Art by Ken Feisel at kenfeiseldesign.com
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Jan 10, 2019
ES049 Growth Mindset for Creatives w/ Petra Raspel
Petra is a Vocal Coach, Singing Teacher, Life & Career Coach for Creatives in Glasgow, United Kingdom. she has special expertise in helping (performing) artists and creatives to overcome limiting beliefs and emotional blocks to perform better and without fear.
She has helped hundreds of people to prepare for or sustain a singing career, find personal fulfilment through music and overcome limiting beliefs and performance anxiety. Our conversation is broken into two parts, first dealing with performance anxiety for the singer, and second, setting oneself up for a growth mindset as a professional.
Petra began in this field by wanting to move the conversation with her students from the pure level of empathy to actually knowing the steps to enable the client or student to come up with their own solutions.
Here’s the important points I’ve picked up so far.
Performance anxiety may be caused by
1.a trauma from the past
2.perfectionism, we don’t feel we are enough yet
3.Too much…
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Jan 4, 2019
ES048 Quantifying Rep Tessituras w/ Dr. Matthew Schloneger
Dr. MATT SCHOLONEGER ES048
The purpose of Matt's study was to examine the use of dosimetry-derived tessituragrams and Voice Range Profiles (VRPs) in selecting appropriate voice repertoire for singing students.
Matt’s project for the Van Lawrence fellowship, funded by a grant from NATS and the Voice Foundation, was a study in Voice Dosemetry - that is, measuring and studying individual’s voice range profiles - the actual pitch range and loudness range of a persons voice. Specifically, he focused on the voice load of songs - how much time on each pitch, how many vibratory cycles on each pitch - in different keys.
The singers were recorded singing the same song in 3 different keys. He got their own perception of difficulty, had an expert panel listen, and using the score, kind of like the map of the song, which he calls a score based tessituragram. With each singer he made a voice range profile with the dosemeter. (A dosemeter looks like earbuds on a hard collar, that sits around…
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Dec 12, 2018
ES047 Practicing Speech Therapy w/ Barbara Wilson Arboleda
Explore the world of Speech Language Pathology with Barbara Wilson Arboleda. Barbara is a highly respected speech therapist and singing teacher. She’s also a performer. You can find her music on CD Baby under the name Morgan Duran. Barbara is an expert in teaching singing technique for contemporary commercial music (e.g., rock, pop, country, folk) Barbara is an SLP at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Voice and Speech Laboratory in Boston. In order to be seen by Barbara a patient needs to go through a doctor for a referral, but if you want to chat with her about other things related to speech therapy, voice science, and singing, catch her on voicewize.com.
You can also experience Barbara on a DVD called The Kid and the Singing Teacher w/ Robert Edwin. Robert was a guest on Every Sing for episode 21.
Cantar 101, the Spanish translation of Nancy’s best selling booking, Singing 101, came out on Amazon this week! You can find all of Nancy’s books on her author page.
Find all the epis…
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Nov 20, 2018
ES046 Giving Thanks for Music w/ Nancy Bos
The book Elements of Music: Melody, Rhythm, & Harmony, by Jason Martineau, is essentially a music theory book written with semi-poetic language and illustrated with wood carving prints. It is truly a work of art. The book is published by Wooden Books. On their site, with a little searching, you can find the book and click through to see the pages with the gorgeous illustrations.
If you’d like to pick up a copy for yourself or as a gift, you can buy it at this Amazon affiliate link: Elements of Music.
Jason Martineau is an award-winning composer, pianist, and instructor, and has been active in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1995. He has been a faculty member of Academy of Art University since 2011, and was an adjunct faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for the 2014-15 academic year. He has also been a guest lecturer at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and has been writing a monthly column on the subject of love for FSHN Magazine since 2011.
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Nov 13, 2018
ES045 Your True Self, Welcome Home w/ Peter Jacobson Total Vocal Freedom
Peter Jacobson joins host Nancy Bos to open your mind to possibilities about your body that can help you realize potential you might not of even been aware of through the Alexander Technique.
Peter is the Founder and Executive Director of Total Vocal Freedom. He is an AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher, he is also a singer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and teacher.
The goal at Total Vocal Freedom is Empowering singers to be totally free in their vocal expression. Peter talks about the Total Vocal Freedom Academy - a way to go deep with the Alexander Technique w/o committing to the massive level of becoming a certified teacher.
There are 2 upcoming retreats he offers, (winter retreat in Virginia from Jan 2-6, 2019 and the summer retreat from July 9-13, 2019),
Your body is not a taxi for your brain - your body is incredible. Know your body.
Contact info: totalvocalfreedom.com and facebook page, blog, mailing list, weekly classes and training pr…
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Nov 6, 2018
ES044 How to Have a Thriving Independent Business w/ Nancy Bos
A Thriving Independent Business is a path for a creative entrepreneur to reach their goals toward realizing their passion. Creatives must focus on a priority, a passion that causes “angry compassion” to drive them toward living their fullest life. That can’t be done working for someone else. The key is an independent business. But don’t loose sight of the goal - it can be all to easy to get lost and lose motivation. This episode will shine a light on your journey.
