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Love to Sing Newsletter Edition 2

Hello to all of you singing lovers across the world!

First of all - a few updates:

 
  • Since being launched in November 2005, Love to Sing has quickly become a premier rescource for singers all over the world. We are proud to announce that we have over 3,000 guests visit our site a month that are from Australia, Japan, Canada, Brazil, - every continent in the world!

 

  • The webmaster will be out of town until June 1st, so the daily singing tips and Featured Artist will be temporarily on hold. In the meantime -  SEND US YOUR TIPS for a chance to win a free Love to Sing T-shirt!  We will be accepting all tips and entering them in our contest until June, so send them our way!

 

  • When looking at our page statistics - we noticed that many people are overlooking the fact that we have TONS of previous tips stored for your pleasure. Don't miss these great FREE tips. They are located at: http://www.lovetosing.info/previoustips.htm

 

  • Are you a great singer or know someone who is? Send us the information so that we can feature them on our site! We have had a FANTASTIC response in the past, with really talented people submitting their site. We are now reviewing new submissions for the summer - all suggestions are welcome!

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FEATURED ARTIST

Love to Sing's current Featured Artist is Emiko! A rare breed of rock n’roll of the biggest kind and sensitive, introspective songwriter, Emiko breaks new ground as a female frontperson, who not only sings, but plays a lead instrument, takes her own solos, and is unafraid to say what others only dare to think. We are proud to have her on our site. MORE: http://www.lovetosing.info/featured.htm

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Love to Sing Article

From the American Academy of Teachers of Singing

ADVICE TO STUDENTS, Part I

Since 1922, the year of its founding, the American Academy of Teachers of Singing has been actively writing and disseminating papers on all subjects pertaining to the teaching of singing. Inevitable changes in the profession itself and in musical life in general have since demanded thatthe Statements from the Academy be brought up to date. This Statement, changed to its present form in 1997, was originally prepared in 1955 inresponse to questions about the possibilities of a career either in opera or concert, the conditions of study, the amount of preparation needed, the cost in time and money, etc. These recommendations are intended to assist you, not to discourage you.Nobody should undertake a professional career in singing unless the call to do so is imperative and irresistible. Many students come to a major center without such a call, unprepared to meet the requirements and difficulties of its life. Much waste of time, money and health would beavoided if aspirants and their parents or sponsors would realize that the road to success is long and arduous and only achieved by those ofexceptional gifts and staying power.The whole future of a singer may be ruined by incorrect teaching in the beginning- therefore choose your teacher with as much care as you would your doctor.

AVOID teachers who make extravagant promises and beguile by flattery.

AVOID teachers who advertise themselves as "the greatest living authority."

AVOID teachers who claim the discovery of new and wonderful methods.

AVOID teachers who promise results in a short or specified time. Singing is a physical development in which muscles are trained to coordinate. This takes time and varies with each individual.

AVOID teachers who claim to teach the method of some well known artist with whom they have never studied, or with whom they have studied for only a few sessions.

AVOID teachers who offer a few tricks as a "cure-all" for vocal ills.

REMEMBER that the most effective teaching requires personal contact, close observation and constant reiteration.

REMEMBER that a beautiful natural voice is no more valuable to its possessor than a beautiful violin or piano. It is just as difficult to master one as the other. A singer must be trained, no matter how beautiful the natural voice.

REMEMBER that a thorough musical foundation, authoritative languages, and general culture are indispensable.

REMEMBER that intelligence, diligence, determination, vigorous health, and adequate financial resources are necessary for the student of singing.

REMEMBER that there is no quick result in the study of singing. The student should be prepared for an extended period of study. This does not exclude the possibility of earning money by singing within this period.

REMEMBER that a career in singing is one of enormous difficulty, in which few achieve success.

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Final Note - Thank you for helping to make Love to Sing such a successful site. Our goal is to make this a community driven site, where YOU help make the content. So, if you have any suggestions, articles, links that you would like to see listed - send them our way.

Thanks again and see everyone in June!

The Love to Sing Team

 

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