Recently, our resident sound engineer Jon was lucky enough to work with internationally renowned Soprano and former member of The Swingle Singers; Sara Brimer Davey.
We spoke to Sara about her career, most memorable moments to date, rituals she swears by and the piece of advice she would give to her 15-year-old self! Read the article below, but first, here she is singing The Diva Aria from The Fifth Element. This performance was captured live on tour with the Swingle Singers and Gareth Malone in May 2018.
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Our coaches are involved in a number of their own initiatives, some of which are pioneering. Penni Bubb is one of our acting coaches. Her latest piece; ‘Sound of Silence’ has been created to address and raise awareness of Mental Health in our society. With many sharing it and nearly 10,000 people having now seen it, we spoke to Penni about the piece.
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As we enter into the season when folk gear up to get themselves audition and Spotlight ready, we chat to our resident sound engineer Jon about what it takes to get the best voice (or vocal)-reel.
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I heard someone say the title of this post recently and have been thinking about it A LOT this week as once again, I witnessed a group of youngsters come together to create new music on the SOSLAM Young Musician Project.
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Now 2018 is in full swing and the colds, flu and infection take hold over the winter months, I look at another potential problem facing singers.
When you sing 'negative tension' can be your worst enemy; especially if it appears in and around the area where the larynx sits. Lack of sleep, stress and illness are the three common causes and getting a hold of it can be a challenge for any singer. Read this week's article to find out some of the ways you can identify and combat it
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Here in the UK this week, we've been plunged into an icy wasteland; with sub-zero temperatures and conditions that we're just not used to. Weather like this is really not great for our vocal health, so we need to take extra care with our voices. Here I talk about some of the things we can be doing to help keep our voices healthy
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