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.
Advice
Tips for Better Karaoke Singing 1. Choose a song you have an emotional connection to, not necessarily one you think you ought to sing. If you like the song and it has meaning for you, this will come across and you will make a better connection with your audience. Read the complete article
Mark Bosnian - Vocal Teacher, Keyboardist, Songwriter, Performer in Portland, Oregon
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.
Our student spotlight shines on Colton Lasater, an accomplished 16 year old singer and actor. He has appeared in Oregon Children’s Theater productions of Charlotte’s Web (2006 Drammy award for Best Young Actor), Winnie The Pooh (Musical), Velveteen Rabbit (Musical), Ross Productions’ The Ghosts of Celilo (Musical), and recently starred in Artist Repertory Theater’s Holidazed.
Colton has also been featured in television and radio commercials for Joe’s Sporting Goods, Intel and Sprint. He sang on the Ghosts of Celilo Sound Track is about to record his own CD. Later this month he will be auditioning with Disney in Southern California for film and television opportunities. Colton has been studying with Mark for the last year.
