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Maintain your rhythm while on vacation

When you’re on the road for summer vacation, it’s easy (dare we say normal) to veer off course and forget your musical routine. Lugging around an instrument isn't practical and vocal warm ups aren't likely to be appreciated by your neighboring traveler.

So what can you do in order to keep your practice routine on track during the summer holidays?

Here are a few listening exercises that can actually help you improve your musical capabilities.

Fill up on tips to help you improve

When we learn a song or an instrument, we sometimes tend to overlook simple but important details due to ease and ignorance. And yet, these little details can be extremely useful! Here’s a lengthy list of little details that will help you improve.

Spotlight on one of Karaoke Version's own: Michel

With instruments strewn around his house and a lineage of musicians, it isn't a surprise that Karaoke Version's very own interface designer, Michel, plays six instruments! Two to three hours of practice per day along with regular performances for his traditional Irish band, Michel's got music in his blood.

Here, he shares some tips he's learned over the years.

World Music Day celebrates its 34th anniversary

Originating in France in 1982, World Music Day began as a festive way for the French to take to the streets and welcome the first day of summer. Celebrated every 21st of June, thirty-four years later, the event is now celebrated in over 120 countries around the world.

The objective: spread the music and have some fun! Musicians of all backgrounds, levels and genres, take to the street to provide free concerts, open jam sessions and even practice time, all to the listening pleasure of the public.

Find out what’s going on in your neck of the woods this June 21st:
makemusicday.org
musicday.org.uk
fetedelamusique.culturecommunication.gouv.fr

Vibrato, what is it and the key to it

Whether you are playing an instrument or using your voice, vibrato is an important effect that can greatly color your interpretation of a song. Before attempting this effect, it is recommended that you have mastered (or at least have a solid basis) of technique as without it imperfections become as noticeable as the attributes. The right notes, the correct breathing….these are all fundamental prerequisites to know before launching into vibrato.

Spotlight on one of Karaoke Version's own: Noémie

For Noémie, our Customer Care Advocate, music is life. Growing up in a musical environment, her life has always centered around music. As a drummer and guitarist, she tours with her group Black Luna, organizes concerts for up and coming bands passing through Europe and in the spare time she has left she practices alongside other passionate musicians.