This post contains affiliate links. I only promote products that I love. Full disclosure. Why Do We need to know about best practices? As many Catholic cantors as there are in the world, it is my inclination that only a few really know about best practices. While I...
This video demonstrates little things that can make a big difference in enhancing your singing skill-set as a vocalist. It is so easy to let what you might think to be small techniques fall by the wayside. It is easier to focus on the music, isn’t it? But when you...
Maternity Leave as a Cantor In most parishes, taking maternity leave as a cantor is probably acceptable and encouraged. At least it is at my parish. I am going to outline a few of the ways I go about taking one, and how I operate once I get back into singing....
Wedding Season: Singing for a Wedding? Singing for a wedding is an amazing opportunity, not only to expand your repertoire and experience but for also celebrating with a couple on their wedding day. If you are a cantor who regularly sings for weddings, you probably...
Does Music Ministry have frustrations? Oh yes, I think every church ministry has frustrations. We as flawed people often tend to focus on the negative of situations instead of providing solutions or coming up with compromises that benefit everyone. Music ministry, in...
Tricks to Sing Better – Faster Singing itself can be very tricky at times. But if you know how your body works when you sing and know how to correct the mistakes that many people commonly make, fixing them is easy. Keep in mind that most of these tips do not...