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The Top Ten Reasons
To Take Voice Lessons


10. You’ve always wanted to sing better but don’t know what to do about it.

9. You find yourself lowering your voice or not singing at all when it’s time for “Happy Birthday”.

8. You tried karaoke but you know you can do better.

7. You’ve sung back-up vocals and you want to be the lead singer.

6. You’ve been asked to sing at a friend’s wedding.

5. You’ve been told you need to “sing from the diaphragm” and you’re not sure how to do it.

4. You want a voice that sounds unique.

3. If you sing for very long your voice gets sore or tired.

2. You just want some confidence.

1. You want to try out for American Idol. And you want to win.

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Mark Bosnian

Mark Bosnian is a veteran voice teacher, award-winning singer/songwriter and a member of the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Now entering his fourth decade in the music business, Bosnian is a widely recognized expert in the field of vocal performance. His teaching experience includes coaching rock singer Courtney Love (lead singer of the band Hole) for a concert at the Portland, Oregon Rose Garden in March of 1999 and teaching his popular How To Sing From Your Heart & Soul Seminar in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2000. Bosnian's vocal clients have included such prominent artists as Dan Reed, Linda Hornbuckle, Stephanie Schneiderman, Meredith Brooks and the Fallen Angels Choir.

Mark attended California State University, Fullerton, and has been a professional voice, piano and guitar teacher for 22 years. Bosnian trained with esteemed vocal teacher Tom Blaylock, head of the Northwest Institute of Voice. He expanded his education with other voice professionals such as Oren Brown, considered a pioneer in Voice Therapy; Daniel R. Boone, one of the founding fathers of speech pathology; Robert Bastian,otolaryngologist, voice surgeon and head of The Bastian Voice Institute and Bonnie Raphael, Ph.D., celebrated theater arts voice coach. Bosnian teaches private lessons, group lessons, workshops and his popular Karaoke 101 and Harmony 101 Seminars. He also recently appeared on Portland, Oregon's Fox News-12, where he coached the news anchors on karaoke singing.

 

SingBetterNow! course

SingBetterNow! course

This class is a friendly, supportive environment with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 people. The total cost of all the course is $180. Each class lasts 75 minutes.

The second session is now full. Mark is starting the next one on Thursday, August 21st. It will run through October 9th. Pre-registration is required.
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Upcoming Shows

Voodoo BBQ

Friday June 6th

 

Saturday June 7th

5:45 -7:45 pm
The Cedar Mill School’s Carnival
10265 NW Cornell Rd
Portland, OR 97229
FREE!

 

4:45 - 5:30pm
Rose Festival Fun Center
Big Top Stage
Waterfront Park in Portland
 


For more info on the band, visit www.voodoobbqband.com



June 20th

Voodoo BBQ at Rock Creek Tavern

Friday, June 20th
9:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.
10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass Rd.
FREE

 

For info: www.mcmenamins.com

Voodoo BBQ

Voodoo BBQ
is a quartet of highly talented musicians playing a blend of New Orleans funk, Zydeco and jazz-rock.

Leah Hinchcliff- Bass, Vox.
Jeff Davis- Drums, Vox.
Mark Bosnian- Keys, Accordian, Vox.
Andrew Maldarelli- Guitar, Keys, Vox.

For more info on the band, visit www.voodoobbqband.com