Cafecito with the Coach

If our lives are filled to the brim with activities and tasks, there's no room for fresh creativity to flow. Melissa shares a heart-to-heart about how she's made room, both professionally & personally, for the music, projects, and things that feel most authentic to her, and inspires you with some ideas that will give you the courage to say YES to the things that feel most like you. Be...

Voice teacher, business & marketing coach, and fellow singer Allie Tyler shares a cafecito with Melissa and talks about how the best avenue to finding ourselves and embracing fun & flow is through rest. Allie also shares her artistic origin story - how a classically trained singer found fresh inspiration through electronic music and ways we can get back to singing & songwriting as self...

Vocal improvisation is actually more structured than you think it is. Melissa gives you a mini-voice lesson with ad lib tools you can sing before the end of the episode! Get registered for her AD LIB & IMPROVISATION FOR BEGINNERS singing class, coming up on Monday, March 20th. Members inside the START SINGING™ program get $10 off of class registration! For more information, visit www.mvcperfor...

Embarrassing moments on stage DON'T have to derail us from ever singing again. Melissa shares 3 of her less-than-ideal performances, what they taught her, and how we can show up with a better awareness of how to enjoy the moment.  Get on Melissa's email list for more information about her upcoming group singing classes. Members inside the START SINGING™ program get a discount! For more inform...

New York-based voice teacher, Gabriel Weiner, joins Melissa for a virtual cafecito to talk about what makes us unique as singers & teachers.  Why do our origins stories matter? Why do we need to think about mental health as it relates to voice lessons? What's the fine line between inspiration and mimicry when we see & hear other artists? Gabriel helps us answer these questions and chal...

Melissa offers helpful ways to begin addressing what our voice is doing and unlock the mental blocks that may be holding us back from singing in a way that feels & sounds free! To work with Melissa, visit www.mvcperformance.com to book your FREE 15-minute consultation, get more information on private lessons, or begin your training with the START SINGING™ mini-program. Be sure to follow, leave...

Melissa shares her experience with getting harsh online critiques and offers a tool that will ground you as an artist.  Firm Foundation Statement:  I am a (musical genre) artist, reaching my audience through (live concerts, YouTube, or your medium of choice) so that they can experience (emotion, thought, or inspiration). From THE CONFIDENT ARTIST EXPERIENCE © MVC PERFORMANCE 2022 Be sure...

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