Singing Tips by Benita Charles Music - #6

NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles shares singing tips for beginner singers.

Singing Tips by Benita Charles Music

Tip #6: Take care of your voice.

Practice good vocal care in 3 ways:

I. Treasure  it

    1) Appreciate your gift (don't take it for granted)

    2) Insure it! (treat it as if it's something precious that need a million dollar insurance)

    3) Take excellent care of your voice (it's your money maker)

II.  Use it

    1) Warm up your voice before singing/using it

    2) Practice to improve technique & range

    3) Perform often (share your gift to the world)

 III. Protect it

    1) Avoid vocal abuse (take care of your health)

    2) Keep your throat covered in cold weather

    3) Rest your voice as much as possible (avoid over use/rest when sick)


 I hope this is helpful. Your feedback is welcome.

Singing Tips by Benita Charles Music - #5

NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles shares singing tips for beginner singers.

Tip #5 - Build your repertoire. Create set lists from different genres.  (This will help you become a performer in-demand.)

•  Practice at least 2 - 3 songs per week.
• Establish set lists from different genres. This will help you build your repertoire and get more gigs. (Michael Jackson learned over 100 songs as a child! This is one of the things that made him great - not too mention his raw talent.)
• Make your rehearsal fun. Practice sets from different eras (eg. Disco, Motown, 80s hits, etc.)
• Record your rehearsals.  This will help you learn what works and what doesn't work.
• Use an app like "Setlists" to help you manage your set lists and learn your lyrics.

 


I hope this helpful! Your feedback is encouraged.

Singing Tips by Benita Charles Music - #4

  
NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles shares singing tips for beginner singers.

Tip #4: Establish a rehearsal schedule.

•  This will help you build your repertoire.
•  Your voice will improve the more you practice.
•  A consistent practice will help you build your become a better performer.

Bonus tips:

•  Make the rehearsal schedule a priority.
•  Set aside time on your calendar (date & time) to rehearse weekly.
•  Use the rehearsal time to try new things and experiment with your vocal choices.

Singing Tips by Benita Charles Music - #2

NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles shares singing tips for beginner singers




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Singing Tips by Benita Charles Music - #1

NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles shares singing tips for beginner singers on her first Periscope.

Benita Charles Music

"Spreading love through music for your inspiration and entertainment!"

http://benitacharles.com

Happy Leap Day - February 29th!

Happy Leap Day - February 29th! I hope this extra day is very special for you!! 

Leap Year as described by Wikipedia:

February 29, also known as the leap day of the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are divisible by 4, such as 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. Years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, do not contain a leap day. Thus, 1700, 1800, and 1900 did not contain a leap day, 2100, 2200, and 2300 will not contain a leap day, while 1600 and 2000 did, and 2400 will. Years containing a leap day are called leap years. February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of the year. In the Chinese calendar, this day will only occur in years of the monkey, dragon, and rat.

5 Fun facts about Leap Year you should know:

•  Hail Caesar: Julius Caesar introduced the first leap year around 46 B.C., but his Julian calendar had only one rule: Any year evenly divisible by four would be a leap year. That created too many leap years, but the math wasn't tweaked until Pope Gregory XIII introduced his Gregorian calendar more than 1,500 years later. There's a leap year every year that is divisible by four, except for years that are both divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400. The year 2000 was a leap year, but the years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not. The added rule about centuries (versus just every four years) was an additional fix to make up for the fact that an extra day every four years is too much of a correction, according to ScienceWorld.

•  Leap year babies: People born on leap day are often called "leaplings" or "leapers." Most of them celebrate their birthday on Feb. 28 or March 1 on non-leap years.

• Leap year traditions: It's acceptable for a woman to propose to a man on Feb. 29. The custom has been attributed to St. Bridget, who is said to have complained to St. Patrick about women having to wait for men to propose marriage. Patrick supposedly gave women one day to propose.

•  Leap year capital: The twin cities of Anthony, Texas, and Anthony, New Mexico, are the self-proclaimed Leap Year Capital of the World. They hold a four-day leap year festival each leap year that includes a huge birthday party for all leap year babies.

