Battle On The Dance Floor! SPAN-IDO 2016

It was indeed the dance battle to end the year as 10 Salsa Couples and 10 Hiphop Crews gave it their all to win the highly coveted title of IDO 2016 Salsa Couple of the year and IDO 2016 Hiphop Crew of the year respectively at the SPAN – IDO Street and Salsa Show Dance Battle which took place, November 6th, 2016 at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

Hosted by SPAN Head of Dance Academy (Schools & Presentation), Ukalina and Steve, the show kicked off at 5 pm, amidst great expectations and high hopes for all the contestants.

The Hiphop category was first, and after the first round and the dance-offs, it was clear that G-Reloaded Crew and 619 Crew are the top favourites for the title.

Both Crews wowed the crowd with amazing jumps and spins, but in the end, G-Reloaded emerged winners and won the cash prize of N500,000.

After side performances by Jackson Obinna of’ Stars on Earth’and Locking Si’on, the Salsa rounds took off and it soon became clear that this competition in this category was going to be intense. Countless knee twists, sky high leaps, scintillating twists, amazing moves and more seemed to be the order of the day, as these couples gave one mind blowing performance after the other.

Then came the dance off rounds where each couple had the opportunity to mix their salsa routines with street swag, as the category had no rules. The contestants delivered and the audience went wild! And the dance battle raged on! The surprise of the night happened when SPAN Founder/Chairperson, Mrs Sarah Boulos got on stage and announced that the winning prize had just been increased from N300,000 to N400,000 and the crowd went wild!

After a very intense battle, Michael and Esther won this keenly contested category and walked away with the grand prize of  N400,000.

After the runnner -ups and the winners have been given their medals and cheques respectively, Mrs Boulos and the President of IDO, Nigeria, Mr Ice Nweke expressed their delight at the energy, pace and talents the contestants brought into the competition, and promised that IDO 2017 will be much bigger.

 

 

 

 

SPAN In The Spotlight – when BBC World News came calling

The day started like every other normal day. Music classes were going on. Dancers either in their classes or choreographing and learning new dance routines, with music from boom boxes in the background, when a call came through on the office phone. It was a pleasant female voice laced with a lovely foreign accent. She was calling from the BBC World News Channel asking if they could come to do a story on SPAN. Of course, we said, Yes…absolutely!

 

 

For us at SPAN, there was a feeling of excitement and more importantly, it made us realize that while we are busy doing what we know how to do, creating a platform where talents in music, dance, drama, spoken word, visual arts e.t.c can be grown, and nurtured, the world was watching and taking note. It gave us a sense of fulfillment.

 

A day was fixed for the BBC World News crew to come film the classes we offer and also interview SPAN founder, Mrs. Boulos on how this amazing vision started. They were to film her class as she teaches Ballet.

 

And so the day came, and at 9.10am, arriving slightly late due to traffic, but in good spirits with an exciting voice to match was a lovely looking lady wearing a yellow sundress, all smiles. It was Lerato Mbele, the fabulous presenter of ‘Africa Business Report’ on the BBC World News Channel with a 2-man crew.

They were given a tour of the community centre which houses SPAN’s Academy of Dance and the Academy of Music. They excitedly set up, eager to see the kind of performances they will be filming. Because of the time allotted, they could only take the full ballet class with Mrs Boulos and a 1 minute Naija Urban dance routine. Lerato suggested that since ballet is going to be indoors, if the Naija Urban dance performance could be filmed outside on the streets would be fantastic, and we ended up doing just that.

So once, everything was planned, the actual interview and filming was easy and fun, despite some ‘electricity hiccups’ and clearing the streets to film the dance performance.

Mrs Boulos, as usual, was a delight during her interview, and it was inspiring watching her tell the SPAN story again.

 

2 hours later,the BBC crew, satisfied with their footage. Lerato, who was so excited about the SPAN vision, said she was going to tell her Nigerian friends to assist in the cause to build a world class Performing Arts Center where dreams are created and realized. In her words “The SPAN story is so beautiful and easy to tell, I can almost breathe the passion of what you do here ”

And so amidst plenty goodbyes and waves, the crew left.

3 days later, our story was aired, both online and on BBC World News Channel .

This is just the beginning.

 

 

 

Easter Camp 2016 for our little campers

Make  the best out of the Easter and School Holidays by enrolling your little ones between the ages of 5 – 18 years old for the SPAN- HOG Easter Camp taking place from March 28th – April 9th, 2016!

