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6/27/16, 5:18 PM
Is singing in public an item on your bucket list? Goldie Vigneri shares a strategy to achieve your
singing dreams.
Why is it that there are so many people who have always wanted to share their voice in
song but just cant let go of the fear they may mess up?
If we could go back to watch many of these same people as children, I bet we would find them
singing their little hearts out and not giving a care to whether they would mess up or even if
anyone liked it.
I was working with 40-year-old Medical Doctor who had been in practice for years. She came
to me just to get comfortable with singing out more in church.
Her shyness and reserved nature caused all of her singing sound to be choked off.
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Another technique is to sing a song like your favorite singer. Sometimes if I have a
student struggling with an upper note, I will ask, how would Minnie Mouse sing that?
When they sing it the way she would, the placement of the note is right where it should
be. This idea of singing like an admired singer works in the same way as a costume
(and both ideas can be used together).
4. Use A Puppet
Another simple idea: sing via a sock. I
will sometimes use a simple sock puppet
with eyes drawn on and yarn sewn on for hair.
You might think that puppets are for children to
use but, actually, adults (often more than
children) need an object to hide behind. Using
the puppet seems to free up many of my students
to find joy in their voice
5. Speak To A Stranger
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