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		<title>AUDITIONS – Getting Past the First 30 Seconds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During an audition or performance situation it is some times necessary to introduce yourself. Be sure to get started on the right foot because sometimes you only have thirty seconds to make an impression. Practice introducing yourself in front of &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/auditions-getting-past-the-first-30-seconds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>H = Hear the Note in your Head First</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you have ever watched American Idol® then you have heard the word &#8220;pitchy&#8221; thrown around more than once. A lot of this singing challenge can be avoided by practicing one skill until it becomes a habit. That means you &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/h-hear-the-note-in-your-head-first/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>F = First Things First</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Music changes with time. Browsing through internet archives makes it easy to see how music, melody structures and sounds have all evolved over the years. The influence of commercial music on young singers is always strong; creating a phenonmenon that &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/f-first-things-first/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>E = Energy, not Effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Energy, not effort. The hardest part about this concept is not acheiving success technically speaking, but understanding the difference between the two in the first place. Once a singer understands the difference and can identify that sensation (the difference between &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/e-energy-not-effort/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>D = Diaphragm Mechanics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Consider the diaphragm as the air-traffic controller of your voice. (1) The SPEED of the air released &#8211; is it a horse and buggy or a Nascar® racer? When practicing, try altering the speed of your air and gauge your &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/d-diaphragm-mechanics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>C = Confidence and Singing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The mental game of singing, in all reality, is probably one of the toughest aspects of the artform. Our voices are so personal to us, that the slightest criticism or performance mishap can damage our mental game for many gigs &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/c-confidence-and-singing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>B = Body Breathing</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[B = Body Breathing for Singing If you have talked, studied or read about singing anywhere, no doubt you have heard at least once that singing well comes down to breathing. Why? Because your airflow is what breathes life or &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/breathing-for-singing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A = The ART of Singing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SINGING LESSONS A2Z A = The ART of Singing Singing is a beautiful, athletic artform; the result of the balance of physical, emotional and mental choices of the artist. Some artists focus on the technical side of singing, others focus on &#8230; <a href="https://singsmart.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/art-of-singing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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