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Radio Interview

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Great singing tips live with Joy! Tune in for FREE to hear Joy Sikorski interviewed by Angie Dutton of Inner View Internet Radio. Look at the time below on the flyer to see what the time will be for your time zone. Some of my original music (never before heard by the public) will be aired on the show. We will talk about singing, singing mindsets, about free your voice quick tips, … [Continue reading...]

Session Singer Scottie Haskell

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Today I had the privilege of interviewing Scottie Haskell, a professional session singer from Los Angeles. Scottie received my Singing Through Life book as a gift over the holidays and loved it, which was really nice! I interviewed her today for my Fearless Voice Power affordable singing lessons series and thought that several things she had to say would be helpful for you. One of the … [Continue reading...]

My Singing Through Life Book

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I'm excited to let you all know that I have written a book about singing through life that has been published! Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, Michael Silversher, calls it the "Kahil Gibran Prophet for singers." Filled with 100 whimsical sayings about how your inner world of singing directly impacts your outer world of singing through life. A singing mindset lesson approach that … [Continue reading...]

Voice Problems and Surgery

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Over the weekend, NPR did a show about voice problems and the challenges that singers face. Since I work with people who use their voices a lot, professional singers and non-professional alike, I know how difficult it can be to keep things in perspective. Listen to NPR's show: The Surgery That Saves Silenced Voices** ** ©2011 NPR When we love to sing and when our living or our … [Continue reading...]

Impromptu Mountain Singing

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Last night I had an amazing experience with four other women. We hiked up a steep mountain trail (I think it started at 6,000+ feet) to watch the sun set and the moon rise. After it got dark, we hiked back down the trail with flashlights. It was incredible! Boulders strewn about the area looked like a giant had smashed a stone world and sent pieces flying everywhere. The higher we … [Continue reading...]

It’s Time to Free Your Voice!

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- Fearless Voice Power - Most people tell me privately that they would love to be able to sing without fear, on pitch, without a hoarse throat or a nasal sound. But often they don't believe they can actually fulfill that private desire and therefore they don't want to even try or are too afraid to even try. But they keep privately wishing it were true. Somewhere in their early years, … [Continue reading...]

Your Singing Voice Curve

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What in the world is a singing voice curve and why is it important to you? In order to answer those two questions, I have to tell you a true story about the painting you see to your right and a recent voice lesson I gave over Skype. You may or may not know that I am an abstract painter, writer, performer and composer, as well as a voice teacher, so from time to time, I will sit down and look … [Continue reading...]

Blue Jay’s Fearless Voice Power

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Stellar Jays regularly flock around my patio, searching for peanuts. One of them loves to perch on the top of a privacy wall that butts up against my home. There, she peers through the sliding glass door to command my attention and makes SURE I know she is there waiting for peanuts. I love this bird because she has what I call a fearless voice inside of her. She is not afraid to use her … [Continue reading...]

Twin Trees

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It is the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and I have written and recorded my thoughts for this day. I have been saddened by the petty divisions in my beloved country for some time, but have not said anything publicly about it. Today, an unstoppable fearless voice from within me has spoken. Wherever you are in the country or the world, listen and think about what you are doing with your words, … [Continue reading...]

Unstoppable Singing Voice

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My computer crashing and having to have its hard drive and logic board replaced a few days ago might have thrown me off kilter and pushed me all out of shape because of the delay it has caused in launching my affordable singing lessons, but I decided not to let it. Then I got to thinking about how a computer crash relates to learning how to sing and to making sure you can feel ease in … [Continue reading...]