Warming up and cooling down before and after singing is crucial in preserving a healthy singing voice. If you don’t warm up and cool down your voice, you risk damaging your vocal cords and sometimes permanently so.
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Self-Tape Success: Video Audition Training
The world sure is different for us singers, wouldn’t you agree?
We’re hearing data from various sources that singing in groups, with no masks, is still months, maybe a year, away.
And yet art endures. Artists will endure.
Because an artist creates no matter the circumstances, because we can’t NOT create.
At Confident Voice Studio we’re doing more and more to keep singing actors performing during these trying times…like our world premiere virtual musical, The Show Must Go Online.
And you can expect more companies to follow suit with more virtual productions and more virtual or self-tape auditions.
Are you ready?
5 Effective Tips to Teach Your Child the Value of Self-Discipline
Discover the value of self-discipline that can shape your child’s journey to responsibility and self-mastery.
Self-discipline is an essential skill that parents should teach their children early in life. It helps them resist unhealthy temptations, endure discomfort associated with goal-setting, and delayed gratification.
The best way to teach your child self-discipline is by consistently setting reasonable and attainable expectations for them through consistent communication and reinforcement that help shape positive behavior.
Children who acquire self-discipline tend to have higher academic achievements, better decision-making skills, and stronger relationships with others.
By instilling self-discipline in your child, you are setting them up for a better future and building a solid foundation for a healthy parent-child relationship.
Learn the secrets to nurturing a sense of self-discipline in your child with these effective tips:
1. Build self-discipline into a routine.
2. Explain the reason for your rules.
3. Set consequences for their actions.
4. Reward good behavior.
5. Make self-discipline a habit.
6 Tips To Help Your Child Through Transitions
Transitions are a part of growing up. The older they get, the more complex the changes are that happen around children. As a parent, it isn’t easy to see your child go through challenging times. It’s also hard at times to avoid taking their behavior personally, but it’s important to remember that they are going through many changes and need your support.
Here are six techniques that can help your child to move through transitions easily and successfully:
1. Understand what they are going through
2. Don’t take their behavior personally
3. Let them know you are there for them
4. Help them find their support network
5. Encourage them to stay connected to hobbies and interests outside the home
6. Keep the lines of communication open
Transitions can be difficult for everyone, but especially for children. By understanding their situation and supporting them in finding their support network, you, as a parent, may help your child through these changes.
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