Maxine Montgomery Singing Studio

Maxine Montgomery Singing Studio Lessons for kids, adults and teens available
Music theatre - Pop - Classical - Jazz

For singers wanting to find their authentic voice, our 1-on-1 weekly lessons are a safe place where students are empowered to follow their own path of vocal discovery.

Sundays.I flit between running around like a crazy person to get everything done, and binge watching Brooklyn-99.Note to...
27/01/2024

Sundays.
I flit between running around like a crazy person to get everything done, and binge watching Brooklyn-99.

Note to self: it is OK to do just the most needed task and then take some time for genuine rest and relaxation.

Hope you have the Sunday you most desire.

All of the CHOOKAS to the cast and crew of The BallaRat Pack's Heathers for their final night! Use the promo code Freeze...
27/01/2024

All of the CHOOKAS to the cast and crew of The BallaRat Pack's Heathers for their final night! Use the promo code FreezeYourBrain for a 20% discount to tonight's show.
Book at https://www.trybooking.com/COBEL

End of the holidays.Back to school looms.Last few days of the break.However you're feeling and whatever might be on your...
26/01/2024

End of the holidays.
Back to school looms.
Last few days of the break.

However you're feeling and whatever might be on your to-do list for this long weekend, I hope you're doing well.
Bring kindness to yourself across these days.

Me? I'm choosing Harry Potter, cups of tea, and a sound dose of antihistamines as I work through the last pieces of organisation before term starts on Monday.

How are you spending your long weekend?

I absolutely love my job. 💖Making you my focus and helping you work on your singing game? Well, that's my jam! Drop me a...
24/01/2024

I absolutely love my job. 💖

Making you my focus and helping you work on your singing game?
Well, that's my jam!

Drop me a message and we can chat about all the goals you have for your singing.

🚗 Car or 🚿 shower?Where do you shine the most?Acoustics are great in the shower.Dashboards drumming backs up your awesom...
24/01/2024

🚗 Car or 🚿 shower?
Where do you shine the most?

Acoustics are great in the shower.
Dashboards drumming backs up your awesome vocals in the car.
You can do a little dancing in both places.

For me, it's the car.
Which one is your preferred stage? Tell me in the comments 🎤

OK. Yes. It is one way to learn a song, certainly. If you need to learn a song today and perform it tomorrow, then absol...
23/01/2024

OK. Yes. It is one way to learn a song, certainly.
If you need to learn a song today and perform it tomorrow, then absolutely, go for it.
Is it the best way to learn a song? I have to go with no, it isn't.

When you learn a song solely through repeat listening, a few things can happen...
🎶 you take on all of the singers nuances and habits, the good and the bad.
🎶 you lose out of the chance to know of the songwriter's intentions.
🎶 you become a carbon copy of the recording.

When you learn a new song, use a copy of the sheet music so you can accurately learn the song as the composer intended. From there, you can add your own artistry and nuances. Enjoy the creative freedom in adding your own musical choices to the song.

And hey, once you know the song from personal study, then have at it - jump on to Spotify and listen to every version available of the piece. Borrow rhythms from one version, take inspiration from the vocal colours in another recording, but also be discerning in which elements you choose not to emulate.

Use all your resources to support your artistry.
You'll thank yourself when you do.

There's more to singing than singing.Stay with me here...There are many complementary skill areas you can explore to sup...
21/01/2024

There's more to singing than singing.

Stay with me here...
There are many complementary skill areas you can explore to support your vocal development, and you don't even need to make a sound if that's your desire on any given day.

🎶 grow your music reading abilities with an online music theory course
🎤 better understand your instrument by learning about your vocal anatomy. Once you know what's in there, things often make more sense - it takes away the guess work
🧠 develop mental techniques to buoy your confidence as you go into your next performance
❓something else perhaps? You yourself will likely know what you would best benefit from.

It all adds up to making you a well rounded and versatile singer.
What will you choose to focus on this month?

20/01/2024

It's the weekend.
Time for the important questions! 😋

A vocalist in my choir - I'll call her Caroline - told me a story about singing while she was at school. During a massed...
19/01/2024

A vocalist in my choir - I'll call her Caroline - told me a story about singing while she was at school. During a massed choir pratice, one of the teachers was walking up and down the rows of students, listening to each one as they sang.

And when it got to be her turn, the teacher pointedly told Caroline:
"You - mime".
(If time travel were possible, I'd go back and give the teacher a piece of my mind 🤬)

It took her years to get over this incredibly hurtful comment. She loved to sing, but Caroline was robbed of her joy. It's only been recently that she felt brave enough to give singing another go, and it has been my absolute pleasure to support and encourage her during rehearsals.

Don't let other people's regrets sh*t on your goals.
Sing your heart out and don't let anyone get in your way.
To quote Nike, just do it!

Happy Friyay, folks!!Heading into the weekend, I think it might be me, my couch, my crochet hook, and the tennis on the ...
19/01/2024

Happy Friyay, folks!!

Heading into the weekend, I think it might be me, my couch, my crochet hook, and the tennis on the TV.
Holidays are nearing an end, so I reckon now is a good time for a calm weekend with not much on the cards.

How are you spending your weekend?

Hey there, awesome singer!!!I see you, jumping into your singing pratice without a warm up.I know, I know...we've all do...
18/01/2024

Hey there, awesome singer!!!
I see you, jumping into your singing pratice without a warm up.
I know, I know...we've all done it.

We tell ourselves all sorts of things:
"It doesn't matter" 😯
"I'll use my song as a warm up" 🎤
"I don't have time". ⏰

But you know what?
A quick warm up is always going to be better than no warm up.
Even five minutes will make the difference.

🎶 Start with an SOVT (a semi-occluded vocal tract exercise. It might sound fancy, but it's simply making sound that's not on an open vowel - like Zzz, Ng, Mmm).
🎶 Go onto something that moves the voice - scales are great for this
🎶 And then get your mouth in on the act - think sung tongue twisters.

You can find these excellent exercises and more in the Warm Me Up app.

Self-care.We hear it a lot.We hear it so much that it sometimes starts to lose importance. "Yeah yeah, I'll get to me to...
16/01/2024

Self-care.
We hear it a lot.
We hear it so much that it sometimes starts to lose importance.
"Yeah yeah, I'll get to me tomorrow".

Do it today.
Do it now.
Make time for you today.

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Ballarat, VIC
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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 3pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 9pm

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