What is “Business”?
* “Business" is your entire service/education business
* Does Business also encompass your own singing/performing and other aspects of your entrepreneurial life?
What is “Independent”?
* Your income is not dependent upon a long-term employer.
* Your income is free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.
What is “Thriving”?
* To Flourish
* To Prosper
* To Succeed
What Is Not “Thriving”?
* Fail
Why do we need to thrive?
* Passion for o…
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Oct 30, 2018
ES043 Working in Las Vegas w/ Amanda Kaiser and Karen Michaels
Working in Las Vegas is not all glamour. Hear the inside scoop about how to find work, and what the work will be like from two long-standing pros from Sin City. Karen Michaels, Vocal Power Studio,
Amanda Kaiser, Sing City Vocal Studio
Karen Michaels, Vocal Power Studio
Gig Masters for finding work anywhere.
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The gorgeous podcast cover art is by Ken Feisel at Ken Feisel Design.
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Thank you for joining me today.
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Oct 23, 2018
ES042 Do Synthesizers Belong in the Pit w/ Prof David Smith
ES042 Orchestra Enhancement in the Pit w/ Prof David Smith Professor of Music Technology Technologist and business owner
Realtime Music Solutions RMS.biz
And a musician, started as a vioilnist, then composer
Dean, School of Professional Studies at NYC College of Technology
David is inspiring right from the start, sharing how motivating his music teacher from his youth was and how it changed his life. Then we go into Moogs and synthesizers in the ‘70s, and finally we land on what a gift his business project is to singers; Realtime Music Solutions.
Every Sing is supported by donations through my patreon site - www.patreon.com/everysing. It is also financed through sales of my books, Singing 101: Vocal Basics and The Teen Girl’s Singing Guide, both available on Amazon. I hope if you are enjoying this show you will help support its continuation through patreon or one of the books.
David has composed incidental/underscoring music for around 150 plays, including the Cincinnati Pl…
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Oct 16, 2018
ES041 Hearts Need Art w/ Constanza Roeder
"Cancer does everything it can to steal, kill and destroy our joy. And we need more reasons to get out of our rooms and out of our isolation. We need more art and music. We need to remember the reasons why we are alive as much as we need the things that are keeping us alive." This is one of the big motivating factors that drives Constanza Roeder to bring art to oncology patients in hospitals.
Along with her team at Hearts Need Art, she strives to meet people with a Ministry of Presence, touching peoples hearts and helping them find the will to go on. "We don't have an agenda, we aren't going in to engage people on their brokenness, but on the level of our shared humanity."
On Nov 16, 2018, in San Antonio, Night of a Thousand Hearts will be a celebration of Hearts Need Art's first 2 years. We can all participate in that night by being a sponsor or buying tickets for patients to attend.
Donate directly at Hearts Need Art, or better yet, join the fundraiser on the Every Sing Facebook g…
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Oct 9, 2018
ES040 Are You a Creative? w/ Nancy Bos
What does it mean to be a creative? Are you a problem solving creative or a detail-focused artist? How does your preference effect your life, love, and career? This episode introduces the idea and gives you creative ways to work within your personality and skill set.
In the episode Nancy mentioned Todd Henry, author of Herding Tigers and host of the Accidental Creative podcast.
Use The Singer's Practice Plan, Log, and Journal to keep you practice and your LIFE in focus! Find it on Amazon.com or singersplanner.com
Thanks to Ken Feisel of Ken Feisel Design for the cover art.
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Apr 30, 2018
ES039 A Career in Singing - You Know You Want It! w/ Nancy Bos
Episode 39 of Every Sing Podcast with Nancy Bos
A Career in Singing - You know you want it. How do you get it?
What is standing in the way of you pursuing a career, or a combination of careers, related to your deep passion for singing and music? Is it fear? Is it not being sure what your dream is? No matter what the reason, you have only one life. Give it your best shot - no regrets! But be smart. Plan ahead and focus your skills to reach your desired target.
In this episode Nancy explores ways to defeat fear, how to frame your career path, and steps to take to reach the final destination.
Nancy references her book, The Teen Girl’s Singing Guide.
She also references the Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Gallway
Sally Palmer’s Six Word Lessons for Exceptional Music Lessons
and a story about defeating fear by Pema Chodron from When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
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Apr 23, 2018
ES038 Musicianship Insights for Singers from Pianist Eric Verlinde
Eric Verlinde is one of those musicians whom everyone wants to work with. In fact, I heard about him from so many people that I really wondered what his magic touch was. Now I know - and you’ll hear it too. Eric is, without a doubt, a brilliant pianist. But on top of that he is humble, kind, generous, and so full of wisdom. I’ve never had a conversation on Every Sing that gave so many take-away lessons.
Here are my top 6 takeaways:
* Eric’s advice to singers: really know the music and know the theory.
* You have to ask yourself, “What is the music asking of me?"
* Hard work can beat out being a child prodigy.
