Articles tagged 'Psychology and Singing'

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1/18/2025

Dealing with Discouragement

In this article, New York Vocal Coaching Instructor Abby Payne discusses tips for how singers can deal with discouragement.

Tagged: How To Find Your Singing Voice How To Practice Singing How To Sing High Notes Psychology and Singing
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12/21/2024

How to Practice Singing Part VII: Make Practice Habits Satisfying

In this article, Zac highlights the importance of making your regular singing practice satisfying, giving yourself rewards during and after practice sessions, and avoiding shortcuts and unhelpful rewards.

Tagged: How To Find Your Singing Voice How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Zac Bradford
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8/24/2024

How To Practice Singing Part VI: Make Practicing Easy!

In this article, Zac Bradford discusses the idea of "friction" when building a habit and suggests practical ways, such as the "Two-minute Rule", to make building practice habits easier for singers.

Tagged: How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Voice Lessons For Beginners Zac Bradford
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6/29/2024

How To Practice Singing Part V: Make Practice Habits Attractive!

In Part V of the How To Practice Singing series, Zac Bradford uses inspiration from James Clear to explore the idea of making practice habits attractive and irresistible to singers through the principle of temptation bundling.

Tagged: How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Voice Lessons For Beginners Zac Bradford
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4/6/2024

How to Practice Singing Part IV: Creating a Practice Habit that Sticks!

In part IV of the "How To Practice Singing" series, I discuss practical ways of creating practice habits for singing that promote consistency by applying the four laws for behavior change to our work.

Tagged: How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Zac Bradford
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3/23/2024

Building Resilience: Sticking with Singing Even When It’s Hard

In this article, we will explore some principles I find useful for practicing singing that may help us overcome a "rut" in our progression toward vocal growth. Practicing singing can at times feel impossible, but a shift in mindset can potentially change that feeling.

Tagged: How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Time Rosser Voice Lessons
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2/10/2024

How To Practice Singing Part III: Identity-Based Habits

This is part III of my series "How To Practice Singing", where I take a deep dive into the fundamentals of building habits for singing, drawing inspiration from works by James Clear ("Atomic Habits"), Simon Sinek, and more.

Tagged: How To Find Your Singing Voice How To Practice Singing How To Sing High Notes Psychology and Singing Zac Bradford
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12/2/2023

Student's Perspective Part II: Confidence is Key!

Have you always wondered what it’s like to take a singing lesson? Let's see what NYVC students have to say about their experience!

Tagged: Andy King Psychology and Singing Singing Lessons Voice Lessons For Beginners
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11/18/2023

How To Practice Singing Part II: Practice with Intention

This is part II of my series "How To Practice Singing", where I break down what makes productive practice sessions productive and how to implement efficient and effective practicing in your own practice sessions.

Tagged: How To Find Your Singing Voice How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Zac Bradford
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9/22/2023

How To Practice Singing: Joy vs. Striving

The first volume of the "How To Practice Singing?" series explores the idea of finding the JOY in practice and breaks down the two different styles of practicing: Contentment vs Striving.

Tagged: How To Find Your Singing Voice How To Practice Singing Psychology and Singing Zac Bradford