A blog mostly about singing lessons : - )

Well, Hello.  

I realise my blog here has been really quiet recently.... BUT..  that's because of all the creative inspiration of songwriting that's been going on!  heehee.  FUN.  And a valid excuse.  So, you can listen to my new ideas right here on the blog... look over there to your left... or on the 'MyBand' tab on my Facebook profile page, or at www.youtube.com/helenmonksvoice  Let me know what you think.  ;~D

I've started back with my singing teaching again now, and it's really nice to catch up with my students and hear all about their summer hols.  So now we're working towards a showcase @ the 'Venue' which is a local music bar in the village of Lymm, Warrington.  It's a great night.  The wonderful owners of the bar let us take over for the evening, and it gives students of all ages and ability the opportunity to dip their feet in the water of musical performance in an informal, friendly kind of atmosphere.  Students bring along their friends and families, and watch the talent unfold.  They can perform using a backing track, or some students come with a guitar or accompanist to hand.  For some, the Venue has been their first experience of performing in front of others ~ an exciting time.   If you'd like to come along or find out more about this, you can message me on Facebook or Twitter.   

... this is Charlotte in our last student showcase @ the Venue
(photo by J.Benton http://www.treloyhan.net/) 

Ok, so seeing as I'm talking about my singing teaching, I'll also mention that I have some NEW CHEAPER PRICES!   You see I'm in the process of re-branding my business... rethinking websites.. business name etc. and the first thing to change is going to be the price!   

As a little aside, for those who don't know about my teaching, I specialise in vocal technique.  I'm certified at level 2 to teach a great technique called Speech Level Singing, so rather then teaching you 'what' to sing, I help you with 'how' to sing... how to get through the difficult areas in your vocal range, and join the bottom through to the top, so you can sing with one consistent voice in the same free comfortable manner as speaking.  This makes life so much easier, and it means that you can then start to focus on what really matters when you perform... the emotion.. words.. connecting with your audience etc. rather than worrying whether you're gonna make that 'top G' that's coming up in bar 24!  

Getting back to the change of price part... I've recognised that the students who come for a weekly 30min session are making big strides in their vocal journey, and we've been making some exciting progress.  I'd like many more to be able to benefit from the results of a weekly session, and so I'm bringing my prices down to make this possible.  The new prices are now active and are as follows:~

30mins @ £15

60mins @ £30

So if you're interested in tasting what SLS can do for your voice,  I do a FREE 30min 'Taster' session :~) 

Again, message me on Facebook or Twitter... or email to studio@helenmonks.co.uk

Building your voice so that it works efficiently for you is all about replacing one habit with another habit, and repeating something a certain number of times so that your muscle memory will instinctively know what to do and then take over... so I'm thinking that 'Good' habits are the way forward... 

Until next time...