* Know your niche - don’t try to be everything to everyone but do stretch yourself.
* It is ok to start small, even on a paddle wheel tour boat through the rolling hills of eastern Washington.
* Be a good musician whether other people know it or not.
Eric’s bio tells us he has composed more than 200 pieces of music in many different genres, incl…
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Apr 16, 2018
ES037 What It Takes for Great Jazz w/ Kate Baker
In this conversation with Kate Baker, jazz singer, we discuss her musical roots, the importance of music theory (especially chord recognition) for jazz singers, and some great stories from her journey. Kate does an amazing job balancing a recording and performing career with a teaching several voice students. She is based in NYC.
http://www.katebakerjazz.com
Twitter: @katebakerjazz
Facebook: @katebakermusic
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Apr 9, 2018
ES036 A Romanian Soprano Finding Her Way in the US w/ Raluca Marinecu
ES036 A Romanian Soprano Finding Her Way in the US
Dr. Raluca Marinescu, is a Romanian-American operatic soprano, voice teacher, and pianist working on the Eastside of Seattle. She has been featured in concerts, recitals and opera productions across Europe and in the US, both as a pianist and as a soprano. She teaches at the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah, WA, is education manager for the Seattle Art Song Society, and is involved with the Romanian American Chamber Concerts and Arts organization.
In the conversation, Raluca referenced singer Maria Tănase. You can learn more about Maria at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_T%C4%83nase
The music performed in this episode:
The first is Mussorgsky Field Marshal fro. Songs and Dances of Death with the wonderful pianist Ross Salvosa.
The second one is a Romanian art song I performed last year called Water flower written by Tiberiu Brediceanu, with Oana Tomai playing the piano
If you’d like to get in touch with Raluca, visi…
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Mar 26, 2018
ES035 Can Choir Help with Alzheimer’s w/ Jill Lawson
Jill Rae Lawson is director of the Giving Hearts Choir in Wisconsin. givingheartschoir.org
The choir supports singers in the early stages memory loss, and their caregivers, to come out and sing and do something normal that still gives back. The non-profit and gives credit for its existence to Giving Voice Initiative, which inspires and equips choruses that bring joy, well-being, purpose, and community understanding to people with Alzheimer’s and their care partners.
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Mar 19, 2018
ES034 Healing or Pain Through Music
Healing and pain; creating healing or pain through our music choices and environments.
The guests are two singers from my studio. They came down the Den of Technology to talk about how singing can bring healing and perhaps happiness. James Booth, student at Seattle Central College, and Allison Wilner Martin, in her gap year after high school and working for a law firm.
Singing, the most personal of all vocal expression, has always been tied to pain. Singing can help with healing or it can cause more pain. A singer cannot lie - a singer must believe what they are singing, at least for that moment, or we will know and realize they are a fraud.
And our actions, as people building our lives around singing, have this same power - to make the most personal of all vocal expressions an instrument of pain or an instrument of healing. This is so commonly understood that I hardly think I need to give examples, but for the sake of context I’ll give a few. And I’ll try to make them not too p…
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Mar 12, 2018
ES033 Music is Business w/ The Wanz Part 2
Grammy award winning vocalist from Macklemore’s Thriftshop, Michael "The Wanz” Wansley, is a great story teller with a great message. Join us for a conversation about touring with Macklemore, and hear the huge take away lessons The Wanz shares.
You can find Wanz on Facebook and social media @teewanz or his website: www.wanzmusic.com
The songs you heard in this episode are When If Not Now and Get Lucky.
When If Not Now
What's this world comin' to?
Can't get my mind around it.
All the things we go through,
Ev'ryday another crisis.
Wonder where I fit in
Where's my place among the people
When will we begin
To save us from evil
Do we wake up just to stand alone
One is such a lonely number
We should give up being on our own
And start fighting together
We won't always agree
On the best way to advance us
But as long as we breathe
We won't run out of chances
Divided we lose
Will we let our spirit burn out
I…
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Mar 5, 2018
ES032 The Wanz Grammy Award Winning Performer
Grammy award winning vocalist from Macklemore’s Thriftshop, Michael "The Wanz” Wansley, tells the great stories of his path to becoming the hook singer for Thriftshop.
You can find Wanz on Facebook and social media @teewanz or his website: wanzmusic.com
The songs you heard in this episode are When If Not Now and Get Lucky.
When If Not Now
What's this world comin' to?
Can't get my mind around it.
All the things we go through,
Ev'ryday another crisis.
Wonder where I fit in
Where's my place among the people
When will we begin
To save us from evil
Do we wake up just to stand alone
One is such a lonely number
We should give up being on our own
And start fighting together
We won't always agree
On the best way to advance us
But as long as we breathe
We won't run out of chances
Divided we lose
Will we let our spirit burn out
If not us then who
Why not here, why not now
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Feb 26, 2018
ES031 What Is Your Place in Singing w/ Nancy Bos
In Every Sing I talk to people who devote their lives to singers and singing, from the performers themselves to anyone who works behind the scenes in singing related fields. In Every Sing, we explore a wide variety of career options and passions. If you are looking for a way to make a career around singing, or to find inspiration for your own journey, you will find it here. If you are new to this podcast, check out the back episodes. You’ll find interviews with famous singers, giants in the field of voice science and voice pedagogy, a peak performance coach, audio engineer, event producer and more.
