Talent

Javascript Disabled Detected

You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Hitting the New Year on a High Note

By Maria Kizirian

I am really looking forward to 2012. A lot has happened in 2011, and I feel like a ball is rolling at an ever more exciting pace with tons of new adventures! Remodeled has premiered; I am so excited about that, too!

As fun as this all is, I often find that exciting adventures have a way of distracting from the less-exciting stuff like... practice. With musical talent, it is important to keep up the chops even when other, more thrilling things start happening around you.

Singer-sensation Adele is a prime example of the importance of taking care of one’s voice. She had to cancel her US tour and undergo career-threatening surgery after damaging her vocal chords, a condition that is worsened by her love of smoking. What smoking alone didn’t harm... bad technique did. I find it devastating just thinking about Adele, at the height of her career, having to worry about whether her voice will return to its full glory!

Therefore, I decided to write down a list of basics that every singer should stick to... me included… so hitting those high notes will come easily when I need them to:

Do vocal warm-ups, daily (Perhaps in the shower if there is no other time?!)

Rehearse for a half-hour to an hour, daily

Exercise for an hour or more daily (People don’t just hear us sing, they watch us perform, too!)

Take a weekly or every other week singing lesson to improve voice (Even the late Luciano Pavarotti took lessons though he was considered the best tenor in the world – I recommend starting with online videos – look at YouTube; there are tons to get you started!)

Take time to write new music at least 2-3 days a week. (Or more often, if possible. Very few people have the luxury of free time!)

Happy New Year everyone!

Maria Kizirian is a singer/songwriter/producer who started her career at EMI in her native Finland. Soon after her singles charted, however, she followed her American husband Paul to America. Maria has developed her production skills over the years under the mentorship of many successful songwriters and producers and now also creates music for other artists and corporations. Her music has been heard from the US to Europe, China, India, and the Middle East.

On the side, Maria is a landlord in South Central Los Angeles, working with the disadvantaged, and remodeling her apartments to offer dignity in housing to her tenants.
http://www.mariakizirian.com

Posted Image