Category: Blog
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What Singers Can Learn From Lisa Fisher
Photo: Tore Sætre / Wikimedia Don’t knock performing barefoot until you’ve tried it -says Jaime Babbitt What can singers learn from Lisa Fischer? Everything. The End. Thank you. Have a nice day. Joking, but seriously, Lisa Fischer is one of today’s most under-the-radar superstars. Her shows are transcendent and sublime; if you discover that she…
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What To Do If You’re Losing You’re Voice!
Kathy Alexander and Jermaine Jones share their thoughts on how to sing when you’re losing your voice. KATHY ALEXANDER Music Teacher | Vocal Coach | Co-founder of Singdaptive JERMAINE JONES Singer-songwriter | Producer We asked Singdaptive instructors for some tips on what to do if you are losing your voice and you need to sing!…
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I helped with survey for singers and it’s awesome
I’m proud of my work on Singdaptive’s survey for singers. In creating the survey we wanted to create an honest portrait for singers on how their skills and values aligned with their goals. Taking the survey can be challenging (there are some skill testing question’s in there!), but it can also help you learn about…
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A recipe for extreme local eating
Freelance article written on December 3rd, 2011 A recipe for extreme local eating: pork and lamb shepherd’s pie with roasted brussels sprouts. Vancouver residents, Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon ate nothing but locally produced food for a whole year and wrote an award-winning book about it: The 100-mile Diet: a Year of Eating Locally. While…
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Play invites sympathy for ruthless murderer
Freelance Article – October 2011 Play invites sympathy for ruthless murderer Film director, Tim Robbins, may have done it in his critically acclaimed film, Dead Man Walking, but still, it is an audacious pursuit to ask an audience to sympathize with a ruthless murderer. Play director, Dr. Clayton Jevne, a cornerstone of Victoria’s theatre community,…
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Live at Victoria International Jazz Festival
What a delight – an afternoon outdoor concert with The Doug Farr Quartet at the Victoria Internationl Jazz Festival. Victoria Internationl Jazz Festival
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Celebrating the Musical
My duet in Gotta Getta Gimmick’s interactive caberat was featured in this review of the event. Here’s a quote: [quote]Jazz singer Kathy Alexander and friend Kelley O’Connor, a Victoria Operatic Society regular, brought down the house with their The Grass Is Always Greener duet from Woman of the Year.[/quote] Times Colonist – By: Michael D.…
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Wizard of Oz – the Reviews
Wizard of Oz was a blast, with a fantastic cast. Glad to know the reviews were great. Monday Magazine Brains and Heart – Posted By:John Threlfall Even theatrical cowards will love this Oz…Kathy Alexander’s sweet soprano keeps Glinda up near the stars Read the complete review Times Colonist – By: Adrian Chamberlain Follow the yellow…