And today’s episode is a lot different than others. Today I am going solo talking about lessons learned from the amazing people I’ve gotten to talk with in the first 30 episodes of Every Sing, combined with my own perspective on careers around singing.
First I want to give a shout out to my listeners around the world! You probably guessed I’m in the US - or maybe I’ve made…
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Feb 19, 2018
ES030 It's About Nurturing Kids w/ Nikki Loney
Nikki Loney, creator of the Full Voice with her business partner, Mim Adams, mentors teachers who work with kids by providing teaching materials and coaching through the Full Voice series. She wants to dispel myths around teaching kids, and empower and inspire teachers. It’s not just about singing, it’s about nurturing kids. Full Voice Vocal Music Resources available at www.thefullvoice.com For an endless supply of advice on this topic, whether for you, or if you are a parent with kids who love to sing, check out her podcast, Full Voice Podcast. And her materials for teaching kids to sing are awesome.
To find Nikki, visit The Full Voice Facebook group
The Full Voice Website is a resource center for teachers; blogs podcast webinars www.thefullvoice.com
Or email Nikki. It’s Nikki@thefullvoice.com
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Feb 12, 2018
ES029 Dreaming is the Biggest Gift of All w/ Sheila Houlahan Electropop Singer
Dreaming is the biggest gift we can give to other people. I want to show anybody no matter where they are in life that there is nothing preventing them from following those dreams, and being able to dream again. - Sheila Houlahan
Sheila Houlahan, cross-over artist from opera, is now an Electropop artist and song writer, and sings under the name iamshiiila. Electropop is a variant of synth-pop that places more emphasis on a harder, electronic sound.
The best places to connect with Sheila are twitter and instagram @iamshiiila
You’ll find her on youtube, sound cloud, google and everywhere else under iamshiiila
https://www.sheilahoulahan.com
The martial art that Sheila references is Krav Maga
The song played at the beginning of the show is Achieve by Sheila featuring Junior Reid.
The song at the end is Keep On Marching On by Sheila Houlahan
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Feb 5, 2018
ES028 Marketing Isn't Everything, It's The Only Thing w/ John Henny
Explore marketing and entrepreneurship with John Henny. John, host of the Intelligent Vocalist Podcast, has expanded his reach as a voice teacher through is vocal academy in the LA area, his courses: Voice Teacher Bootcamp, The New Science of Singing, Facebook Ads for Music Teachers, and more.
John says, “If you learn to market you’ll be able to find those students you really want to work with.” In this episode you will hear his compelling arguments for musicians marketing, as well as fresh ideas about marketing.
John’s Website: http://johnhenny.com
The Intelligent Vocalist Podcast: http://intelligentvocalist.com
Studio Marketing Secrets Podcast: https://studiomarketingsecrets.com
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Jan 29, 2018
ES027 Broadway Insider and Music Theory Guru Amy Marie Stewart of Theory-Works.com
Amy Marie Stewart started as an opera singer with an undergraduate degree from CU Boulder and a Masters from Roosevelt Univ. Chicago College of the Performing Arts. But after becoming very discouraged about her opera career she turned to music theater and teaching voice.
She found a powerful need; Broadway actors and dancers were called to understand music theory in call-backs and rehearsal. Amy has developed a thoughtful, entertaining online course in music theory that takes auditioning actors from ground zero to understanding the core skills inside and out.
She also has great audition tips for musical theater singers right in this episode - secrets that she shares with the listener, such as how to balance acting with singing in the audition, and how to avoid common mistakes in preparation for the practical side of auditioning.
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Jan 22, 2018
ES026 Managing the Foremost Organization for Singers w/ Allen Henderson, Executive Director of NATS
Allen Henderson is the Executive Director of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). NATS is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with over 7,000 members in the United States, Canada, and nearly 30 other countries. Contact Allen or learn more about the organization at nats.org
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Closing Song - Exploring a Patch of Sun from Clint McCune’s album In Like A Lion
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Jan 15, 2018
ES025 Casper Babypants Chris Ballew on Finding His Purpose
Chris Ballew skyrocketed to fame in the 1990’s with his band, The President’s of the United States of America. But since then he has found his real purpose in a surprising place; children’s music as Caspar Babypants.
Caspar Babypants’ next album comes out Friday, January 19th, 2018
Visit babypantsmusic.com where you will find links to how to get the music.
When you see Chris’s work you’ll also see the artwork of his wife, Kate Endle. Find more at her etsy store etsy.com/shop/kateendle
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Jan 8, 2018
ES024 Paths to Becoming an Opera Singer w/ Jonathan Silvia
In this episode, Nancy talks with Jonathan Silvia, working professional opera singer. Jonathan shares his journey as a professional opera singer and how that compares to the traditional path. His insights in this episode as well as in his Singerreise video podcast are essential for any young person considering an opera career.
