Singing Strong end of year concert
After an amazing year of music making in the Singing Strong Vocal Studio it is now time to celebrate...
Billie Eilish
Hi! it's Mary from Singing Strong and welcome. Today I wanted to talk a little bit about Billie...
Seeing Miss Saigon at the Sydney Opera House
Hi it's Mary from Singing Strong. I had a lovely excursion to Sydney a couple of weekends ago for my...
What makes a good, great, awesome singer?
I recently held a performance workshop with my singing students. In the video below I talk about...
St Patrick’s Day
Folk music is music from a country, usually composed and performed by the people of that country. ...
2023 – The year of live performances
After the last 3 years of the pandemic, performers are certainly making up for lost time and touring...
6 Winter Songs to enjoy
In Australia we have just past the winter solstice, so we can start to look forward to the days...
It’s not always what you think
I like to look on line for the latest musical trends, new singers or great live music. I had a post...
A new term
I started this week on Monday singing at 3 Anzac day services around Traralgon. I feel this is a...
Would you sing on The Voice?
Who won The Voice in 2021? Have you listened to her music recently? Yes it was a girl who won...
Fun Easter songs for children to enjoy singing
Click on this link to go to the Full Voice page. There are links to some singing exercises and the...
A new Ed Sheeran song that is easy to sing!
I have made a video (above) that goes through the song Forever my love and I show you just how easy...
It’s Autumn in Australia
It's Autumn in Australia. Here are some songs for you to enjoy about Autumn...
Songs for Valentines Day
I hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day Here are some love songs throughout time that you might...
This breathing exercise is to help develop better breath control for good, well supported singing...
Breathing to sing
Happy New Year! I am posting singing exercises for you to get back into singing if you have had a...
It’s nearly Christmas
Last night I had the pleasure of conducting one of my school choirs at an end of year Christmas...
Practice, Practice, Practice
It has been a very busy week for me this week, as along with everything I usually do in a week, I am...
Confidence
Singers need to have confidence. What is the true meaning of confidence? Confidence means feeling...
Sing like Adele – Easy on me. Chromatic Scales
https://youtu.be/8XsLgmArkRM How to sing chromatic scales...
Sing like Adele: Easy on me
Today we are going to have a look at a very small section of Adele’s song Easy on me. We are just...
Term Three, 2021
Hi there, Welcome back to Singing Strong for Term 3, 2021. For those who have had school holidays, I...
Vocal Night 20th May 2021
It is with great excitement that I can announce the first Singing Strong Vocal Night for 2021. It...
The 5 note scale
This video is all about the 5 note scale and singing it on different vowels. Make sure that you have...
The Challenges of Performing
ANZAC DAY 2021 I had the joy and honour of singing at three Anzac Day Services on Sunday. It has...
Term 2, 2021
Hi from Mary @ Singing Strong, I am so excited to be returning to teaching this term. I have had a...
Let’s get started
I am trying to make my website and you tube channel more relevant by posting more information to...
Nothing like singing lessons in person
It has been wonderful to return to face to face singing lessons this year. 2020 was very...
The Challenges of covid and singing
As we arrive at November 2020 with just over a month till Christmas, I ponder the last 8 months and...
2017 End of year Newsletter
Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas and a fabulous 2018. There are arrows at the bottom of the...
Masterclass for Singers: Saturday 6th May, 1.30pm
Learn tips and techniques used by professionals to improve the quality of their performance...
Singing Strong Newsletter 1 2017
Welcome back everyone to 2017! It is so good to be back teaching and working with all the wonderful...
Vocal warmup fricatives
Fricatives are consonants that are formed by impeding the flow of air somewhere in the vocal...
Dreams don’t work unless we do
I like to use the tag ‘Dream’ when I end emails and messages. I have so many dreams...
We near the end of 2016
As we come to the end of another successful year at Singing Strong, I would like to thank all the...
Newsletter Term 4 2016
Can you believe we have reached the last term for 2016?? Singing Strong studio...
SINGING PRACTICE
5 Things you can do to improve your singing practice. You can listen to this blog post here: As...
Break a leg!
A quick message to wish all those who are participating in the Sale Eisteddfod this Saturday. They...
The Passaggio
All singers are challenged with working through the ‘passaggio’ – the transition...
Purposeful Practice
There is no such thing as a ‘gifted’ musician. A person may have a desire to be a great...
Why have a singing teacher?
I have been visiting various singing websites lately and have found many of them to have great ideas...
A new Term around the corner
I am enjoying the last few days of holidays and am now excited to be beginning a new term. Voice...
Time to Practice
The Singing Strong studio is running a practice blitz from from Monday 22nd February until...
Newsletter 1 2016
Welcome back to another year of singing! It has been wonderful greeting students for the new year...
Can anyone sing?
The answer is yes. If you are able to talk then it is possible to sing. Singing is a skill that can...
How to get back into a practice routine
It’s the beginning of 2016 and you haven’t practiced any singing since before...
Happy New Year 2016
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful time of celebration at Christmas and New...
Seasonal allergies and Singing
Spring has sprung! Anyway it has for us in Australia. And with it all the pollens, grass etc that...
The Art of the Quick Change
The Tony awards were held this week and and one of the performances included a medley of songs from...
The power of “Yet”
Music and singing requires accuracy and skill to be the best at your game. More often than not we...
It’s Eisteddfod time
Eisteddfods are a great opportunity to use as motivation to learn repertoire...
What’s one thing to remember to ease performance anxiety?
With a cafe concert fast approaching, I thought it valuable to discuss performance anxiety. It is...
Musical Problem Solving in 10 easy steps
When practicing it is important to have specific things to focus on during practice sessions. Quite...
50 years of The Sound of Music
At the Oscars this year The Sound of Music celebrated 50 years. I love the Sound of Music (I have...
An Overnight Success?
A major dilemma I face with some students is that they come to me for singing lessons expecting that...