Sing Confidently, Live Creatively - Singing Tips for Musical Theatre Actors, Vocal Exercises, Vocal Technique, How to Sing Better
Hi performers! Welcome to the Sing Confidently, Live Creatively podcast, a show for professional and pre-professional performing artists who want to build confidence in their singing!
Are you intentionally pursuing a professional career as a musical theatre actor but your voice is not as powerful or reliable as you'd like?
Do you want to feel confident in your voice at auditions or on-stage, but don’t know how to develop your vocal technique?
Do you wish you could learn how to belt, mix, improve your vocal range, or sing riffs, but you don't know where to start?
I get it! Hi, I’m Estelle, a Professional Singer, Actor, and Voice Teacher in my online studio, Creatively Performing Arts. I also teach and music direct locally in North Carolina at various music studios and theaters!
I grew up performing, but everyone kept telling me to save the arts for retirement or the weekends. So after college, I went to medical school, thinking that was the safest path. But I realized I had those creative passions for a reason and couldn't stay in a career that hid my gifts. So, I decided to leave. Dramatic, I know, but I'm in theatre after all!
After I left medical school, I started a Masters in Music and Music Education at Columbia University (hybrid) and developed my voice intentionally while helping other singers along the way. I began to build confidence in my dreams and my voice beyond what I'd ever known!
I want to help you do the same - build confidence in your singing voice so you can live your creative dreams!
On this show, you will learn how to sing with more confidence, how to train your voice consistently, how to prepare your songs for auditions, how to belt, how to develop mix technique, how to breathe properly as a singer, and more!
You’ll get mindset tips to help you take action on your creative gifts in spite of imposter syndrome, self-doubt, rejection, and fear of what people think.
With incredible guests, from Broadway performers to a Latin Grammy award winner, to local theatre and music artists, and my own current and past experiences, this will be your one-stop shop for all things singing, performing, and creative inspiration! Plus, you’ll hear lots of fun musical theatre references!
Alright choir lovers and theatre-kids-turned-theatre-adults, this is your time.
Start singing with CONFIDENCE today!
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Hey friends! Today, we're doing something a little different. I'll be recording the podcast live tonight on Instagram @creativelyperformingarts ! Come with your questions about whether it's selfish to be an artist, fear of starting to sing, act, and dance, and how to move through these to start using your creative gifts with confidence!
→ Join the weekly, inspiring email list HERE! → You'll also get the free Confident Performer Workshop replay if you sign up this week!
→ Don't forget to JOIN THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Hey performers and creatives! Today's episode is a live I did a couple weeks ago about how it takes both practice and putting yourself out there to build confidence as a singer and performer.
I get into some practical ways you can do this and inspire you to take that step of courage to just start. Listen in!
Keep creating 💜
→ Join the weekly, inspiring email list HERE! → You'll also get the free Confident Performer Workshop replay if you sign up this week!
→ Don't forget to JOIN THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Hey performers and creatives! Today's incredible interview is with Mofetolu, of Mofetolu Music, a musician, singer-songwriter, and producer who recently released his debut album, Unvoiced! He shares how he got started as a musician (and how you can too!), the challenges he's faced, how his faith has inspired his music, the impact of community on his creativity, and how we can all overcome perfectionism to use our gifts. I loved talking with him, as I know him personally to be such a genuine and encouraging person, so I really think you'll enjoy our conversation!
Listen in, let us both know what you think, and share it with someone who needs to hear it too!
Let's keep helping each other live creatively.
Keep creating 💜
→ Connect with Mofe!
Stream Unvoiced by Mofetolu!
Follow Mofetolu on IG!
Mofetolu's website
On Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube: @mofetolu
→ Referenced:
My interview with Ife Winz
→ Don't forget to JOIN THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY!
→ Join the weekly, inspiring email list HERE!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Hey hey performers and creatives, here is part two of my conversation with Emma Nussbaum and Phillip Rast of Narrow Way to Broadway! Emma and Phillip are co-hosts of NWAY TO BWAY, the podcast and blog all about highlighting Christian artists in the theater industry and empowering artists along their faith journeys. You will hear about them going from dreaming of Broadway and studying musical theatre to trusting God's leading to use their creative gifts in unexpected, incredibly beautiful ways.
→ If you're READY to do your creative thing in 2023 with boldness, join the FREE, Confident Performer Workshop THIS Thursday, February 2nd at 7pm! Sign up HERE and don't forget to JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY!
Let Emma, Phillip, and I know what you thought by screenshotting this episode, posting it in your stories and tagging them @nwaybway and me @estelleavbuere / @creativelyperformingarts and we'll repost you! And please share it with someone who is looking to be inspired in their creative journey.
Keep creating 💜
→ Connect with Emma and Phillip!
Follow Narrow Way to Broadway on IG!
Follow Emma on IG!
Follow Philip on IG!
Narrow Way To Broadway website
Listen to Narrow Way To Broadway podcast!
→ Join the weekly, inspiring email list HERE!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Hey hey performers and creatives, get ready to be INSPIRED, challenged, and blessed in today's episode! This is part one of my conversation with Emma Nussbaum and Phillip Rast of Narrow Way to Broadway! Emma and Phillip are co-hosts of NWAY TO BWAY, the podcast and blog all about highlighting Christian artists in the theater industry and empowering artists along their faith journeys. You will hear about them going from dreaming of Broadway and studying musical theatre to trusting God's leading to use their creative gifts in unexpected, incredibly beautiful ways.
Let Emma, Phillip, and I know what you thought by screenshotting this episode, posting it in your stories and tagging them @nwaybway and me @estelleavbuere / @creativelyperformingarts and we'll repost you! And please share it with someone who is looking to be inspired in their creative journey.
