ARTICLES

VOCAL TECHNIQUE - FREE YOUR VOICE
From The Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, April 2006
Singing with a healthy, safe vocal technique is the key not only for effective singing but to longevity.

BEL CANTO SINGING TECHNIQUE
From the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, April 2006
'Bel canto' is the Italian vocal technique and style of the 18th and early 19th centuries, with its emphasis on beauty of sound, thus the term which literally means 'beautiful singing'.

VOCAL TECHNIQUE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE/POP MUSIC
From the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, April 2007
The musical theatre, broadway, jazz and popular music of our day have their very own unique vocal demands, which must be addressed.

VOCAL TIPS
From the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, April 2006
There are no vocal tips for instantly singing well, although some methods have espoused so. What are required are consistent singing lessons, which develop the voice freely and bring out the innate quality of every voice. There are, however, some singing tips which will be of benefit throughout the entire process.

DRAMA CLASSES FOR SINGERS
At the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, April 2006
Deborah Staiman teaches a drama class for singers geared for performance and audition preparation. These drama classes are called "Master Classes in Show Tunes Interpretation".

MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOPS
At the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, July 2010
The musical theatre workshops are geared for performance and audition preparation, using textual analysis and other interpretative tools for the "sung monologue".

DEBORAH STAIMAN, VOICE TEACHER
At the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, July 2006
Deborah Staiman has been a voice teacher, vocal coach and performance instructor for 26 years. Staiman first began to teach in 1981 in New York City and soon found herself on the voice faculty of AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in Manhattan.

TONE DEAFNESS
At the Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman, July 2010
The term "Tone deafness" is a misnomer. Unless a person is medically hard of hearing, this is something that can be rectified and cured with some musical training.