Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Heart & Voice Podcast #1


Take a listen over at Heart & Voice....our first podcast in a series on Singing to the Lord with Joy & Skill. This is some of the material you will experience in a live Singing School...so schedule one at your church, or school, or homeschool group!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Learn to sing...Better!


Former Houghton College music professor, Ted Norton, has a great site filled lots of good stuff to help you sing better...joyfully and skillfully to the Lord. Heart & Voice is happy to recommend his contribution!

Here's is the outline:

LEARNING MUSIC
1. Music Reading for Singers - Sight Singing
2. Memorizing Music
3. Rhythm
SINGING BETTER
4. How Well Do I Sing? - A Checklist
5. Singing Better Thru Proper Breathing
6. Singing Better Thru Register Understanding
7. Singing Better Thru Vowel & Consonant Understanding
8. Intonation - Singing In Tune
9. Learning To Harmonize
10. Vocal Health, Warm-Ups & Singing Craft
UNDERSTANDINGS
11. Understanding Chord Members
12. Acoustics - The Science of Sound
EDUCATION
13. Inaccurate Singing - Children & Adults
14. Chapter and Quartet Management
15. Working With Middle School Boys