Our camp venue is Salad Masters, 1, Fola Osibo street., off Akin Doherty off Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1. To register, please call 0809 190 0 700, 0809 357 1000.

Discount packages also available if you are bringing more than one child.

We can’t wait to see you!

 

Daily activities include Dance, Drama, Singing, Arts & Craft, Comic & Animation, Swimming, Financial Literacy and Leadership Program. It’s going to be loads of fun
while learning.

Date: March 28th – April 9th 2016.Time 10am-3pm daily.

Venue: Salad Master 1 Fola Osibo Lekki Phase 1. For info and booking kindly call 08091900700, 08093571000 or email benedicta@spanigeria.org

 

 

Networking Tips

With the advent of social media, a lot of people no longer see the need to see themselves physically anymore because they can always engage with each other via chats, skyping and other forms. While social media is a great tool for building and maintaining relationships, nothing beats face to face networking. So, the most effective networking approach is a combination of the two, i.e one part online and the other part face to face.

 

There are usually places and events you go to, or get invited to which will make you meet with people that can be of great benefit to you as a person, or your career.

For some people, it could be a bit intimidating, for people who are not, there is still the need to go with your best foot forward. These tips below are designed to assist you to be on top of your game at these events

A little Research
It doesn’t hurt to prepare yourself for the event you are going to by finding out some basic information about the event, the aim, the cause, the people behind it… Nothing complicated, just some little tit bits that may help you get into the appropriate mindframe.

Commit to Helping Others
Be in your positive helpful nature. Do not think it is about getting new jobs or new clients. Even if its some advice about a particular gadget or a restaurant recommendation , be sure to pass this along when there is the need for it. This will make you more human and people will want to help you in return.
Make an Introduction
If you introduce 2 people and they hit off, they will always be grateful to you and people who you have introduced to someone else are most likely to return the favour.

Connect with People over their families
The easiest way to a networking partner is through their immediate family members. At networking events , people talk about work in industry related subjects, you can distinguish yourself by talking about their spouse or family if you get the opportunity to do so. They will warm up to you and get more familiar.

If you are shy or introverted, focus on others
You don’t have to be a good conversationalist, people love talking about themselves, if you ask a lot of questions and take a lot of interest in them, they will enjoy talking about themselves to a captive audience. They will enjoy talking to you.
Follow up
People spend too much time trying to meet new people and too little time following up with and nurturing relationships with people they already know. This in turn will lead to meeting new people because people who you already know are more likely to be a gateway for you to their friends and more connections.
So be sure to spend time and energy networking with people who are already in your network.

Why You Should learn Salsa!

Feeling blue? Well, dancing is one of the best ways to lift your spirits and none is better than salsa! The dance originated in the 1970s, in New York, and evolved from earlier dance from South America. Dancing the salsa gives you the chance to take yourself away from the world for a while and these are more reasons why you need to learn this amazing dance style;

 Salsa is a great way to make new friends

Salsa dancing has become a social phenomenon and taking salsa lessons is a great way to meet new people.  It’s the perfect ice breaker and, in most lessons, you will switch partners frequently, so you will get the chance to make lots of new friends.

 Dancing improves your confidence

As you learn to master new dance moves, then your self-confidence, off the dance floor, will improve as well. It will give you a fantastic sense of achievement, which will show in your everyday life.

It will improve your posture and balance

Learning salsa will improve your balance and poise. Your own awareness of your body will improve and it will show in how you walk and move.

Self Expression

The ability to express yourself, verbally or with movement, is important to us. Perhaps you’ll have to hear and feel the music first, to fully grasp this one, but the ability to express yourself, with another person, to beautiful, exciting and passionate music, fulfills a basic human need (that you may not even know you have).

 It will make you feel more attractive 

Salsa is a very sensual dance and it will show you how to express your beautiful sensual side. Most people don’t often get opportunities to express this side of their personality, salsa will show you how!

Salsa is more fun than the gym

Just an hour salsa dancing will burn off around 500 calories and it’s a lot more fun than going to the gym. Dancing increases your muscle strength and reduces body fat; at last, a workout that you can really enjoy!

 

Hear Word! Naija…

 

HEAR WORD! is an exhilarating and thought provoking performing art production directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa  and we had the honour of staging it during SPANFEST 2015 as the third performance show for the festival.

The production combines artistry, social commentary and true-life stories of inequality of women in the face of domestic abuse, harassment, rape and societal pressure and the transformation.

