Guest Artist Notes- Music focus – high school- Piano lessons for theory- KNOW THE BASICS OF MUSIC- Classical applied College auditions

o First impressions Dress professionally “vessel to be manipulated” Come mio Ber

o Courses Voice lessons 1 hour English, Italian, Latin, German, French, Spanish Voice coach

Style & Identity as a singer Conducting Piano & keyboard skills Music history World Music Song Literature Lyric Diction

How your mouth forms sounds Pettigogi

How body works to sing Aural skills

Hear music and decipher what’s happening Vocal Jazz Scatting

Imitating instruments with your voice Mandatory classes

Courses were SEQUENTIAL Juries

o Know lots of songs, all performance ready Apply regimen to find ‘home base’ Make friends

o Who you know/connections Good first impressions Be social – go to events and be supportive See shows Take risks Vocal health – take care of instrument

o Physical health

o Watero Drink and smokeo Rest

Vocal resto Use voice wisely – supporting and warm-upso Vocal fry “uhhhhhhhh”o Sing-songy to help voice

“After ~7 years, when you go to sing, you know what will come out