How to Sing Descants for Beginners
The art of Descanting Descants are beautiful light melodic phrases floating above the familiar melodies of any song, Psalm, or Alleluia. They are meant to be sung above the soprano line as a beautiful countermelody. In my parish, we often sing the soprano and the...
15 Helpful YouTube Channels for Cantors
It’s no joke that YouTube can be used for many, many things, including preparing for Mass on Sunday. I have spent some time researching the most helpful YouTube Channels that any cantor could find useful (with a few variants, of course!) There are some channels...
15 Fun Warm-ups for Vocalists
Warmups that Are Actually Fun There are a million and one warm-ups you can do on a daily basis, and there are many fun warm-ups you can make-up if you want. But why spend the time creating one when you can just pick from a list of proven awesome ones? I have used...
A Cantor’s Guide to Clear Diction
Having Clear Diction Matters, and Here’s How You Can Get Better Having clear diction is important because simply put, people want to know what you are singing about. If your message is unclear or muddled, getting the gist of what you are singing is extremely...
8 Steps for Singing and Playing At the Same Time
Why Should you Sing and Play at the Same Time? There are several reasons you might want to play and sing at the same time. There is no one else to help you do one task or the other- therefore, you need to do both yourself You would like to increase your skillset by...About Me…
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