This brilliant work of art was delivered by Nigeria ‘s talented actresses Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Bimbo Akintola, Omonor, Elvina Ibru, Ufuoma McDermott, Zara Udofia, Lala Akindoju, Rita Edward, Debbie Ohiri and Odenike.

The show also attracted high society.

Learn and Play!

Did you know that learning to play a musical instrument has many benefits including the ability to bring down stress? You may think that you are past learning but it’s never too late to pick the guitar, piano, violin, drums, etc and learn how to play it! These are reasons why everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.

• Relieves Stress :  Studies show that playing an instrument helps in lowering the heart rate and blood pressure, which in turn lowers the stress hormones, thus making us feel relaxed.

• Improves Memory:   Music and memory go hand in hand. Learning to play a musical instrument makes you both parts of your brain and this in turn boosts memory power.

• Teaches Discipline, Responsibility & Perseverance:  Learning to play an instrument takes time and effort which results in your learning patience and perseverance.  To get a musical phrase or an entire song down with as few mistakes as possible takes great focus and repetition. Since it is such a challenge, this teaches you self-discipline and the importance of maintaining a steady practice schedule.

• Fosters Self Expression and Creativity: Stuck in everyday routine lives, many of us lose touch with our creative side. Learning to play a musical instrument, especially when you reach advanced levels can foster lost creativity. Since music education plays on your mental, emotional and cognitive abilities, the brain is stimulated to think out of the ordinary, which results in improved confidence level and creativity.

• Fun: Playing a musical instrument can bring back the fun factor into your life. Music has the special quality to bring joy, peace and fulfillment that helps lift the spirit and make life enjoyable  for everyone involved.

Spreading the immense joy that music brings to all who wish to learn, was what motivate The Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN)  to set up a music academy –SPAN Academy of Jazz and Contemporary music with the aim of helping aspiring people learn music and to learn also how to play different musical instruments.

 

 

When Art meets Life

Life is stressful. We all know how easy it is to get caught up in the travails of daily living. We become so busy and stressed out chasing after our bundle of conflicting priorities; family/work/personal, and sadly, we don’t pause to recharge our minds, bodies and souls back at each point in time. At the end of the day, we are doing everyone around us a disservice, and we are not helping ourselves either because how functional can we get if we are tired…all the time.

This is where art meets life.

What better way is there to relax our tired brains and bodies than through the excitement of performing arts? Performing arts is exceptionally crafted to positively stimulate the audience while providing pleasure and entertainment and this include, amongst others; Music, Dance, Drama, Spoken word and Performance arts.

At SPAN, the hub of creativity, we provide the platform for these forms of expressions and entertainment to come to life. We produce and present events which showcase performances and presentations in various forms of performing arts including Dance, Music, Spoken Word, Theatre and Comedy; events that give you the much needed avenue to relax and ease out the tensions that may have been built up in the body and mind.

Watch out as SPAN will again be showcasing a unique blend of cutting edge events in a relaxed atmosphere that will not only recharge you, but will also make you think, feel dream and be entertained!

Sarah Boulos: After 10 Years, I’m Happy Telling the SPAN Story

24 Apr 2015

Mrs. Sarah Boulos

Founder, Society for Performing Arts of Nigeria  (SPAN), Mrs. Sarah Boulos, has helped artistes of diverse ages and fields to realise their dreams. As her organisation clocks 10 this year, she speaks with Mary Ekah about its impact on the Nigeria’s entertainment industry and her determination to do more

What does it feel like to celebrate 10 years of SPAN?
It is very emotional. When we started, I never thought that so many people will be empowered and educated and that they would succeed like they are doing today. Sometimes you just embark on an adventure expecting something good to come out of it and so you work so hard even when you do not know what will be the outcome. And seeing the outcome of SPAN today and our achievements, especially for all the people that have benefited, I am just so happy and humbled because I can see that God has worked through me to use me for something that is so necessary and needful for Nigeria. So I am humbled and so emotional about it.

You said SPAN has been doing something necessary and needful for Nigeria. How do you mean?
We hear every day of people trying to achieve their purpose, trying to follow up on what they are supposed to do for themselves to better their lives and at the same time trying to find out what job opportunities are available for them out there as well as trying to make a difference, especially when they are artistes. Such people need a platform to actually explore their talents – play their musical instrument or learn their dance skill or act on a stage in order for them to develop their talents and nurture it, you need a place to do it and then you are not able to find the right place in Nigeria. Although we have universities where some of these skills are taught, SPAN has a different approach. What SPAN does is that it provides that opportunity for people who cannot afford university education. Usually what they do is that they come to SPAN where they are taught for free and then they raise money because sooner than later, they become very good dancers, musicians and actors, they save that money and then could go to the university.

