Tip of the Month
Richard Letter
CLICK LINKS BELOW TO VIEW PREVIOUS TIPS... AUGUST 2017 - REVISITING BREATHING/SUPPORT FEBRUARY 2017 - A REVIEW FROM A VOICE OF CONSEQUENCE! November 2016 - THE FOREWARD ... PRELUDE TO MY BOOK August 2016 - MY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION; SINGING AIDA WITH MY STUDENTS July 2016 - MY FIRST JOB WAS IN EQUITY CHORUS, MUSIC CIRCUS June 2016 - FRANCO CORELLI SHOULD HAVE SUNG MUCH LONGER April 2016 - SO... YER SINGIN’ WELL ... HOW DO YOU GET ON STAGE? January 2016 - JOHNNY CARSON Part 2 December 2015 - JOHNNY CARSON ASKS ME A QUESTION ON MY FIRST TONIGHT SHOW October 2015 - RANDY IS A VERY FINE ATTORNEY July 2015 - A WONDERFUL LETTER FROM NORWAY June 2015 - RANDY IS A VERY FINE ATTORNEY ... March 2015 - A NOTE FROM THE PAST December 2014 - PLACING THE VOICE OCTOBER 2014 - JUST “GIT HER DONE”, NOW!” AUGUST 2014 - SINGING WITH/FOR THE COMPOSER! JULY 14 - RUNNING THE REPERTOIRE GAMUT WITH BUT ONE VOICE
MAY 14 - WHAT A GREAT WAY TO EARN A LIVING APRIL 14 - GET TO YES FASTER
MARCH 14 - MY VOCAL CREDO JANUARY 14 - A THE FIVE C'S REVISITED DECEMBER 13 - A CHALLENGE FOR SERIOUS SINGERS OCTOBER 13 - LARYNGITIS, ANYONE? SEPTEMBER 13 - WHAT TO WRITE.... RENATA SCOTTO? AUGUST 13 - HOW TO FIX YOUR “WOBBLE” AND SINGING UNDER PITCH! JULY 13 - FROM THE LIPS OF OPERA GREATS OF THE PAST JUNE 13 - ROTATING EVERY HIGH NOTE APRIL 13 - MY HIATUS
OCTOBER 12 - BACKWARD BREATHING (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 12
APRIL 12- THE FIVE “C’s!” (REVISITED AND MARGINALLY UPDATED) MARCH 12- PROACTIVE FEBRUARY 12- PROACTIVE
JANUARY 12- PROACTIVE
DECEMBER 11 - THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN (Revisited)
NOVEMBER 11 - THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN
OCTOBER 11 - MY CORDS AREN’T WORKING
SEPTEMBER 11 - HELLO FROM CRESTON, BC, CANADA AUGUST 11 - PERSEVERANCE THE OTHER SIDE-(RESPONSE)
JULY 11 - PERSEVERANCE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN JUNE 11 - PERSEVERANCE
MAY 11 - ENERGY! APRIL 11 - EXTERNALIZING SUPPORT
MARCH 11 - THE IMPORTANCE OF DICTION FEBRUARY 11 - RESPONSE TO LAST MONTHS TIP
JANUARY 11 - LET'S TRY THIS DECEMBER 10 - THE FUNCTION OF THE MOUTH... IN SINGING NOVEMBER 10 - BOY SOPRANO TO YOUNG MAN’S VOICE OCTOBER 10 - TOOLS OF THE TRADE (i.e. LEARNING REPERTOIRE) SEPTEMBER 10 - TOOLS OF THE TRADE AUGUST 10 - JOIN A CHORUS (Addendum) JULY 10 - JOIN A CHORUS
JUNE 10 - HI THERE SINGERS!
FEBRUARY 10 - THE TIGHT JAW
JANUARY 10 - BALANCING THE VOICE
DECEMBER 09 - LOVE CAN REIGN - LINK
NOVEMBER 09 - ABSENCE OF EXCESSIVE TENSION
OCTOBER 09 - YOUR OTHER BEST FRIEND - YOUR MIRROR SEPTEMBER 09 - EVERYONE CAN SING!
AUGUST 09 - LATENT HERNIAS AND OTHER SUPPORT PROBLEMS
JULY 09 - PRINCE IMRAN RAZA STATESMAN/ROCK STAR JUNE 09 - ANOTHER NATURAL SINGER - DAVID BURKE MAY 09 -DISCOVERY OF VOICE APRIL 09 - I'M SICK, BUT I HAVE TO PERFORM TONIGHT Part 2 MARCH 09 - I'M SICK, BUT I HAVE TO PERFORM TONIGHT FEBRUARY 09 - SINGING IN ENGLISH
JANUARY 09 - GETTING AN AGENT AND/OR MANAGER (Part 4) DECEMBER 08 - GETTING AN AGENT AND/OR MANAGER (Part 3) NOVEMBER 08 - GETTING AN AGENT AND/OR MANAGER (Part 2) OCTOBER 08 - GETTING AN AGENT AND/OR MANAGER (Part 1) SEPTEMBER 08 - HEAVY BREATHING ADVISED FOR JOCKS AUGUST 08 - THE VAGARIES OF AUDITIONS AND AUDITIONING (Part 3) JULY 08 - THE VAGARIES OF AUDITIONS AND AUDITIONING (Part 2) JUNE 08 - THE VAGARIES OF AUDITIONS AND AUDITIONING (Part 1) MAY 08 - ABSENCE OF TENSION APRIL 08 - THE FLAT TONGUE TECHNIQUE AND HOW DO YOU MAKE A VOWEL MARCH 08 - THE VOICE COACHING THAT MADE MY CAREER FEBRUARY 08 - WHAT ARE YOU SINGING? JANUARY 08 - VIBRATO/WOBBLE DECEMBER 07 - BREATHING REVISITED NOVEMBER 07 - HOW TO KILL A COLD IN FIVE DAYS OCTOBER 07 - A BIT MORE SUPPORT SEPTEMBER 07 - MORE SUPPORT AUGUST 07 - INTRO & BREATHING/SUPPORT