•  Leap years in history: During leap years, George Armstrong Custer fought the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), the Titanic sank (1912), Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity (1752) and and gold was discovered in California (1848).

  source: http://www.cleveland.com/insideout/index.ssf/2016/02/post_462.html 

A special thanks to all who attended the Shrine show last night!

A special thanks to all who attended the Preachermann and The Revival Show at the Shrine in Harlem last night! The show was on fire!! The music, the audience and energy in the room was on another level last night! It was unbelievable!!

It was so wonderful to see Mrs. Holley, R-Tran from the Time Travel Mix Radio Show, new fans: Talina Jones, Brandi Williams, Yvonne, Charnae, Alethia, Robert and all the other new friends and fans we met last night! The people were totally blown away with our musicianship and energy we had on stage. It was such a great feeling we made so many people happy with our music. We did our job!

A very special thanks to Preachermann and The Revival Band (Ed "Preachermann" Holley, Paul Paldino, Nick Paldino, Joseph Paldino, Karl Watson, Tom Pope and Manny Montanez)! It's always so wonderful performing with such amazing musicians. I've grown so much as an artist and performer making music with you all. I always leave show the happier and more fulfilled than when I came to the show. That's the power of music!

Thanks to the Shrine for their hospitality! They always made us feel like royalty!! The Shrine is our home! A special thanks to sound man, Stefon making us sound so great!

Thanks to all our fans and the well wishers who sent your energy to us last night.  We appreciate all of you for your love and support.

That's the power of music.  It touches the soul.  It changes lives and makes the world a better place! I am so proud and honored to be a music maker.

Much Love to you all,

Benita Charles Music
"Spreading love through music for your inspiration and entertainment!"

http://benitacharles.com

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I wish you a special day of love, happiness, laughter and joy!! It's all about love today and every day!

A special thanks to all my fans for your love and support of my music! I love you so much!

Much love,

Benita Charles Music

http://benitacharles.com

Colibri Band at Desmond's Tavern - Feb 5th!

On Friday, February 5th, join The Colibri Band for a soulful set of jazz, funk, R&B and Neo Soul at Desmond's Tavern at 9:00 pm! ($5 cover)

Desmond's Tavern is located at 433 Park Ave South (between 29th and 30th Streets) in New York City. http://www.desmondstavernnyc.com/

COLIBRI BAND 

Lolita Jackson - Lead Vocals
Benita Charles - Vocals
Peter Archer - Bass
Marie Panella - Guitar
Dave Dawson - Drums, Vocals
Cheo Rodriguez - Percussion
Flores Boere - Keyboard
Andy Warren - Sax
Michael Johnson - Trumpet 


We can't party without you, so just be there!      

http://benitacharles.com

Awesome weekend in Atlanta!

Awesome weekend: I had such a wonderful weekend! I visited Atlanta to celebrate the play, Mama Bear, of my dear firend, Sharon Harris Warrick. She didn't know I was coming so it was priceless to see the look on her face when I appeared at dinner before the show with flowers! That alone was worth the trip. smile emoticon She is such a talented writer and the cast did a wonderful job brining her words to life. The show was so awesome!! A special thanks to my dear friend, Jean Wiltz for keeping the secret and for her hospitality. Her family was so gracious and we had some fun times together. Even the flight was great! (Those who know me, know I don't like flying. I pretty much take the bus all the time. But, after this weeeknd, I feel a lot better about it). There's nothing like the love of great friends! It doesn't get better than that. I'm so grateful for it! 

If you're in the Atlanta area, I highly reccomend the play, Mama Bear (written by Sharon Harris Warrick) at the Out of Box Theatre. This is a riviting play that you don't want to miss! Next weekend is the final weekend of performances. For tickets, visit: www.outofboxtheatre.com/tickets.

Get On Up: Go see this movie!

Get On up: Yes, I loved it and highly recommend this movie! 

It was very inspiring and I loved the music. The concert scene was phenomenal!!

James Brown is truly the Godfather of Soul!

http://www.getonupmovie.com/

#GetOnUp #soulmusic #awesome