So we aid this transition period from the high school diploma to the university degree and some times they can’t even afford to be on a high school diploma because some cannot even finish their exams before they came in contact with us. So SPAN with its curriculum and academic work has been able to open doors for those that have been forgotten and lack opportunities. It has also been able to answer the needs for those that want to further develop in their already identified profession because what a lot of the universities in Nigeria offer is theoretical and not practical, so what we do is that we groom the students to a point where they are able to find themselves and bring out the best in their professional works so that heir brand can sell and also become part of their entity.

So to explain this in my own way of thinking: I am a student of the art, I love what I do. I have a talent and I need to make money out of it. I need to finds a way of being productive. Now, how many dropouts from college are able to find jobs in the entertainment industry. Unless you push them towards somewhere, they would never be able to achieve their dreams, you need to guide them and that is what SPAN does – it is answering the needs for these young students who want to achieve something in the performing arts but cannot but when he/she comes in contact with SPAN, he is able to ignite what he has been called for and so he is able to get job, open a bank account and build a family because he has been empowered by SPAN through his studies, training programmes and leadership empowerment programmes; he is groomed to function properly where he fits in the society. And I think that is why I am still here – answering a need.

Are you saying that every student that has passed through SPAN has done so free of charge?
Yes, they didn’t pay a dime.  Like they didn’t pay for a whole years of training at SPAN; they get a one year free training after which, every time they want to get a class, they give back through performances like when they go to perform and they get paid or they give back through community services. And then people who were trained by SPAN got hired to be teachers and earn salaries and could also pay back from what they are paid as salaries. And I could go as far as telling you that the first two generations of SPAN go transport allowance to come to the training school then.  They were paid and fed to train, so a lot of them, once I started taking away some of these privileges, of course, they felt that there was something missing. That is where the power of service comes in. So you give back by helping your fellow brothers and sisters. Whatever you do has to benefit others and if it does not benefit others, why are you doing it in the first place? That is why SPAN is running today.

The act of service is very important to us. Once they finish the free training programme, we tell then straightaway that we need to guide them. So now what they do is that the people that come back to SPAN to further their training are making money even while they are still on training with SPAN. They are hired everywhere because we have given them a platform that is sellable and we do not ask anything in return. The only thing that we ask them to do is to serve their fellow man. Right now a lot of them have opened their dance and music companies as well as production houses.  Interestingly, I met most of them recently and they all said that SPAN has helped them take the step further to a world that is yet to be discovered. And they were able to fit in the society and excel in what they do. So SPAN pushes.

We take them as refugees even though some have been graduates of universities, they end up in SPAN because they have not been able to achieve what they wanted in life or find themselves. These are young people that are artistes at core and need to find themselves, so what happen is that in SPAN, after the free training, all we ask from them is to service humanity by teaching in the schools in their neighbourhood, teach community classes and perform for us if we need to perform but after that there is no holding back unless they are teachers in SPAN officially hired an are paid salaries.  So the whole process of training is a free will. They may decide after that one-year if they want to service humanity or just walk away but we audition those who can stay on with us after the one-year free training because if they were not grounded enough, they didn’t need to stay any longer with us. So they have to be ready to be auditioned to stay in SPAN, that is very important.   So out of the amount of people that we have trained in SPAN, only a few stay back to serve in the society a lot of others just went away.

So how does SPAN generate income to sustain itself?
SPAN generates incomes not from the performances but from schools by teaching. So for the music department we have Chellarams Plc, an Indian group that is into performances, the group also own the Chellarams Foundation and Art House Foundation, which is in support of Fine Art and they also have a trust fund for education and so they have spread their tentacles to leadership, business, Fine Arts and performing arts.

And especially, the young son of the Chellarams groups is a musician himself and so he is very interested in supporting and growing the Jazz Contemporary School of SPAN and that is how we pay the salaries of our teachers to train people for free.  Now how do we pay our staff? That is a very interesting aspect. We teach in over 20 private schools and the money generated us used in paying our staff and also the money generated goes back to SPAN so that we can pay the salary for the admin staff and the teachers. We have support fund for all the events that we do. The support fund system is to present the events and there is one particular company that has been of huge support to us, which is the SCOA Nigeria plc.

