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  One of my greatest joys is teaching children to sing. Here are some great Holiday songs to sing with kids. It’s so easy to find great tracks on youtube and you can read the words as the song plays… how much easier can it be to get the whole family singing this Christmas? Have [...]

Quote Of The Day: “It’s Written All Over Your Face” Rude Boys, 1991 In the age of reality t.v. it seems that one can’t turn on the tube without seeing some kind of talent competition. As I was mindlessly surfing channels a few days ago, I caught a segment of the latest show that pits [...]

Quote Of The Day: “Clap Along If You Feel Like Happiness Is The Truth” Pharrell Williams There is no denying that it is infectious… “Happy” by Pharrell Williams is one of those songs that just puts a smile on your face. Even if you are sick of hearing it, your body will betray your opinion [...]

  Quote Of The Day “When I’m Calling You -oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” Jeanette Macdonald from the movie Rose Marie, 1936 Okay, by now you are used to my obscure retro performer references and are aware of how much I adore 20th Century pop culture. The line from the song above is from a classic film from the [...]

Quote Of The Day: “Everybody Loves A Rollercoaster” – Pete Waterman The highs and lows of a rollercoaster ride is a great analogy of an effective way to put your set list together for a show. I like to think of a set list as an emotional rollercoaster ride: it might start off with a [...]

Every so often a singer captures my attention because they are a living, breathing (pardon the pun) example of what I try to teach my vocal students. As you may have deciphered from most of my blogs about vocal technique, breathing is the foundation on which my entire 5 Point Singing System is based. I [...]

  Quote Of The Day “And when you’re high, you never Ever want to come down” Axl Rose Love him or hate him, he is known as one of rock and roll’s bad boys. I found this article interesting in that someone who has been painted to be such an ass by fans and critics [...]

Peak Performance Boot Camp 2014 Quote Of The Day: “Either be groovy or leave, man.” -Bob Dylan I am happy to report that no one had to leave Peak Performance Boot Camp because they weren’t groovy enough. (Thank you Brandon Fletcher for the quote). For the third year in a row, I have had the [...]

Quote Of The Day Question: How can you tell if there’s a chick singer at your door? Answer: She doesn’t know when to come in “HA HA” to all you male musicians who have told this joke over the years. It is actually quite funny, but the same holds true with some male singers too. [...]

Quote Of The Day “Happy Birthday… Mr. President… Happy Birthday… to you” Marilyn Monroe Who can ever forget the airy, kittenish performance Marilyn Monroe gave while singing “Happy Birthday” to President Kennedy in 1962. It has forever been stamped in our memories as one of the defining images of 1960’s political and  pop cultures. I [...]