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Student Spotlight: Olivia R.
As a 7th grader, Olivia acts more like an adult than the average 20-something (sample size: me), and she’s got talent to match. A recent admit to Orange County School of the Arts, she’s already sung all around Orange County and Riverside County, including...
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Get Over Stage Fright: Find a Vantage Point
“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” As a recovering perfectionist, I know exactly how it feels to fret over every mistake, whether it’s a slipped line, a flat note, or...
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Tim Storms Sets Record for World’s Lowest Singing
Meet Tim Storms, a man with an earth-shakingly low voice. How low, you ask? So low, he can hit a note you can’t even come close to hearing. On March 30, 2012, he reclaimed a previous Guinness World Record for lowest vocal note produced by a male when he sang a G...
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You Can Play Your Song and Sing It Too
There isn’t anything much more rewarding than breaking out a guitar by the campfire, and crooning your favorite ballads. But to most, singing and playing an instrument seems as far off as juggling fire while reciting the Greek alphabet backwards. Good news:...
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Get Over Stage Fright: Enroll in a Group Class
Or any group setting that requires you to perform in front of people One of the best ways to get over stage fright is to put yourself in performance-like situations over and over. Remember the first time you ever drove a car? The first day you took on a new job? If...
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Top 5 Weird Noises
A lot happens to a sound wave after it’s produced. It propagates away from its source, bounces frenetically off other surfaces, interacts with other waves and finally stimulates your eardrum, allowing you to hear it. This is happening all the time. But there...
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