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19/10/2025

6 Tips To Avoid Singing Off Key!

Dear singers!

Singing off key can be frustrating and embarrassing, but don't worry, it happens to the rest of us! Here are some tips to help you stay on pitch:

1. Practice with a pitch reference: Use a piano, guitar, or digital tuner to help you find the correct pitch.

2. Develop your ear: Train your ear to recognize pitches and intervals.

3. Warm up correctly: Start with simple exercises to loosen up your vocal cords and get you singing in tune.

4. Focus on your breath support: Proper breathing helps you sustain pitches and stay on key.

5. Record yourself: Listen back to your recordings and identify areas where you need to improve.

6. Practice, practice, practice: The more you practice, the more comfortable you'll become with pitch!

Remember, singing in tune takes time and practice, so be patient and don't get discouraged!

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19/10/2025

SINGING WITH EMOTIONS
MAKE YOUR LISTENERS FEEL YOU

I wanna say this truth: NO MATTER HOW GOOD YOUR TONE IS, WITHOUT THE EMOTION, YOU'RE A DRY SINGER. In all my years of singing, there's one thing that I have greatly discovered. Music and singing are not just intellectual or physical activities. They are spiritual and soul producing activities. Why??

Every sound or melody composed was done out of interest and passion. These things don't come from the brain. It comes from the heart. Otherwise, why would singers be broke and still spend the little they earn on their musical life? Why are people hurting themselves for it? Why are people in high competition for it? The power of music is beyond what we hear. It's WHAT WE FEEL. This is why you should ensure you sing with emotions. Every song we sing and listen to, and every melody we dance to doesn't just reach our ears. It reaches our souls. It reaches our spirit. But this reach seriously depends on how the singer delivers it. If you sing without emotions, you'll be raw and dry. If you sing with emotions, you'll carry everyone along. This is the power and influence of music. So this leads to the big question. HOW CAN ONE SING WITH EMOTIONS?

1. EXPRESS AND DON'T IMPRESS

Every song you hear was created from the heart and it's the singer's way of communicating his experience to you. What's more amazing is when you can actually relate to the song one way or another. Given the fact that you can relate to the song, you'll fall in love with the song so much that when you sing it, it'll be you communicating your own experience to those listening to you. And guess what? Every experience we have triggers emotion. So if you are to sing a song you can't relate to or have no experience with at all, you just have to imagine yourself in that situation that clouds it's way around the song you're singing. This is how you then get to express yourself. You pay less attention to how good you sound, and pay more attention to what you'r

18/10/2025

Happy birthday sir. Live long to the glory of God.

18/10/2025

HOW TO HIT HIGH NOTES WITH EASE WHILE SINGING 🎤

Let’s be honest — high notes can feel like a mountain climb for many singers. 😩 But here’s the truth: it’s not about forcing your voice higher; it’s about freeing it!

Here are some powerful tips to help you hit those high notes effortlessly:

1️⃣ Warm Up Smartly – Don’t rush into high notes cold. Start with gentle lip trills, hums, or sirens to stretch your vocal range gradually.

2️⃣ Use Proper Breath Support – Breathe deep from your diaphragm, not your chest. Your breath is the “fuel” that powers those high notes.

3️⃣ Don’t Strain — Mix It! – Learn to blend your chest voice and head voice (this is your mixed voice). It allows you to sing high notes smoothly without shouting.

4️⃣ Open Your Throat – Keep your jaw and tongue relaxed. Think of “yawning” space in your throat — that openness helps your tone stay clear and powerful.

5️⃣ Practice Light First – Instead of pushing for loudness, start softly. Build control and power will follow naturally.

6️⃣ Stay Hydrated & Consistent – A healthy voice is a flexible voice. Drink water and practice regularly! 💧

Remember: The goal isn’t just to reach the note… it’s to own it — with confidence, control, and ease.

💬 Question for you: Which high note always challenges you the most? Let’s talk about it in the comments! 👇

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17/10/2025

TIPS: HOW TO SELF TRAIN YOUR VOICE

Here are some tips to help you train your singing voice:

Warm-up exercises: Start with gentle vocal warm-up exercises to prepare your voice and avoid strain.

Practice regularly: Consistent practice is key to improving your singing skills.

Breathing exercises: Focus on proper breath control and support to enhance your vocal performance.

Vocal range exercises: Work on expanding your vocal range gradually.

Posture and relaxation: Maintain good posture and keep your body relaxed while singing.

Pitch and intonation: Practice hitting the right notes and work on your pitch accuracy.

Vocal techniques: Learn different singing techniques like vibrato, falsetto, and dynamics.

Record yourself: Listen to your recordings to identify areas for improvement.

Seek feedback: Consider taking singing lessons or seeking feedback from experienced singers or vocal coaches.

Sing different genres: Explore various music styles to diversify your singing abilities.

Remember, patience and consistent effort are essential for progress. Happy singing

16/10/2025

THE 5 SECRETS OF SINGING THAT EVERY SINGER MUST KNOW
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Employ these strategies and experience tremendous and steady growth of your singing voice.

Enjoy!

1) Support: Understanding and utilizing correct abdominal (diaphragmatic) support. This is the key to strength, stress management (relaxation), stamina, range and power.

2) Breath management: Understanding how to correctly use your air. The over-use of air is one of the biggest enemies to drying out the cords and causing hoarseness, strain and fatigue.

3) Good open throat technique: Correct tongue and jaw placement. Understanding good vocal tract shaping (the shaping of vowel sounds) in order to not “over enunciate” or “over-shape” the vowels to control their size and shifting within the vocal tract.

4) Posture: Learning to build a “strong tower” of consistency with good posture and rib cage expansion which frees up the chest neck and throat from strain and stress and utilizes good breath management and abdominal diaphragmatic support.

5) Psychology of singing: Not allowing the mind to “Freak you out” and keep you from singing with ease and freedom. This helps tremendously from not locking down the cords which cause pinching and squeezing (literally choking off the cords) when ascending a line or passage in a song. Learning to “see” the notes beforehand with relaxation. This is achieved because of a strong command of the first 4 points, believe in yourself cause we believe in you.

Picture credit: Moses Bliss and Ebuka Songs

16/10/2025

8 MOST COMMON SINGING MISTAKES
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1. Breathing Wrong: Many singers make the mistake of breathing wrong. Often singers will breathe from their shoulders or chest and add tension to their voice. But the truth is that learning to breathe for singing is easy to do. It just takes the right technique and some practice.

2. Not Warming Up: Warming up your voice is an incredibly important part of singing well. If the voice isn’t warm, it’s way too easy to miss the high notes you’re going for.

3. Your Voice Breaks on High Notes: We’ve all been there. You’re going for the high notes when all of a sudden, your voice cracks like a 12-year-old boy.
But vocal breaks are really common with singers. Sometimes, even famous vocalists break when they sing.

But if you properly warm up your voice, your voice will break much less often.

4. Singing Too Low/High for Your Voice Type
Knowing your voice type is important so you can know what to expect from your voice. Knowing your voice type is also helpful in knowing how high or low you can sing.

Bass: Bass is the lowest male voice type with a comfortable range of E2-E4.
Baritone: Baritone is the second lowest male voice type with a comfortable range of A2-A4.
Tenor: Tenor is the second highest male voice type with a comfortable range of C3-C5.
Contralto: Contralto is the lowest female voice type with a comfortable range of E3-E5.
Alto: Alto is the second lowest female voice type with a comfortable range of F3-F5.
Mezzo Soprano: Mezzo Soprano is the second highest female voice type with a comfortable range of A3-A5.
Soprano: Soprano is the highest female voice type with a comfortable range of C4-C6.

5. Imitating Other Singers: The truth is that we all learn to sing at first by imitating others. The same is true when we learn to sing. Most of us started singing in the first place because we wanted to sound like our favorite singers. However, as time goes on, it’s important to work on developing your own unique voice.

08/08/2025

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday, Barr Ezra Jinang! 🎂🎉

Today, we celebrate not just the gift of another year in your life, but the joy, kindness, and light you bring to everyone around you. Your life is a testimony of God’s faithfulness, and your journey is a source of inspiration to friends and family alike.

May this new chapter be filled with fresh blessings, divine favor, and open doors that will take you higher than you’ve ever imagined. May your heart overflow with joy, your hands never lack, and your days be covered with peace and good health.

Sir, keep shining, keep inspiring, and keep being the wonderful person that you are. We pray your dreams blossom and your efforts yield great rewards.

03/08/2025

02/08/2025

Coaching young minds is a joy. Meet Wisdom, one step at a time, we're building something beautiful on these keys. 🎶

02/08/2025

What do you think of this regal look? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know how Frank Edwards inspires you!