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First things first, congratulate yourself for giving yourself the gift of working on your voice! 👊🏻💥

Here are a few tips to set you up for success in the practice room.

Make it easy for yourself by staying organized with your recordings and sheet music.  

Save your lessons into an iTunes playlist for easy access and the ability to practice on the go.

Print out your sheet music and lyric sheets and keep them organized in your binder.  

Find a safe space you can sing. 

If you have roommates or family members that are home and you feel self-conscious, see if they might be open to throwing on some ear buds and listening to a podcast or some music for a little while, so you aren’t worried about being judged.  Go sit in the car if it’s the only way you will practice! 

If you are sitting though, make sure you watch your posture, so you aren’t slouching.

listen through one time to your lesson recording (without singing along). 🎧

I know you’re probably excited to jump in and start singing, but try just listening one time. Feel free to do this while walking, doing dishes, folding clothes, you get the drift! Just do it!

Don’t judge!  Be the observer.  It might be tempting to sing along, but try to just allow yourself to witness the lesson.

Pay attention to the sound of your voice before and after the adjustments.  See if you hear the subtle changes in your voice or understand things on a new level.  

If you have questions, grab a notebook and jot them down.  

You might also want to make a note where specific sections of the lesson are; for example, the time code of where the different exercises start, so you can find them easily.

Choose how much time you will practice.

Decide an amount of time you will practice.  Don’t just go into it willy-nilly. 

You’ll get much more out of your practice session if you choose exactly how much time you intend to practice.. As humans, we will always fill whatever amount of time we give ourselves, so be deliberate about it.

start Practicing along with your lesson recording.

If you can carve out the time to practice along with your lesson recording 5 times a week, I guarantee you’ll see improvement.

Make a commitment to yourself and do the best you can. Frequent shorter practice sessions are better than fewer long ones.

Here’s what to do if you’re short on time:

Do as many of the warm-ups and exercises as you have time for, saving a bit of time for song at the end.

Lessons usually contain a few different sections, like a warm up, some exercises and then song application. It’s important not to skip right to singing songs or working on range and power. 

Wait until you are really warmed up for that kind of work.  

You’ve got this! Even with a half-hour a day, you’ll see results.

I’m so honored to be on this journey with you, and I am here for you!  If you have any questions, please reach out!