The notion of ‘celebrity’ in today’s music industry – Author / Lyn Gillett / Revised 2019 With so much emphasis on ‘celebrity’ and the fast road to stardom in Australian television, for young singers, it is not surprising that children who love to sing, just love singing pop songs in preference to the well loved children’s […]
Choosing a Singing Teacher to suit your needs.
So you have decided you’d like to learn to sing, and you are a little confused as to where to start.. Learning to sing is a wonderful, rewarding activity, but like anything you do, you’ll need a good teacher to make the most of your singing lessons. Here are three tips regarding how to choose […]
Review Paris Cat Gig
Review of Paris Cat Gig The band opened the gig with Adam Rudegeair’s new up-tempo arrangement of Two Sleepy People. Then Lyn Gillett took to the stage and tugged at our heartstrings with her wonderful renditions of the songs written by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer. A verbal description cannot do justice to this performance. […]
Preventing Vocal Damage
Many singers are classically trained, but contemporary genres like Jazz, Blues and R&B cannot be sung in true classical tone. Contemporary audiences have an expectation regarding how a contemporary song should be delivered and so, from a pedagogical point of view, there is an almost mechanical approach to teaching vocal technique in these styles. Many […]
VCE Master-Class Lyn Gillett Co-Presenter
I recently had the privilege of being asked to co-present a Master-class in Melbourne for VCE singing students for ANATS (Victoria Chapter.) It was an interesting day and unfortunately we ran out of time before addressing some of the questions which were raised after the Master-class. I was hoping to raise stylistic issues with students, but found due […]
Learn To Sing – But Choose Your Singing Teacher Wisely -Voice Studio now moved to Point Cook
So you have decided you’d like to learn to sing. Learning to sing is a wonderful, rewarding activity, but like anything you do, you’ll need a good teacher to make the most of your singing lessons. Here are three tips regarding how to choose the right singing teacher. Firstly, if you don’t feel completely comfortable […]