
Penny Nichols is a professional singer, composer, producer and educator. She has performed with Jackson Browne, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt, Jennifer Warnes and many other folk and pop legends. Penny’s powerful vocals earned her a platinum record with Jummy Buffett, a Grammy nomination with Arlo Guthrie and a Silver Ami Award for best motivational performance. She has a doctoral degree from Harvard’s School of Education and continues her research on pitch perception. Penny also records music for both children and adults, and teaches in a variety of public and private settings.
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Do you think you can’t sing? Are you inhibited about singing in front of others? Then this is the DVD for you! Even if you think you have “tin ear,” you can train your voice to sing on pitch. Penny Nichols has a deep commitment to music and has devoted her life to encouraging people of all ages to sing. The ability to sing on pitch is one that Penny knows all people can develop, given care, understanding and the right tools. This one-hour DVD is an encouraging and enjoyable lesson that will turn “listeners” into singers. Penny will help break down your inhibitions, teach you about pitch perception and basic music theory, and get you started making wonderful vocal music.
| 1171 DVD$19.95 |
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This course will benefit anyone who likes to sing! Whether it's rock and roll, bluegrass, folk, pop or show tunes, these lessons are guaranteed to increase your vocal range, tone, power and stamina Through essential relaxation and warm-up exercises, Penny Nichols helps you to develop breath control, articulation, volume and projection. You'll improve your ear as well as your voice, and "transform your body" so that your singing becomes natural and easy. Learn to summon the energy you need to sing properly; get rid of annoying vocal cracks; develop a strong vibrato; create a "ribbon of sound" to do trills, melismas and other vocal ornaments; add rhythm and phrasing to your vocal performance; work on scales and intervals to reach those "hard to hit" notes, and much more. Penny Nichols is a professional singer, composer, producer and educator. She has performed with Jackson Browne, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt, Jennifer Warnes and many other folk and pop legends. Penny's powerful vocals earned her a platinum record with Jimmy Buffett, a Grammy nomination record with Arlo Guthrie and a Silver Ami Award for best motivational performance. She has a doctoral degree from Harvard's School of Education and continues her research on pitch perception. Penny also records music for both children and adults, and teaches in a variety of public and private settings.
| 1169 6 CDs $49.95 |
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