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Virtual Voice Lesson: All About Alignment

If your spine is out of alignment or your body is in an uncomfortable position, you cannot support your vocal sound easily. In this video lesson, voice teacher Shauna Fallihee shows how to sit or stand in a way that supports and frees the voice.

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Online Music Resources for Choral Singers

Looking for an obscure piece of music? The lyrics to a song in French? Sheet music for Handel's Messiah? These online resources will help you find what you need.

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Gifts From My Voice Teacher

When you are a woman of a certain age, it is no small thing to “find your voice” again. In this season of gift giving and receiving, I am celebrating the many gifts that my voice teacher has bestowed on me this year.

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You Had Me at Hallelujah: The Magic of Handel's Messiah

To choral singers, Handel’s Messiah is as familiar--and as well loved--as their favorite pair of slippers. But what do we really know about this choral masterwork?

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Just How Much Water Is Enough?

No one likes a scratchy throat! But it need not get to that point if you stay properly hydrated. Vocal expert Barbara A. Peters tells us how much water is enough, as well as some liquids to avoid.

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10 Easy Rules for Vocal Health

Singers are vocal athletes and must take special care of their bodies just like runners and swimmers. Vocal health expert Margaret Baroody offers these simple steps to a long and enjoyable singing life.

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Singing as Your Day Job

Tenor Michael Lichtenauer describes his unlikely journey from a desk job in Kansas to a career as a professional singer with Chanticleer and then the Los Angeles Master Chorale—and the lessons he learned along the way.

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Word "Excelsis"

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. This episode, Donald takes on the word 'excelsis.'

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