FINDING YOUR VOICE

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Good mood, bad mood, calm or frenzied, there’s a song that can inspire or elevate that feeling for us all. There’s a reason why every great movie has an equally great soundtrack! Singing is something that can be intensely personal but can be experienced with people of all ages and cultures. But what about the mechanics of singing? How can we easily try to fit in more music into our family lives without it becoming a painful process or without the rolling of eyes (child and parent) over song choices?  Well, we may not be able to fix the rolling eyes but on today’s podcast Janna and her guest Richard Fink, IV chat about music and singing and how to create a space in our lives for musical enrichment. ABOUT OUR GUEST | Richard is the founder of the Throga vocal technique, #1 Best-Selling Author in vocal education, and labeled as the “world’s leading online vocal coach” by the Wall Street Journal. He has worked with singers in over 100 countries around the world, including multi-platinum-selling artists, professional actors, political leaders, and Broadway stars. As a vocalist, Richard is a 3x Guinness World Record holder and award-winning singer for solo performances as Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar) and Jean Valjean (Les Misérables). He released multiple albums as a songwriter and vocal producer between 1991 and 2005, which led to co-writing and demoing songs for top charting artists such as Josh Groban and Michael Jackson. Other career highlights as a vocal coach include adjudicating the 2016-2017 Voice of Dance Life Unite in Australia and Suncane Skale televised throughout Europe, coaching at Talent Camp at Universal Studios, and teaching Masterclasses at various Universities in the USA and Australia. Richard’s crowning achievement, however, was becoming the first and only person in U.S. history to be awarded a full-utility patent on a vocal training technique with the 7 Dimensions of Singing.  VOCAL GYM FOR HOMESCHOOL: The Vocal Gym for homeschoolers is an online course that offers self-paced, interactive learning for homeschooled high school students interested in singing, which qualifies for a full Fine Arts or Elective credit. It also includes automated record-keeping and tools for the parents to assist their children in developing their voice for singing, building confidence, and learning to express themselves as a person, not just as a singer: http://throga.com LISTENER COUPON CODE ★Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. Richard 00:59 Sure. So I'm a vocal coach I've been teaching for about 25 years I actually started out as a drummer when I was eight years old. Janna 08:58: But personally, if I'm, if I'm singing, we have a joke in my house that if I've asked my children to do something several times and then it moves into a sing-song, it means my emotions have been heightened. Janna  14:40: I think that there there is a disconnect. Maybe it's not route maybe it's not prevalent in other societies. But we always see music or we have seen in the past music and elementary right with little kids. Janna  26:19: I am really resonating with this idea of playlists, because in this day and age, it seems like we're all disconnected. We all have our earbuds in we're all listening to our own playlists. Richard  30:04: No, the quickest way for to get them to find new music is for you to start singing along with theirs. That's like, oh, no, I need to find something else for my parents to reject. Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.

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