To hire Jonathan Silvia as a singer or teacher, visit Jonathan’s websites:
singerreise.com or silviasound.com/services
For the video of a live performance of the song we heard at the end of this episode, "Non più andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro - Jonathan Silvia, baritone, Sarah Silvia, piano, visit
https://youtu.be/Rf6LPc6T3dU
Visit patreon.com/singerreise to support Jonathan’s Singerreise Video Podcast
Introduction Video for the Silvia Voice Studio https://youtu.be/Jo1TlugqmOQ
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Jan 1, 2018
ES023: Do Voice Lessons Kill Artistry?
Do Voice Lessons Kill Artistry? After interviewing several professional singers who have not had voice lessons, Nancy started to wonder if there was a benefit to not taking voice lessons. Or the flip side, do voice lessons kill artistry.
In this episode, Nancy talks with experts and amateurs about their thoughts on voice lessons and artistry. Her guests, Dr. Barbara Dyer, Jeff Brumley, Valerie White Williams, Angel Michaels, and Alex Honn, all have different perspectives. They give us a lot to think about.
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Dec 18, 2017
ES022: Facing Your Fears w/ Peak Performance Guru Diana Allan
Facing your fears, conquering performance anxiety, can seem impossible - or at least too hard to be worth the pain. In this episode Diana Allen sheds light on several tried and true, scientifically proven methods to reducing or eliminating performance anxiety.
Learn more on Diana’s website:
http://www.musicpeakperformance.com
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Oct 30, 2017
ES021: Cross-training the Voice for a Lifetime w/ Robert Edwin
If you knew you had 71 years to sing whatever you want, what would you sing? Robert Edwin made a strong decision to sing it all. He also teaches it all, “I sing what I preach.” Robert talks about growing up in a community of musicians, surrounded by all types of singing. He discusses his role in the beginning of the contemporary music movement in the church, and fighting battles in church and with voice teachers to lay the foundation of respect for all genres of music.
Robert’s music and voice studio can be found at RobertEdwinStudio.com
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Oct 23, 2017
ES020: Make a Difference w/ Erin Guinup & the Tacoma Refugee Choir
Why be a singer if not to make a difference? Erin Guinup's message for singers is that there has never in her lifetime been a more important time to be a musician. Make a difference!
Building community through music even when you have been forced to move across the world - that is the goal of the Tacoma Refugee choir, started by Erin Guinup in 2016.
Erin is not only the director of the choir, she is also a professional singer, voice teacher, and the host of the Why We Sing Podcast
The choir started as a project at the Tacoma Community House, an organization that serves the people of Tacoma. It was a way of building bridges between communities.
Erin says about why the choir is great for refugees and non-refugee community members, "When we sing together we find out what we have in common. We build feelings of trust when we sing together."
Nov. 4th, 2017 - Refugee Choir Community Sing-Along where 500 people will sing along together with Grammy winner Wanz as MC,…
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Oct 16, 2017
ES019: Artistic Flexibility and Breaking Rules w/ Bridgette Moody of Haunted Summer
Why should an artistic performer follow the rules and stay in the lines? Find out why they shouldn't from Bridgette Moody, Haunted Summer, as she talks about artistic flexibility and manipulating sound. Downloadable resources and show notes @ nancybos.net/podcast
Facebook is their best interactive place for current tour info. Haunted Summer
@HauntedSummermusic
https://hauntedsummer.bandcamp.com
https://www.hauntedsummermusic.com
Bridgette loves the risk of having her music always change and being able to sing all over the map. She loves singing live to manipulate the sound. Then it feels like the other half of speaking as a singer. She says it can be an out of body experience which is what keeps her coming back for more.
Haunted Summer can be frequently seen up and down the west coast. The band, comprised of Bridgette and her husband John, is based in Pasadena, CA.
She mentions a Brazilian band, Os Mutantes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_Mutantes
“What you feel is what pe…
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Oct 9, 2017
ES018: Behind the Scenes of Audio Engineering w/ Mike Allen
Mike Allen is driven by his need for music. He is an Audio Engineer at Microsoft and in his own business, MARS Studio, he is not only an audio engineer but also a producer.
contact information:
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000597374508
marstudio1@gmail.com
Mike got his Bachelor’s in music and when he started seeing there weren’t any great career choices in performing for him, he started down an engineering path. That way he could always have music in his life.
Mike likes to work with people - “That’s how you make music.”
One of his favorite projects is to record a choir, with each voice on a separate mic, as well as instrumentalists, and then to mix the whole thing for a perfect version.
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Oct 2, 2017
ES017B: Activism Singing Part 2 w/ Clint McCune on Standing Rock Reservation
Every Sing with Clint McCune
https://clintmccunemusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/ClintMcCuneMusic/
Clint’s music comes from a combination of a reaction to his surroundings and from that deep mystery from within himself. Right now he is writing about his experiences over the last year at Standing Rock.
