Singing School 101

Practice Checklist

You know, you just can’t be the star you want to be if you don’t envision and carry out the steps to get there. Developing a regular, disciplined routine will minimize your practice time and maximize your results. This reproducible rehearsal checklist will help you set goals, clarify exercises and songs to practice, and make notes of other ways to improve day-by-day. Make adjustments as necessary but remember that short daily practice is far more beneficial than a once-a-week marathon session!

The Parts of Your Instrument, Part 2

The Parts of Your Instrument, Part 2: The Terms

It helps to know the parts of your instrument as teachers, books, this website, and others refer to them. Here are some terms you may encounter as you learn to be a better singer:

The Parts of Your Instrument, Part 1

Your Vocal Instrument, Part 1:
Phonation, Resonators, Articulators

Okay, don’t let these terms scare you right off the bat. This is going to be easy (and without a quiz at the end because you can always come back to this page when you need a refresher).

Since your voice is a musical instrument, let’s define the most basic parts of any musical instrument. All instruments, including your voice, are made up of three basic parts: