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As a singer songwriter who's recently quit her day job, one of the things I'm hoping to do for income is coach other singers. I am really good at motivating beginners (so far, only in real life, my friends - no paying customers yet!) to get over their fears! And I think I'll be good at getting singers to stretch beyond their comfort zones. What's the best way to go about finding students? Also since I'm not that strong on the guitar, do you think it's a hindrance that I cannot accompany students 100%? Thanks, Marian (P.S. I couldn't figure out how to delete this dupe post from the intro topic folder!) ------------------ Marian Mastrorilli mastrose@aol.com http://www.projectmercury.net
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Best of luck with it Marion. That from somebody who quit the day job four years ago. Not because I wanted to and thought I was going to make it in the writing caper. I just got old and worn to do most of the work I used to put bread on the table. Toward what to do to promote yopur services Marion. I would follow all of Mike's suggestions on the other post. Wo0uld also thank him here rather than on the other one so it sinks. Your header here will attract more comments toward your aim I am sure. Apart from that I would get myself a few sites on the free sound forums so folks can hear you further than home ground. There are plenty of them out there. Just happen to have the links to the ones I use in the joey bag so will drop them in here. http://www.songramp.com/homepage.ez?Who=grahamhenderson http://artists2.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Graham_Henderson/ http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Graham_Henderson_Overload/ http://www.soundclick.com/bands/grahamhenderson_music.htm Plenty of scope to do a self sell in these ones I assure you. You can join from any of those links. All you need is a mp3 file and a pic to get started. Songramp is the smallest and newest site I use but is the one that has netted the most collabs and feedback. Even got a job sucking harp on a CD out of it. It has never been down to my knowledge so far either. I believe working long didtance is now a possablity with MP3 so easy to transport and collect. Also, as you are not a musician and so must use other's music to teach, I would think of getting a good collection of standards in midi and then you can transpoeds them to suit individual pupil's vocal range. Now that is something not many, if any of the courses available on /book/CD can offer. Other networking things to do is include the fact you are a voice coach as a signature in e-mails and as a letter head in snail mail stuff. If you are communicating. Let 'em know. Regards. Graham ------------------ http://www.songramp.com/homepage.ez?Who=grahamhenderson
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Marian, Here are some quick ideas: Locate the group from which your students will come. Make flyers to take around to studios, music stores, concerts. Some music stores might want a vocal coach. When you perform, make sure the audience knows you are a vocal coach. Start a vocal group. Start a choir. I used to have a folk choir. It was open to anyone who wanted to sing. The good ones would encourage the challenged vocalists to "blend in" (sing quietly) and we would make sure everyone was featured from time to time. I got three long-time voice students from them. I haven't checked your educational experience, but to be truly a vocal coach, you need to show that you know what you are doing. Getting people to sing loud improperly can be dangerous. Advertise that you will use a standard method. Go to the library and ask what 3 beginning vocal methods are the most popular...get them, learn them, and use one. Try, http://musicmoz.org/Vocal/Technique/Articles http://www.voiceteacher.com/damaging.html As far as not accompanying the students. This could be a problem unless you use karaoke tracks, or go in a studio with a keyboard or guitar friend and have them record accompaniments to exercises and songs in keys to place them satb. This could done all midi and then recorded to a cd. Pick which cd fits which voice and you've got basic exercises they can do and some song accompaniments. Make sure you can use the songs legally. Get on the internet, some songwriters and publishers don't mind when their songs are used for teaching. I once got permission from Gordon Lightfoot to use anything he wrote for a songbook used by the Old Town School of Folk Music. Well, there are a few quick ideas. Any more? ------------------ Mike Dunbar Music
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You pretty much covered them all, Mike.
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Thanks, Mike & Graham! ------------------ Marian Mastrorilli mastrose@aol.com http://www.projectmercury.net
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