Recording contract opportunities
In the past I have shared the Music Clout site with my blog readers in instances when MC has promoted various resources that I viewed as worthy for singers and musicians. Here they are offering an...
View ArticleSingers and the aging process
Ok so this post speaks to anyone who has thought about their age with respect to their involvement in music and singing. Should you have concerns if over a certain age, say 50 or so? I must share that...
View ArticleHow Children benefit from music lessons
In past posts I had shared here some perspectives from professionals on what music study has meant to their lives as they look back- well on in the careers- having achieved great success in careers...
View ArticleA unique view and detailed study of music’s impact on people
There have been a number of articles and papers written over the years on the topic of how music involvement, and more so, music study, has positively affected humans; some of these I have posted here...
View ArticleLegendary Jazz artists give back
In this season of giving- I thought this piece from…may be timely. Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock recently found themselves involved in a different form of collaboration; a simple twist of fate you...
View ArticleHow are music royalties calculated and distributed?
Hey all: Thought I would share this great overview from the Music Clout on the music royalty system for songwriters. Though its written as a treatise or white paper it’s a great resource and reference...
View ArticleRecording a quality vocal demo
A while back here at the blog, I wrote a 6-part expose on singers and marketing. One phase of building the brand as a singer is to have a quality demo of your work to show your vocal prowess. The...
View ArticleThe tremendous value of after-school music programs for kids
I was delighted to sit down some weeks back with siblings Alexus and Eugene Arthur, as well as their mom, Judy Wideman, to discuss the kids experience at “Rock to the Future, an after-school music...
View ArticleSingers and their songs (Songs, arrangement and keys)- Part One
In an earlier post we briefly examined some of the challenges singers face building a song catalogue for performance, or album or demo recording. Here we’ll take a more in depth look at how singers...
View ArticleSingers and their songs- Part 2
In part one of Singers and their Songs we looked at how songs come together- from a songs origin in a scale and then to the arrangement as a means to complete the song. As singers assemble their songs...
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