When music students ask how to prepare for a show I always tell them the same things, practice your material right before you go to bed and get plenty of sleep. When a vocal student asks the same question the list gets a little bit longer. For those who have not studied the voice as an instrument it may come as a shock how careful one must be with it. Here are a few guidelines for new vocalists, courtesy of Mark Erwin from the School of Rock Music, St. Paul, MN. (
http://www.schoolofrock.com)
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