Kat Hunter
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Kat Hunter
MemberNovember 22, 2024 at 9:11 am in reply to: The Beauty of Vowel Sounds! (Singing Teachers)Yes! I love Karyn O’Connor! I’ve had some lessons with her before and her fees are surprisingly low given her expertise. She’s awesome.
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Kat Hunter
MemberNovember 22, 2024 at 9:11 am in reply to: The Beauty of Vowel Sounds! (Singing Teachers)Hahaha i LOVE eyes=indicator.
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Kat Hunter
MemberNovember 22, 2024 at 9:07 am in reply to: The Beauty of Vowel Sounds! (Singing Teachers)@Eliza Woah, I’d love your analogy explained a little more! I’d say the larynx is the pitch!:)
@Lily: I have to say there’s a whole lot more I could learn about vowels, harmonics, formants etc., but if you’re interested in learning more about the acoustics side of singing, I thoroughly recommend checking out a guy called Ken Bozeman (http://www.kenbozeman.com/) I saw him talk at a vocal conference last year, and he explained harmonics really well and in a really practical way and it blew my mind:)
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Kat Hunter
MemberNovember 22, 2024 at 8:56 am in reply to: Are Frustrated Students Frustrating You? (All Teachers)Yep great points, Chris!
Slowing down and clarifying the purpose of the exercise is a really good one to get them back into focus. I think sometimes when you slow down and discuss it, it also provides a space for the student to ask more questions, which can only be a good thing.
Another way of REALLY making sure the student understands what is going on and understands the value of an exercise, is to ask them to do an exercise once the wrong way (or the old way), and then the right (or new) way again. This takes a lot of concentration but allows them to really feel the difference between the old habit and the new habit. This way they can directly hear and feel the difference and it will make practice easier at home if they feel themselves slipping into old habits during the week.
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Kat Hunter
MemberNovember 22, 2024 at 8:53 am in reply to: Are Frustrated Students Frustrating You? (All Teachers)haha exactly!