How do you get back in the swing of things?

After the lazy days of Summer, we've all found our way back into our vocal routines. With pumpkin spice in the air and a chill around the corner (or already settled in), these transitions can feel both exciting and challenging. How do you re-establish your practice schedule and routines after time off? What strategies do you find most effective for easing back into a consistent and effective schedule, and how do you maintain motivation and vocal health during these transitions?

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    • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
    • Heidi_Vass
    • 8 mths ago
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    One thing I like to do is make a list of all my upcoming performances and plan out what I need to do to prepare for them. I find that making a game plan far in advance keeps me from feeling overwhelmed and helps me feel like I can accomplish anything!

    • Letizia
    • 8 mths ago
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    I have decided to join a classical music choir. I will have the audition on Tuesday, October 15th and the first concert maybe in December. For sure I will do at least one warm-up and a vocalize per week. ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ˜ŽโœŒ๐Ÿป

      • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
      • Heidi_Vass
      • 8 mths ago
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      Yay!! Please keep us posted on the audition.. so exciting :)

      • Letizia
      • 8 mths ago
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      Oh well the conductor said that it is not a selective audition, but it is only to direct me between altos or sopranos. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ so I don't even think there is a distinction between mezzo-soprano and soprano. It's just a choir from my small town. We'll see what happens later! At the recent concert I heard an interesting jazz mass by Bob Chilcott ๐Ÿ˜‰ and I convinced myself to try to be in a choir again thanks to this interesting repertoire!

      ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ˜ŽโœŒ๐Ÿป

      • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
      • Heidi_Vass
      • 8 mths ago
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      There are some fantastic community choirs out there. So glad to hear that you're putting yourself out there and getting involved. Some of the most active and fulfilled singers I know are community choir members. Have fun singing for the conductor next week.. selective or not, it's always fun to introduce yourself to someone new. And I always say that you never really know a singer until you've heard them sing ๐Ÿ˜‰

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