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Creating a Beautiful Piano Sound
From the softest whisper to the most sonorous roar, the great pianists play with a huge variety of sounds and colours, making the most of the vast
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Gershwin, Schumann and Balancing Voices
In this month’s bumper Practice Clinic, Graham Fitch answered questions on works by Bach, Scarlatti, Liszt, Debussy, Schumann and Gershwin. Topics
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S’all About ME (not!)
A voice-actor troll pops his head into a popular online forum for voice talent every once in a while to stir the pot. His general take on
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The Discerning Audition Talent
The directions say it right there: “…young, hip, urban sounding male with attitude. No announcery. Casual & conversational, like
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65+ Ideas for Updating Your Voiceover Branding
This is the sad state of affairs in today’s world: everything is cursory. I’m speaking mostly of content, attention spans, and trends.
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Avoid These 5 Voiceover Technology Traps
The genesis of today’s blog stems from a deep suspicion that a number of you out there suffer from a similar malady that proves to be my
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Getting an Extended Warranty for your Voiceover Business
There is no such thing. Don’t you think the money-grabbing insurance companies would’ve figured out a way to sell you such a thing if they
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Why You Won That Audition (or not)
It’s not you. You did everything right — or as right as you could, given your experience, coaching, equipment, interpretation and
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5 Ways to Find Your VO Clients WITHOUT Depending on Pay-to-Plays
Ah…the internet! It opened up new doors, and it made us lazy. That’s an oversimplification, but true nonetheless. Voice actors
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Yin or Yang?
Cultural observers would have you believe this country represents two irretrievable, polarized positions. Red or Blue. Yin or Yang.
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Respect Often Means Simple Courtesy
The older I get the less time I have for frivolous; especially in emails, and emails from perfect strangers. Now, I understand “frivolous”
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Voicing in Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven’s Sonata in C# Minor (Sonata quasi una fantasia), Op. 27 No. 2, is surely one of the most famous pieces of music of all time. Completed
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Classical music: This Sunday afternoon at Farley’s, pianist Shai Wosner performs sonatas by Beethoven, Schubert, Scarlatti and Rzewski. On Saturday afternoon, he gives a FREE public master class
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At What Point Do You Stop Learning Chords And Start Learning Voicings?
There’s a point in your development (as a musician) where you stop learning chords and start learning voicings. In today’s lesson, I’ll be
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Do These 4 Things, and Your Voiceover Clients Will Love You For It
First, you need to GET clients. That’s another blog, another time. But when you DO get clients, there are some pretty simple things you