Blog entries and episode notes for

This episode is all about what I do and how I do it with rerecording my four part, a cappella Christmas song, Christmas Angel. What I do as a singer and then how I record as an amateur recording engineer and the tools I use. By the way, in the podcast I mistakenly call my Oktava condenser microphone a MK-619 instead of a MK-319. Here is the list of links promised in the the podcast.

Sonar Home Studio 6XL - cakewalk.com

E-MU 1212M Soundcard - emu.com

Yamaha MG 10/2 Mixer - yamaha.com

Oktava MK-319 Condenser Microphone - www.oktave.be

Marshall MXL 2001 Condenser Microphone - mxlmics.com

Episode 13 (player launches in a new window)

This is a chronological overview of four major singing techniques that became popular in succession, named for the people who made them popular: The Stanley Technique, Vennard Technique Richard Miller Technique and Speech Level Singing, The Seth Riggs technique.


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I was looking back on what I've done in this blog and did a little research and found this gem out on the internet, the from the Daily Herald quote I'm about to use is pretty self-explanatory, except for one thing I'll clear up after...(The quote is a link to the original article, which will open in a new window)

The Lions were able to hold their pork chop dinner and bingo on Sunday inside the pavilion at Lions Park, and the beer garden remained open.

All other Sunday events were canceled, but again, people rose to the occasion.

Instead of playing only three hours as scheduled, entertainers Pete and Tim played for seven and a half hours at the beer garden, according to Al Lee, Lions Club treasurer and beer garden manager.

"Even though most of us were wet and muddy, we had fun," Lee said. "A lot of my friends said it was the best Elburn Days ever."

Episode 11 - Click to listen

This episode was prompted by Radiohead's offering of the digital version of their CD boxset using a "name your price" fee structure. It got me thinking about how you can get your music out to be heard and be paid for it as well. I briefly review 6 sites with what they offer and how they pay. here are the links for those sites (all links open in a new window):

Community sites
SOUNDCLICK - soundclick.com
Project Opus - projectopus.com

Lable style business sites
CD Baby - cdbaby.net
Sell Music Direct - sellmusicdirect.com and sister site buymusicdirect.com

Podsafe sites
Podsafe Music Network - music.podshow.com
IODA Promonet - iodapromonet.com


...Podcast hosts in my live show and their shows...
Sydney Chase - The Indigo Room:Creating Our Reality - Mondays and Fridays from 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET
Kim - Girls Night In - Every other Wednesday at 8:00 pm CT
La Sal - The Other Side Speaks - Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ET


'You got something to say...to ME?!?' Then call and leave a message (in the US) at 206.350.8955 and your message could show up on my next episode. (standard call rates apply)

In this episode we'll take a look at the blurring of the lines between genres and styles, how it happened and who was responsible. Add taking a look at what hasn't changed and then how it can all affect the performer and you have this talkcast.

Episode 10 (launches player in a new window)

This episode talks about the rhythm of situations and finding the balance in any given situation between creating music and doing what you're paid to do... or not paid to do, just about being a pro even when you don't want to.


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This episode is an interview with Gary DeVar, a friend and someone I perform with on a regular basis, president and co-founder of Devar Creative, Inc. based in Woodstock, IL, singer, writer, producer and the only Mime I know with a degree in voice. Gary talks about performing, collaboration and what it takes to make art across multiple disciplines, while making a living at it all. See DeVar Creative, Inc.'s website at devarcreative.com (launches website in a new window)

Listen to Episode 8 (launches player in a new window)

Discussion on What a well trained voice can do for you in day to day experiences


Episode 7 (launches player in a new window)

Labor Day experiences and beyond.

Episode 6 (click to launch player in a separate window)

Discussion about singers and sickness.

Episode 5 (click to launch player in a new window)

Share your Bad gigs that ended right and your Bad gigs that turned worse.

Episode 4

What makes a good singer good. Who do you think is a good singer and why?

Episode 3 (click to launch player in a new window)

Some of the topics that will be covered are what to look for, where to look, what you should expect.

Episode 2(click to open in a new window)

Here are the website addresses with search capabilities for teachers that I mentioned in the podcast itself.

Music Teachers National Association
www.mtna.org

National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
www.nats.org

Speech Level Singing
www.speechlevelsinging.com

This is the first of my Podcasts that you can download or listen to here. This one is about Auditions and Contests. A look at how auditions and contests work, what you can do to help yourself and a look at a success story. What do YOU do to make it through?

Episode 1 (click to launch player in a new window)

I've decided to give something a try that might help me be more regular in updates in its own way. I'm going to try a podcast. I recently found a new service called Talkshoe, which allows for the recording and storage of interactive podcasts. I think this blog really fits there, especially since I tend to work better with feedback. And that's what this allows. If you sign up for a Talkshoe account, you can participate in the podcast by voice via telephone or VoIP, or you can sit in a chat room listening to the live podcast and basically use chat text features. And once the live session is finished, you can download or listen to past episodes as well as subscribe to one via RSS feed.

If you want to check it out live, once you've created a free Talkshoe account (if you just want to listen with no feedback options, you don't have to create an account) search for either the title of the podcast which is Common Time: The Aural Report or by the talkcast ID# 42450. That will take you to a page where you can find out when the next podcast is scheduled or listen to past podcasts. Everyone is welcome, come and listen or talk or type... whatever you want. And if you have any ideas about what topics you'd like to talk about, drop me an e-mail at jim@jamesgoodrich.net

The topic of my first podcast will be Auditions and Contests. If the urge hits stop by and see what this is all about.