SCOA has provided us a building in Lagos Island and it is also providing us the diesel that we use in running the classes. So we do have a support system that helps sustain us over time.  But what pay our staff with is 100 percent from the dance, acting and music class that we teach in private schools. So we go everywhere around town and collaborate with studios and schools that we can generate income from. We have organisations that have been there for us and they have not stopped being there.

These include Indomie, Seven Up Bottling Company and ITB Construction. These companies on a yearly basic give us what they can afford so that we use their money to present the events of SPAN and also to educate the community. The money that sustains our school is from either SCOA Nigeria Plc. of Chellarams for the music department, dance class and the art classes that we teach.

That is how we have been able to survive.  Without events, we cannot have any credibility. So the events sponsored by the Indomie company, the Seven Up Bottling Company and ITB Construction Company gives leverage for us to expand and that is why this year Access Bank just came in to support us with a small fund for our gala night. So we are building a relationship with them.  So it is about building relationships and seeing the importance of developing the entertainment industry. So everything we do, is serving a purpose to make sure that our community centre is run and is giving back by providing education to the people who are in need.

Are your events only held in Nigeria?
We have done tours with the Spirit Of David in the past, where we took them for five days outside Nigeria and I have a very strong leading next year to take a group of SPAN artistes on a tour across West Africa with the story of SPAN and it would be sponsored by Groupe Fadoul Afrique, my father’s company which owns SCOA Nigeria Limited and has branches across West Africa.

You have turned out a whole lot of young people from SPAN so far. How do they cope with competition out there?
It is very interesting to know that because our students are properly trained and highly skilled, they actually stand out where ever they go. So if they go for auditions for jobs, they get picked and I have many credible names I can give. When you watch a dance and see something unique, you know that such a dancer or a group of dances were trained at SPAN. So we have been able to train a lot of dancers who have also formed their own dancing organizations now. Dancers trained at SPAN are usually picked at any audition they attend and most often they win any competition they enter because they have been able to understand what it is to go on stage. And we are planning to work on a system that will make SPAN a proper university but it will take some time and efforts.

You seem to have so much at hand at the moment. How do you cope?
It is the grace of God. Really I am a walkie-talkie battery, an energizer kind of battery. I think I cope because I have a compartment in my brain that guides me to go through the process. When I delivered my baby, I breastfed for nine months without a nanny around and I was still running SPAN I was taking my baby to every classes. I believe that when you are driven by passion, you are able to organise things no matter how hard.  I am very forgetful. A Personal Assistant (PA) would be helpful but it has to be one who really loves me to be able to follow me everywhere.

I have not seen yet a PA that would be able to work at my pace. I work 24 hours a day. My husband will tell me that I work more than he does because I do so many things that are different at the same time. In fact, I would say that my driver, Solomon, is my PA for now. It is very interesting because he has become part of my world because he drives me everywhere.  A typical day in my life, it like yesterday, for example: I wake up at 6:30am, dressed up and call my driver and he puts my breakfast in the car. I do my devotion in the car and then we went all the way from Ikoyi to Festac to meet with a lady that runs an outreach programme for premature babies that I want to support with a concert where she can raise money to take care of the babies.

And then I went for my private dance classes in Victoria Island, then went for a four hours dance classes at deferent schools and studio in Victoria Island where I teach ballet dance classes and in between that I met with the architect for the new La Pointe Delicatessen Store that we are opening.  I finished at 7:00pm and went home to spend time with my little son and also make plans for an older son who was graduating and also my daughter who was doing her final exams after which I collapsed in the bed and woke the next morning and then start over again. I live a crazy day. It is not only that I oversee La Pointe Delicatessen Store, but also I am also a ballet teacher and the chairperson of SPAN and a happy mother of three. I am 44 years old right now.

How does your husband take this?
He looks at me and says, ‘she will never stop”, but I manage to watch a particular TV series with my husband most often.  My biggest fan is my husband, Dr. Massad Fares Boulos. He has supported me all the way with finance. We have been married for 27 years and he has supported me from the beginning of SPAN, for better or for worst. He is a definition of what a spouse has to be for such a lady like me.

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Improve Your Singing Voice

Not satisfied with how you sound when you sing?

Singers are always trying to discover new ways to increase volume to their voice, eliminate that ANNOYING nasal sound , or be more on key.

