It's been an exceptionally busy time with many exciting new projects - my 6 Keys to Vocal Ease live class - and simulcast teleclass, a jazz lunch concert with incredible musicians, an upcoming jazz CD at http://www.soundstagestudios.com, plus 10 how-to videos as a voice expert for eHow.com ! There have been challenges too, especially with everything happening at once, but I am blessed to be doing what I feel meant to do in this life!

OCTOBER PERFORMANCE

Wed, Oct 14th 11:30am-1:30pm (cancelled due to rain)
Centennial Park
Brown Bag Lunch Concert @ the Picnic Pavilion (between the plane and the pond)
2600 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203

Come out for a lunch concert in the park! Bring a picnic lunch, or stop by the outdoor concession stand, and sit back for some fresh jazz vocals and incredible musicans: guitar - Liam Sunshine Mills (Soleil Ray), drums - Ron Krasinski (Sheena Easton), bass - Roy Vogt (Larry Coryell) !! Thanks to Victor Chatman and Pamela Thomas of Chatman and Thomas Promotions.

6 KEYS TO VOCAL EASE - teleclass and simulcast live class

FYI - Due to logistics and new opportunities, 6 Keys to Vocal Ease has been postponed to early 2010. Apologies to everyone who was interested!

Improving your health can make singing and speaking easier!

Do you

* ever struggle with your voice?

* have vocal health issues like hoarseness, allergies, enlarged tonsils, or spasmodic dysphonia?

* think you might be a "hopeless case" ?

* feel embarrassed to speak or sing in public?

* want resonance, clearness, power, range, flexibility, emotion in your speaking and singing?

* wonder if you could add singing to your guitar, dancing or acting?

* want to sing different styles like rock, jazz, pop, r&b, gospel, folk, Latin and ethnic music?

* wish you could speak English clearly with less of an accent?

* think that voice lessons or CD programs you've tried in the past didn't help very much?

Although I've performed as a jazz vocalist since 1993, believe it or not, I too have struggled with breathing, pitch, range, power, vocal tone, pronunciation — and I was extremely awkward and stiff on stage!

Somehow through it all, I've always loved singing. At the age of 2, I would walk up to total strangers and break out into song. However, when my family moved from South Korea to the United States, I became very shy and even used to be the girl who sat in the corner and read during recess!

Along the way, I learned from many voice instructors, attended over a dozen workshops/master classes/voice conferences, and tried every CD/workbook music program I could find. I even ended up getting a Jazz Studies degree!

After all was said and done, I had improved—and had many great ideas—but had yet to find the voice that I was hoping for.

So how did I learn to find that voice ?

By learning body awareness, and learning how to deal with health issues that were getting in the way of my singing. I struggled with hoarseness, heart arrhythmia, hypoglycemia, TMJ, accident injuries - and also a learning disability.

Trying to improve my voice without improving my health or accommodating my learning disability was like training for a marathon while having a 30 pound backpack on my back!

I discovered it's a lot easier to sing - and run - without being weighed down by a 30 pound backpack! Learning to sing with confidence has completely changed my perspective on life!

Listen to a recent MP3 recording of me singing an original song acapella:

http://www.holisticvoicecoach.com/MeadowwithNoDew.mp3

How would you like to have fun exploring your voice — and get ready to sing for the holidays?

Here's what some recent students have to say:

"I was completely blown away by what Karen was able to do with my voice by phone in less than 1 hour! I can feel and hear the difference in both my singing and speaking voice!
My voice is more clear, resonant and relaxed."

Paul Cutright - Paul and Layne relationship expert, EFT practitioner, life coach, artist
(speaking/singing basics/vocal health)

"I was amazed at the extra vocal power I discovered in myself through lessons with Karen! More volume, longer sustain with no extra effort."

Ed Haggard, LoveDrums percussionist, drum instructor, singer, voiceover artist
(speaking/singing/folk/ethnic/vocal health)

"Karen was exactly the type of voice instructor I was looking for! I didn't want traditional voice lessons doing scales with a piano. I just wanted to learn the basic concepts of how to get the sound out of my body — that I had never been able to hear before!"

Dale Vines, retired

(singing basics/vocal health)

"Taking lessons from Karen has been one of the best choices of my life. I always have fun learning from her. She listens to the things I want to accomplish, and helps me reach them. I now have over a four octave range, this makes me more than happy! I would recommend Karen to anyone that wants to learn to sing."

Rachel Wood - 16 year-old singer/songwriter
(R&B/alternative/rock/pop/Broadway/classical/songwriting/vocal health)

Have fun getting ready to sing for the holidays!

Learn 6 Keys to Vocal Ease

1. Body alignment
2. Breath
3. Mouthshape
4. Tone placement
5. Emotional expression
6. Vocal health/Nutrition

If you can copy speaking sounds, you can copy singing sounds!

Sing songs you like, with lyrics, karaoke and recordings!

Songs chosen by past voice students at West Bank School of Music include:

Amazing Grace - spiritual
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Lion Sleeps Tonight - the Tokens
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner/Creedence Clearwater Revival
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Victims of Comfort - Keb Mo'
When the Saints Go Marching In - spiritual
You Are My Sunshine - traditional classic

If you complete the live class (or the teleclass plus a one-on-one lesson) and still feel your voice has not improved within 6 weeks, just send an email request to receive a 100% refund.

Look forward to connecting with you soon! Keep singing...

Peace, music and blessings,

Karen Lyu
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