One Performance Tip...
If you've seen Wicked, you know Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's vocal range is jaw-dropping. The good news? The techniques they use to hit those notes are surprisingly learnable. Expanding your vocal range starts with understanding the mechanics behind your voice: breath support, resonance, and vocal fold coordination. Mastering these fundamentals will help you hit notes you never dreamed possible.
One Marketing Idea...
Trying to land more shows? A good EPK (Electronic Press Kit) is like your digital business card. It tells your story, showcases your music, and makes you easy to book, write about, or collaborate with. Even in 2025, it’s one of the simplest ways to look professional and stand out to venues, blogs, and potential partners.
Try it out: Gather your 2 best photos, a short bio, and music links, then design a one-page PDF in Canva. Keep it clean, easy to navigate, and true to your brand. Once it's ready, send it to a friend or mentor (or us by replying to this email) for feedback before you start pitching.
One Songwriting Quote...
“Once I got the open tunings for some reason, I began to get the harmonic sophistication that I heard that my musical fountain inside was excited by. [...] Once I got some interesting chords to play with, my writing began to come.” — Joni Mitchell
Try it out: Joni found new inspiration by changing her guitar tunings, but the real lesson is about embracing creative limits. If you play a stringed instrument like guitar, try an unfamiliar tuning or restrict yourself to just a few chords. If not, try one of these:
- Restrict your melody to just 5 notes
- Write without using any rhymes
- Write without using any first-person pronouns
- Create a song using only dialogue (no narration or description)
- Write a phrase using the first letter of each sentence