Standing Rock is a native American reservation in the middle of the northern plains of the US. https://www.standingrock.org
If you’d like to learn more about the protests at Standing Rock, start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protests
Peter Yarrow at Standing Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avHB1QtxZRY
To hear directly from Peter Yarrow about activism singing, check out http://www.wnyc.org/story/peter-yarrow-power-music-political-movements/
“Singing gives your voice something to do. Singing makes it so that you aren’t scared any more and you can breathe."
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Oct 2, 2017
ES017A: Activism Singing Part 1 w/ Clint McCune on Standing Rock Reservation
Clint McCune, Activism through Music following Standing Rock
https://clintmccunemusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/ClintMcCuneMusic/
Clint’s music comes from a combination of a reaction to his surroundings and from that deep mystery from within himself. Right now he is writing about his experiences over the last year at Standing Rock.
Standing Rock is a native American reservation in the middle of the northern plains of the US. https://www.standingrock.org
If you’d like to learn more about the protests at Standing Rock, start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protests
To hear directly from Peter Yarrow about activism singing, check out http://www.wnyc.org/story/peter-yarrow-power-music-political-movements/
“Singing gives your voice something to do. Singing makes it so that you aren’t scared any more and you can breathe."
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Sep 25, 2017
ES016: Voice Science and Artistry with Dr. Ingo Titze
Ever wonder if voice science takes the artistry and joy out of music? Tune in to hear about this from Dr. Titze, who a big part of the foundation of modern voice science. I think of him as our Albert Einstein. He is the director of the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) and President of the Pan American Vocology Assoiation. He has tenured professorship at the Univ. of Iowa, where he is teaching this semester, and teaches at the University of Utah.
_The Conversation_
Dr. Titze says his passion is to cover the whole territory of voice. But the field has gotten so big that it is difficult for him to do; music, theater voice, laryngology, speech pathology, and so on. Now one has to make some choices. The field now includes biologists, physiologist, engineers, and physicists. They try to serve the physicians. Also the field of neurology is exploding. NCVS works with Rachelle and Renee Fleming with what goes on in the airway for production of various different styles of…
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Sep 18, 2017
ES015: Transforming Lives Through Music w/ Michelle Lang Gospel Singer
#15 Michelle Lang Contemporary Gospel Singer
Michelle is busy transforming lives through her work in music, with the band Stillwater and through the teen summer musical program at Langston Hughes in Seattle, and as the Associate Director of Campus Ministries at Warner Pacific College and a worship leader at Imago Dei Community Church. She is also a writer for the youth reference magazine, Slant33.com.
Contact Michelle and learn more about Stillwater at:
http://www.michellelang.com
Stillwater’s music is available on all mp3 sites.
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Sep 11, 2017
ES014: Setting the Mental Bar Higher w/ Jeff Brumley on Playing Bass and Singing
"Challenge is what motivates me. Particularly doing new things."
Jeff Brumley is part of a Multi-potentialite community. His day job is in the tech world; he has an MBA. Jeff grew up singing in church, studied piano starting at age 8, performed in musicals, the choir, and played acoustic guitar in high school, before taking up his primary instrument, bass. In college he sang and played bass but usually not at the same time. Jeff went to college at Seattle Pacific University and studied voice with Jacinta Koreski.
Jeff loves to engage with people in his bands, creating or recreating art with real people in real time.
Little Harold was his group where the guitar player and Jeff, the bass player, would trade off singing lead. Jeff played a 12-string bass.
Regarding multitasking, Jeff feels that if you are actually playing an instrument and singing at the same time, that is pretty close to real multitasking. If you are singing and playing, you are doing twice the work…
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Sep 6, 2017
ES013: What Motivates Our Host - Quincy Costlow interviews Nancy Bos
We turn the tables on our host as Nancy Bos's son, Quincy Costlow, interviews Nancy for the podcast.
Nancy suffered serious performance anxiety because the music she was trained to sing did not speak to her; classical music wasn’t her genre of choice. Once she committed to singing and teaching in other styles, her performance anxiety dissipated and confidence took its place.
Nancy’s joy in teaching singing is that she can be a key part of someone’s journey and help them realize their dreams.
Her passion for singing is to be an artist of the audiences emotions through song. She has been amazed to learn through this podcast that every guest has had a different reason for their passion. Hers is to change the dialog, the energy, of the audience.
Nancy’s recommendation for singers is that they have a goal to work toward, and if they don’t have a goal set for them, then to set one themselves.
Quincy Costlow, the guest host, is a 21 year old apprentice in the field of heating a…
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Sep 4, 2017
ES012 Life as a Male Soprano w/ Aaron Norman
Show Notes Every Sing episode 012
Aaron Norman - Male Soprano - I Music
Trained gospel, classical, and music theater singer, Aaron Norman, talks about what motivates him and what he has experienced so far. He arranges music, directs choirs - He likes to music.
Contact Aaron @ aaronmnorman1@gmail.com
Aaron talked about a lot of great ideas to follow up on; like the youth program at Village Theatre in Everett and studying with Nancy Zylstra.
