Performing on stage in one of the greatest experiences a singer can have! There is nothing quite like singing a song you’ve been working on for months in front of an excited audience. While practicing technique and memorizing lyrics
While it is a known fact that singers almost always use microphones while performing it is an often overlooked skill. Just as singing requires practice and experience so does proper microphone technique! In this article we will go over
Here at Toronto Arts Academy we use the amazing Musical Ladder System to help inspire and excite our students! We find it helps keep students engaged and provides them with an opportunity to put their newly learned skills to
Are you ready to rock?! Rock and popular music are just as complex and nuanced as classical or jazz, but in different ways. Unfortunately, almost all teaching materials are geared towards more traditional methods that don’t adequately prepare students
Canada has so many fantastic Indigenous artists, across every genre imaginable. From country to hip hop, here are a few of our favourites! William Prince William Prince is a country-folk troubadour from the Peguis First Nation, which is the
Are you considering getting your child started with the RCM but still have some questions? Are you wondering if the RCM method right for your child? What the exams are like? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the
One of the many amazing things about the music teachers at our school is that they are all professional working musicians. They perform and record in tons of different situations, and implement that experience into their lessons! Since they
Playing an instrument while singing is one of the most exciting things to witness live. It gives a picture of an artist in full control of the music they are performing. Professionals make it look like second nature, but
SOVT is an acronym that stands for Semi Occluded Vocal Tract. This is just a fancy way of saying that the mouth is partially closed. SOVT exercises use a partially closed mouth in order to create back pressure on
If you’re like me, you may have often been left wishing you had a wider array of songs to choose from. The overwhelming majority of songs are not going to be perfect for practice with your voice.A big reason