I love you and appreciate you so much! Never forget it! Keep creating 💜
→ If you're READY to do your creative thing in 2023 with boldness, join the FREE, Confident Performer Workshop on Thursday, February 2nd at 7pm! To sign up, JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY!
→ Connect with Emma and Phillip!
Follow Narrow Way to Broadway on IG!
Follow Emma on IG!
Follow Philip on IG!
Narrow Way To Broadway website
Listen to Narrow Way To Broadway podcast!
→ Join the weekly, inspiring email list HERE!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Here's a mini-dose of INSPIRATION mixed (haha, pun not intended) with practical, tactical brilliance (Hamilton reference 🙂 ). If you get lost in all the words like chest voice, head voice, mixing, etc, honestly same! Here's what I've learned so far, and I know it will help, so be sure to apply these tips and let me know how it goes! I also hope this reminds you to start wherever you are and be open to the process of developing as an artist. Listen in and take action!
→ DON'T FORGET! Join the free, Confident Performer Workshop on Thursday, February 2nd! To sign up, JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY!
→ Join the inspiring, weekly email list HERE!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Hey friends, today's episode is going to encourage you SO much! Tiffany Byrd Harrison is an actor, video creator of comedic skits, and founder of Redemption in Media, a production company. She shares about pivoting her perspective from "failing" to learning, being committed to her artistry and faith in God, the importance of discipline and technique for actors and all creatives, her vision for Redemption in Media, and knowing there is someone waiting for your creativity on the other side of fear. I learned so much and I know you will too!
Let Tiffany and I know what you thought by screenshotting this episode, posting it in your stories and tagging her @tiffanybyrdharrison and me @estelleavbuere and we'll repost you! And share it with someone who is looking to be inspired in their creative journey.
I love you and appreciate you sooo much! Happy MLK day as well, let's continue to fight for racial equality and establish justice everywhere we go, including in the arts.❤️
→ DON'T FORGET! Join the free, Confident Performer Workshop on Thursday, February 2nd! To sign up, JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY!
→ Referenced: The YouVersion Bible
→ Connect with Tiffany!
Follow @redemptioninmedia on IG
Follow @tiffanybyrdharrison on IG
Tiffany's youtube channel
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/tiffanybyrdharrison
Redemption in Media: redemptioninmedia.com
Redemption in Media Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/truefammedia
→ More about Tiffany!
Tiffany Byrd Harrison is an actor & performing artist from Northern Virginia who now calls Atlanta, Georgia home. She began her career as an actor in musicals such as Sister Act and In The Heights before falling in love with video production.
In 2020, Tiffany launched a YouTube channel that features Comedy Sketches & Conversation on faith and culture. With consistent engagement across all platforms, her unique storytelling style has earned her over 1.6K subscribers and thousands of monthly views. Tiffany is the owner of Redemption in Media, a film production company dedicated to shifting the entertainment industry with innovative films that encourage people to heal from brokenness.
Tiffany is a wife of creative partner, Joseph Harrison, and is on mission as a disciple of Jesus Christ, who is calling creatives from all corners of the earth to glorify Him in the arts.
→ Join the weekly, inspiring email list HERE!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Happy New Year!
Today, I share a mini-episode about my heart for the show this year! My relationship with Jesus has literally saved my life and given me the desire to create to glorify God and serve others, so I want to let the light of creating with Christ shine this year! If you're curious about that, listen in. I can't wait to inspire you to use your God-given creative gifts in singing, acting, and dancing this year!
→ Don't forget to JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY and connect with other performing artists and let me know what you thought of the episode! Let’s inspire and connect with each other!
→ Join my email list HERE!
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Thank you so much for being with me this year! And thank God for bringing us this far in our artistic journeys! Today's episode is the last official one of the year. This is a live video recording I did for today's podcast on my IG @creativelyperformingarts where I reflect on this year and look forward to more creative inspiration in 2023. I also offer some encouragement to you as you go through ups and downs as a singer, dancer, actor, and artist.
Lastly, I share about the FREE, LIVE WORKSHOP coming up in January 2022 that will be all about building confidence as a singer and performer! I can't wait to see you there! Be sure to JOIN THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK so you can automatically be added to the waitlist for the workshop! 💜
I hope and pray you will keep singing, dancing, acting, and using your God-given creative gifts as we enter 2023. You are not alone, I am cheering you on.
→ For Christmas this year, give yourself or someone else the gift of singing! Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ Again, JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY and connect with other performing artists and let me know what you thought of the episode! Let’s inspire and connect with each other!
→ Join my email list HERE!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Today, I share some of my process over the last couple of years to learn about mixing vs. belting, vibrato, singing musical theatre, and really getting to know and LOVE my voice! I share a couple of things that have helped me become more confident as a singer, performer, and creative by helping me love my singing. If you've struggled with comparison or self-doubt as a singer, I hope hearing my story on this episode will gives you some insight into learning to love and appreciate your own God-given abilities as a singer!
I also share about the FREE, LIVE WORKSHOP coming up in January 2022 that will be all about building confidence as a singer and performer! I can't wait to see you there! Be sure to JOIN THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK so you can automatically be added to the waitlist for the workshop! 💜
→ Ready to SING? Come try Beginner Voice Coaching with me! → Visit www.creativelybyestelle.com/sing or click HERE to schedule today!
→ Again, JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY and connect with other performing artists and let me know what you thought of the episode! Let’s inspire and connect with each other!
→ Join my email list HERE!
→ To support this show, please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW on Apple Podcasts. It would mean so much :)
→ SHARE this with a friend if you were inspired by this episode!