He also gave us some great quotes, like he says he is "trying to be living in all of my story, to not be afraid." "It's the music that drives me and gives me life and purpose for what I'm doing.”
My favorite quote, “I Music."
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Aug 28, 2017
ES011 The Magical Life and Music of Barbara Strozzi in 1600's Venice w/ Dr. Candace Magner
Dr. Candace Magner, researcher and publisher of the music of Barbara Strozzi, 17th Cen. Venetian composer.
Publication Website: cordonatoeditions.com
Blog Website for info: barbarastrozzi.com
Email Dr. Magner: editor@cordonatoeditions.com
The music heard in this podcast were Opus 2, number 4, "Costume Dei Grandi" and Opus 2, number 9 "La Vendetta", both performed by Dr. Magner with Adam Pearl, harpsichord; Michael Sponseller, cello; Andre Uhe and Michelle Brians, violins.
The duet is Opus 2, number 23, "I Baci", performed by the group Favella Lyrica from their CD "A New Sappho" on Koch . Pamela Murray, soprano; Pamela Dellal, mezzo soprano; Michael Beattie, harpsichord; Daniel Ryan, violone.
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Aug 21, 2017
ES010 Brazilian Singer and Producer Adriana Giordano
Adriana Giordano, Brazilian Vocalist and Producer
Making Space to Get Lost in the Music
Adriana’s life growing up was filled with music from her father’s country, Uruguay, her mother’s country, Italy, and the country she was born and raised in, Brazil. She was immersed in dance for her youth and didn’t pick up singing until later in life.
Her first exposure to singing was through a choir, then a rock garage band, and then an improve garage band. She sand with Abrace, http://seanet.com/~jyarrow/,
an all female a cappella group for a time.
One of the highlights of singing for Adriana is when she is “lost in the music;” transported to a place away from the present during improvisational singing. She feels like she found her way back into her passion again in 2010 and began singing professionally in 2011.
She realized there is space for Brazilian music - there is a need for something different, including Brazilian jazz, contemporary music, and other st…
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Aug 14, 2017
ES09 What Does Horseback Riding have to do with Singing w/ Natalie Lerch
Show Notes Every Sing episode 009
Dr. Natalie Lerch on Horseback Riding and Singing
Dr. Natalie Lerch, Voice Department at Cornish College of the Arts and avid horsewoman - or as she likes to call herself - Diva Cowgirl, talks about the correlation between singing and riding horses.
Mocha, Natalie's horse, is a 22-year-old paint. She's had him for 7 years and he has a fabulous sense of humor.
Like an audience, the horse wants to have a fun, easy experience. Natalie learned to control her nerves on Mocha, calming herself down, and she found a complete shift in his personality. The singer’s experience can be much like this.
Dr. Lerch has noticed in her horseback riding lessons, her teacher often says, "Don't forget to breathe." Just as she tells her students. Breathing in and for the song is similar.
Singers have to prepare their posture to move, to not be rigid or schlumpy. The kind of posture she works on with the horse is to feel like your hips want to stay with the horse,…
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Aug 10, 2017
008 Every Sing: Nathan Young Music Director
Every Sing episode 008 Nathan Young - What Feeds My Soul Nathan has music directed for many of the theaters in the Puget Sound area as well as cabaret and solo shows. He is also the choir director at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Nathan enjoys being a clinician for choirs, along with directing, arranging, and producing for singers and instrumentalists. You will find his Living Room Concerts videos on his Facebook page, linked at the end of the notes.
Quotes from Nathan
"My passion is ensemble. There's nothing more powerful than people singing together as a group. It actually has the power to change lives and heal souls and relationships in ways that just mere words can't. There is something about singing together that does that. And singing together in perfect balance and harmony is something I can't live without.”
"As a director, sometimes I'm a traffic light."
"In a church choir I'm trying to find what inspires each person to be there."
"If you come with the right attitude…
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Aug 10, 2017
007 Every Sing: Tom Kimmel on How Music Move Us
Every Sing 007: Tom Kimmel on How Music Move Us
Tom Kimmel is an award winning songwriter for film (Twins, Runaway Bride, Serendipity), television (Touched By An Angel, Dawson's Creek, Miami Vice), and for a host of major artists including Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker and Randy Travis. A soulful entertainer, speaker, poet, and teacher, Tom tours widely and has released seven albums and a book of poems.
Tom says: We are drawn to things that move us, and from a really early age I just loved music.
Tom started out as a singer in high school, but as soon as he learned three chords on the guitar he started writing songs and they just poured out.
Lately, Tom feels like he is a writer first. He's been thinking about things to write that don't involved performing, including his memoir.
At some point his drive shifted from performing and making money to sharing and building community.
Tom's goal for the songs he writes is that they help people calm down, warm up, relax, a…
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Aug 7, 2017
006 Every Sing: Marieke Schuurs on Body Mapping and Alexander Technique
006 Every Sing: Marieke Schuurs on Body Mapping and Alexander Technique
Marieke started to consider Alexander Technique and Body Mapping after attending the Voice Care Network in Minnesota in the 1990’s. After, she started working with Barbara Connable on Body Mapping.
