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Totally Awesome RecitalsLaunches This Week Enrollment ends Wednesday, July 25th at 6pm Pacific and is by email invitation only.Sign up below and I’ll email you as soon as I launch.Hope to be teaching you soon! Rob HamptonYour Fearless Teacher Sign Up

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Posted by Rob
July 17, 2018

Outline 4 Deep

TIPS FOR SEATED PERFORMERSHow do you angle the mic?Experienced SingersPerpendicular to mouthThey lean, orbiting around mic, when looking at their instrumentBeginner SingersAngled toward mouthHave singer look at fretting hand, then place mic perpendicular to mouth

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Posted by Rob
July 17, 2018

Step by step

YOUR FIRST SMIZESTEP 1Do the opposite: Just smile with your mouthSTEP 2Think of a happy memorySTEP 3Smile, for realSTEP 4Relax your mouth, keeping your eyes smiling

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Posted by Rob
July 17, 2018

What You’ll Learn 2 Deep

What You’ll LearnA timeline for prepping studentsHow to teach fIve performance skills1. Preparing music for performance2. Stage presence3. Anxiety reduction4. Playing with others5. Stagecraft

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Posted by Rob
July 17, 2018

What You’ll Learn 2 Hierarchies

What You’ll LearnA timeline for prepping studentsHow to teach fIve performance skills1. Preparing music for performance2. Stage presence3. Anxiety reduction4. Playing with others5. Stagecraft

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Posted by Rob
July 17, 2018

What You’ll Learn

What You’ll Learn1. The guiding principle of this course2. Why invest in your student concerts3. What completion looks like4. How the course is organized5. Two ways of taking the course

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Posted by Rob
July 17, 2018