Whether you are a professional singer for a band or someone who simply loves singing along to the radio while driving, there’s always a good reason to learn how to improve your singing voice.  Let’s face it, it’s a win-win situation for everyone.  You will sound better, which in turn will make the music sound more enjoyable.  Plus, everyone listening to you will have a better experience.

Perfecting these tips won’t guarantee you a spot on project fame or even Nigerian Idol, but it will definitely guide you in the right direction of becoming a better singer.  It may take a while for your mind and body to get accustomed to the changes you’ll be making, but with a lot of practice and hard work, you should hear a dramatic change in your voice.

1. Posture – Are you one of those people who naturally have bad posture? If your answer is yes, this tip is especially for you.

Your breath travels from your lungs directly through your mouth.  Any blockage of that passage can greatly affect your singing.  Make sure you are standing with your legs at shoulder width apart, chest lifted up to give your lungs plenty of room, and shoulders stretched back and relaxed.  You should notice a big difference in the amount of air flow you can produce when you are singing with the correct posture.

2. Breathe correctly – Our vocals are mainly dependent on how well we are breathing. And in order to breath correctly, we need to train our muscles.  As babies, we breathe properly by using only our stomachs to move while inhaling and exhaling.  When we get older, other factors start to interfere with our natural breathing patterns.  Just like playing a musical instrument, we have to practice singing and breathing often to get better.
3. Drink lots of water – Everyone knows that drinking water is important for your health, but did you know it can affect your singing ability as well? Singing is correlated with your mucous membranes, and they function the best when your body is well hydrated.  Without enough water, your voice might sound nasal and it may be difficult to hit certain notes.  Drink at least eight glasses of water daily.
4. Relax – A tense singer usually has weak tone and resonance in their voice. Your throat and muscles tighten up, which means less air is able to pass through to your mouth.  If you tend to get nervous singing in front of people, try your best not to think about everyone watching you.  Practice singing in front of a mirror or in front of your friends to help you overcome your nerves.
5. Warm-up – Similarly to stretching before playing a sport, you need to warm-up your voice before you start singing. The best way to warm up is to gradually increase the intensity of your volume and range.  Afterwards, sing one of your songs that you consider less challenging, giving yourself more preparation to stretch and get in your zone before you start singing more demanding material.
6. Record yourself – If you don’t like listening to yourself sing, start getting used to it. Every singer needs to listen and critique themselves, whether they want to or not.  Record your performances or just while practicing to determine where you need improvement.  It will also be a good way to track your progress and see how far you have come.
7. Don’t strain – Your body should never be in any pain while singing. If it does, then you’re either singing out of your range or doing something wrong.  Any pain from singing too loudly is usually because you aren’t supporting your voice well enough with your breath, meaning your vocal cords are doing all the work.  If you feel pain when trying to hit very high or low notes, you should probably sing something more in your range.  No matter how good your breath control is, you may still not be able to hit certain notes.
8. Tongue position – The tongue plays a bigger role than you probably expect when it comes to vocal tone. Bring your tongue forward and make sure the tip of it is touching the bottom of your teeth.  This allows more airspace and should help you produce a more vibrant, resonating sound to your singing.  By pulling your tongue down towards your throat, you will create a deep, darker classical voice.
9. Larynx position – While singing, the larynx constantly moves up and down. When having a conversation with someone, the larynx tends to be relaxed and is stable.  The goal is to experiment and be conscious of where you want it be positioned.  Ideally you want your larynx stable when you are first starting out, but a more experienced singer will be able to control it the way he or she wants to.  Lowering the larynx will produce a darker tone while raising it will brighten the sound noticeably.
10. Sing often – It’s important that you constantly work your vocal chords to help produce a stronger voice. Sing in the shower,in the car, or whenever you have a chance to.  Just like your muscles, your vocal chords grow stronger as you use them more often.  Just make sure you are still practicing proper technique and form so you don’t form a bad habit.
11. Study other professionals – There’s nothing wrong from learning from the best. Mimic their performances and imitate their voices if you want to.  Watch their posture, breathing, and movement and take notes.  The odds are they probably did the same when they were still learning how to improve their singing voice.

Take A Course!

While all the tips listed above can help improve your singing voice, the best course of action is hire a coach or take a class.

This is where we come in.

SPAN

The Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria – Academy of Jazz and Contemporary Music

Is the right fit for you

Visit us today and start the first day of the rest of your life

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