Cathey Madden - Seattle Alexander Teacher, UW Drama dept.
Certification in Body Mapping from Andover Educators and is a certified Alexander Technique Teacher from Alexander Technique International
At the beginning the teacher has to build a bridge from the student’s understanding to what Body Mapping can teach
The Fundamental tenant of Alexander is that you have an overall use of yourself, it might be really good, really poor, or somewhere in-between, from things that you do, or habitual postures. If your general use is poor, it effects everything you do and everything you do is more arduous, more labored and puts pressure on the joints. So the more you can bring somebody into easier, smoother coordination t…
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Aug 7, 2017
005 Every Sing: A Conversation with Ken Stringfellow
Every Sing Episode #5, a conversation with Ken Stringfellow
Ken Stringfellow is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. He his famous for the band he started with his good friend, Jon Auer, The Posies. He has also toured with R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star. Ken has been involved with more than 200 albums.
I got to catch up with Ken in Washington state. He spent many of his growing up years in Bellingham, WA and returns to the Seattle area frequently to give concerts on his old home turf. But, Ken spends most of his time performing and being with his family in Europe. He is truly a musician of the world, as you’ll hear in this conversation.
Ken says that his path through the music enterprise is building relationships with his audience, other musicians, and people in the music business. He thinks of himself as making music and making connections. This humanizes it and gives it scale for him. He considers this his path to sanity, and avoids thinking of it…
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Aug 4, 2017
004 Every Sing: Dennis Coleman Choral Director
Dennis Coleman is the Director Emeritus of the Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus where he served as conductor and artistic director for 35 years. He has also served that long with Bellevue First Congregation Church and continues to work with the choir there to this day.
* Dennis’s love for choral singing began in the church and with hymn singing.
* He said he got good training as an accompanist and improvisation growing up in the church and in his high school.
* His father’s recordings of Sir Thomas Beecham’s _Messiah_ was an early inspiration along with Robert Shaw’s Chorale. He developed an ear for choral music listening to these during his junior high years. He latter got to study in Robert Shaw’s summer program for choral conductors.
* His belief system meant that at the church level music was a means of reaching out and affecting people for evangelism and to move people.
* Dennis is confident that he has been led to be exactly where he needed…
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Aug 4, 2017
003 Every Sing: Michele D'Amour Singing the Blues
Michele D'Amour is the founder and lead singer of Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers.
Michele is a born storyteller, poet, and songwriter. Her lyrics treat difficult topics with a sense of soulful whimsy and wry humor. Michele wrote songs and sang lead for several local bands before entering the local blues scene and honing her craft at blues jams. Michele formed her band, Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers in 2011. They are booked up months in advance in the Pacific NW, and are heading out on a west coast tour in the fall of 2017. _Take Aways from the Interview_
* We DON'T wear Spandex in the blues
* We like the blues because they show that somebody has it worse than you.
* For Michele, its all about the audience, so the audience can experience healing.
* you can approach the world with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. It is important to have a growth mindset.
* Any time Michele learns something Michele views that as a win.
* Be your best self - be your best yo…
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Aug 1, 2017
001 Every Sing: Ted Chamberlain and Barbershop Harmonies
Ted Chamberlain is the director of the barbershop chorus, SeaChordesman, and member of the Evergreen District champion barbershop quartet 4.0. Ted began singing barbershop while still in high school in the 1980s. Aside from his passion for Barbershop, Ted has also been a National Board certified public school music teacher and currently has an independent voice studio.
Seachordsmen Barbershop Choir: Seachordsmen.org
Ted's website: NWVoicestudio.com
4.0 Barbershop Quartet: 0quartet.com
Ted's courses: Tedshops.com
Ted's email address: ted@nwvoicestudio.com
Recommended website: Barbershop.org
Recommended video: Signature Dance With My Father http://video.genyoutube.net/B6FwopHVll8
Ted's motivation: I think my passion for singing started at a really young age, as young as the age of 4. I remember the physical nature of singing, the physical feeling of belting it out.
At the same time, over the years, I've developed a passion for helping other people to find all kinds of really i…
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Aug 1, 2017
002 Every Sing: Dr. Matthew Schloneger on Voice Dosimetry
Dr Matthew Schloneger is the 2017 winner of the Van Lawrence Fellowship. He is a tenor and a professional singer. He got into voice science while doing his doctoral work in voice pedagogy at the University of Kansas. Through his doctoral work he got into an area of research called voice dosimetry. Voice Dosimetry has to do with vocal health and how we use our voices. Dr. Schloneger is a voice teacher at Friends University in Wichita Kansas.
Take Aways:
Matt is really passionate about helping young singers develop in a strong, healthy way.
Voice dosimetry is the study of how we use our voices using real-time technological
feedback in a natural setting. The point of voice dosimetery (and we are still in the early stages of learning from this technology) is to learn about how we can best use and train our voices.
If you are an aspiring singer, be attentive to your overall voice use and remember
that you have only one larynx. Vocal hygiene and voice care are essential to your
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