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Tom and Colleen McKinney would like to invite you to attend the annual Houston Studio showcase at Music World Entertainment on Sunday, June 12, 2011.

I compare the need to exercise the voice before singing to any other act that requires some degree of physical exertion.

Does your child have the “it” factor? Over the years many parents have come to me and said “our child has talent, how do we develop it?” Miserable is the person whose only artistic goals are fame and fortune (i.e. “Stardom”).

In previous blogs I have been somewhat critical of classically trained singers trying to perform the pop genres.

Question: How do you choose the right voice teacher? “Can the teacher sing with any degree of proficiency and style?”

I can’t count the times I have asked singers to take a deep breath and sing a phrase only to have them raise their shoulders near their ears and try to suck all the air out of the studio.

Is there more than one method of voice teaching?

Why study vocal technique? No one will ever learn to sing from a book, or a blog!