• Count your blessings.
    Take responsibility for every area of your life.
    Don't expect life to be fair.
    Wear polished shoes.
    Say "thank-you" a lot.
    Have a dog.
    Plant a tree on your birthday.
    Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
    Carry jumper cables in your trunk.
    Look people in the eye.
    Over tip breakfast waitresses.
    Wave at kids on school buses.
    Compliment three people everyday.
    be there when people need you.
    Commit yourself to constant improvement.
    Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank filled.
    Remember other people's birthdays.
    Say "please" a lot.
    Learn three clean jokes.
    Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
    Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
    Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
    Plant flowers every spring.
    Always accept an outstretched hand.
    Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
    Keep it simple.
    Have a firm handshake.
    Return all things you borrow.
    Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it.
    Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
    Keep your promises (no matter what).
    Be the first to say hello.
    Feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
    Keep secrets.
    Never underestimate the power of love.
    Avoid negative people.
    Use the good silver.
    Sing in a choir.
    Stop blaming others.
    Leave everything a little better than you found it.
    Compliment even small improvements.
    Leave the toilet seat in the down position.
    Never refuse homemade brownies.
    Don't be afraid to say "I made a mistake."
    Call your mother.
    Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
    Sing in the shower.
    Drink champagne for no reason at all.
    Be forgiving of yourself and others.
    Dance like no-one is watching. Sing like no-one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt.
    Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
    Marry only for love.
    Floss your teeth.
    Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
    Rekindle old friendships.
    Strive for excellence, not for perfection.
    Send lots of Valentines Day cards and sign them "Someone who thinks you're terrific."

Vowels

Vowels

Warming up by singing through your vowels is a great way to focus your tone and energy before you start singing through your repertoire. Sometimes when we are tired or distracted, our tone can close up without us recognizing it, so taking a few moments to consciously focus your tone will result in a much more efficient practice. You can start on any note and move up or down by a half step as you go. Sing through the vowels “ae-ee-ah-oh-oo” and do your best to connect

each vowel, not breathing until you move up to the next note.

 

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