Singer's Edge

Missing this stage & this venue already! We’re so excited to be back for our Winter Performance! Can’t wait! 🤘🎵🎤

🎉 It's Teacher Appreciation Week! 🎶 Sending a standing ovation to our phenomenal music teachers who ignite passion, cultivate talent, and compose dreams into reality. Your commitment orchestrates the harmonies of tomorrow. Bravo to the maestros behind the magic! 👏🌟

Marching to the rhythm of equality! 🎶 Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women. Let’s keep making music and breaking barriers together! wering

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Fuelling your day with some inspiration! 😌

Dynamic duo!!! Jamani and Desiree 🎶✨

Clive Campbell, better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.

DJ Kool Herc developed the style that was used as one of the additions to the blueprints for hip hop music. Herc used the record to focus on a short, heavily percussive part in it: the "break". Since this part of the record was the one the dancers liked best, Herc isolated the break and prolonged it by changing between two record players. As one record reached the end of the break, he cued a second record back to the beginning of the break, which allowed him to extend a relatively short section of music into a "five-minute loop of fury".[14] This innovation had its roots in what Herc called "The Merry-Go-Round", a technique by which the deejay switched from break to break at the height of the party. This technique is specifically called "The Merry-Go-Round" because according to Herc, it takes one "back and forth with no slack.

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Camilla Williams (1919 - 2012)
In 1946, soprano Camilla Williams became the first Black woman to secure a contract with a major US opera company, making her debut as Cio-Cio-San in New York City Opera’s Madam Butterfly.
In 1954 she also became the first African American to sing a major role with the Vienna State Opera.
The American operatic soprano notably performed a rendition of the National Anthem at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

Monday Motivation!

William Grant Still (1895 - 1978)
The multi-faceted William Grant Still became the first African American to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the United States in 1936. The orchestra in question, was none other than the Los Angeles Philharmonic, one of the world’s premiere ensembles.
Still conducted a programme of his own works, which is unsurprising when you learn he composed more than 200 pieces. These included five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, and over thirty choral works, art songs, chamber music, and solo works.
Due to his astonishing compositional CV, he is often referred to as the ‘Dean of Afro-American Composers’. As well as being the first African American to conduct a professional symphony, he is also credited as being the first to have a symphony performed by a leading orchestra, have an opera performed by a major opera company, and have an opera performed on national television.

"I am an invisible man...I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids—and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." -Ralph Ellison (Invisible Man)

We begin the month of February, honouring all Black leaders. They are educators, artists, physicians, social workers, mental health workers, office assistants, caregivers, support workers, college students and many more. The remarkable hard work of these leaders often go unrecognized and sometimes dismissed. With unwavering strength, knowledge and determination, regular everyday people within the black community fight to get their voices heard and needs met. In spaces where most are accommodated, the needs of Black people are often disregarded or hushed; workplaces, schools, government offices and even hospitals. In spaces where most people have the opportunity to grow, they're often told that they must do what's available to them and not strive for higher, or that they should stick to what they know and keep quiet about their new ideas or opinions. With this message we aim to make it known that these voices and needs are just as important as others. We continue to advocate for equal opportunity and we raise the voices of those that are lowered.

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A lil throwback from our Winter performance in December. We love to see a full crowd!🙌💗

Exposing yourself to different genres and styles of music will expand your musical horizons🎶🎧 Listen to classical, jazz, rock, hip-hop, and everything in between🎹🎷🎸 Pay attention to the intricacies of each genre and try incorporating elements into your own compositions.

Your Monday motivation 😌🙏

🎉 Wishing everyone a joyous New Year filled with love, laughter, and endless possibilities! May the coming year bring you success, good health, and the fulfillment of your dreams. Cheers to new beginnings and exciting adventures ahead! 🥳✨
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By recording your practice sessions you can listen back and perhaps spot some things you may want to consider doing differently that you miss in the moment of practicing or performing. Even consider filming yourself as well as recording yourself, you may notice tension that you were unaware of✨

Music to our ears!! Thank you so much 💗

Great words to start your week 😊🙌

FUN FACT: Finland🇫🇮 is the most metalhead country there is. A Reddit user created a map based on data from the Encyclopedia Metallum. With 42.6 metal bands per 100,000 residents, Finland is truly the home to the largest number of bands in this genre!🎸🎶

Storytelling helps to connect with your audience and opens them up to a memorable experience! 🙌

"Honoring the brave souls who served and sacrificed for our freedom. 🍁 Let us never forget their courage and dedication. Today, we stand together in gratitude, honoring our heroes and cherishing the peace they fought for. Lest we forget. 🇨🇦 "