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Get ready singers..... Registration for my elite singing program Singing Transformation starts tonight and lasts for one week, or until slots fill up (whichever comes first). Be sure to sign up for alerts at the web address below or in my bio so I can email you the link when everything opens tonight at 6pm EST. I'll be emailing a 4th video in my singing series that answers all your questions about how I designed Singing Transformation, what you can expect, cost and levels of enrollment, some of which include personalized instruction from me. So be sure to stay tuned! Looking forward to this next roster of super cool singers omg! #singing #singingtransformation #voice #findyourvoice #voicelessons #voiceteacher #onlinecourse #singinglessons #feliciaricci

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Part 2 of my free singing webinar is now live! SingingTransformation.com/webinar2 ---------------------- This lesson breaks down exactly how to practice on your own. Im going to describe why it may have been hard for you in the past to make progress with conventional voice lessons and teach you how to (1) set clear goals for your practice, (2) understand which "mode" of practice youre in, (3) pace yourself so there's a clear beginning, middle, and end to your practice. ----------------------- Im signed in live right now to answer your Qs and comments! SingingTransformation.com/webinar2

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Taught three amazingly cool and fun choral groups today at my high school alma mater, the Wheeler School in Providence, RI! Pictured here are some young folks from middle school chorus... you can probably tell how I feel about teaching them by my GIGANTIC SMILE. Other classes included the high school chorus and the "18 Wheelers" performance a cappella group, of which I was a member ten years ago. Some of our exercises included: lip trills, breath work, baby cries to activate resonance and (my new personal favorite) the MONKEY HOOT. (If youre curious about that, its a resonance exercise and tactic for expanding range; I describe it in more detail in my upcoming Singing Transformation course revision). ANYWAY! So impressed by how enthusiastic all these students were --and how in touch they were with their voices. Thank you to Wheeler for having me!

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Happy new year! I'm wearing a sweater on my head

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#Christmas at my family's house means: incredible amounts of food, board games, weird renditions of "Wonderwall" while my bro plays guitar and I sing nonsense backup. What did you do today?? Any fun holiday traditions?? (at Christmas at Casa Ricci)

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Love means accidentally wearing the exact same shirt to the gym, jk it feels weird, jk I love it #twinsies (at 5 years of dating)

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Part 2: This is what my sister snapchats me.

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There's a first time for everything, including waking up at 5:30am for a Skype interview with Scott Mills on BBC Radio in which I will teach some people to sing an Irish Christmas song. #life #UKtime #realbedhead (at My Kitchen, 5:30am)

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When it comes to Christmas spirit, I waste NO TIME. Who else is out buying a ridiculous holiday outfit you will soon regret? raise your hand and high five me (at I am a Christmas Monster)

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My Sia video just passed 1,000,000 views on YouTube! Thank you to all who watched and shared! xo Fel (at youtube.com/madameunreality)

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This is what my sister snapchats me.

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Here's another lil vocal warmup to add to your singing toolkit! BWAH on a 1-3-5-8-8-8-8-5-3-1. This one helps to focus your sound in the front of your face and pop it out in the mask, which will help you to grow your belt an mixed voice singing. If you keep the sound small (not too loud, but laser focused) you might find that you can very easily apply a chestier, mouth-ier tone to these notes, even as you move through your vocal break. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* When doing this vocal warmup, be sure you take a nice 360 degree inhale down below in the diaphragm and then use the "B" sound of the BWAH to build up a bit of a bottle stopper effect on the lips. Then release the air and let the sound almost "pop" open to a BWAH. It's not really a big feeling, just a focused sound on the front of the lips. I kind of make fish lips when I do this, and it helps to keep the breath and sound crackling in front. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Important: I'm also keeping my jaw quite unhinged in back to accommodate the pitch as it gets higher. As pitches get higher, they need somewhere to resonate, and if you don't open the back of your throat (as if you're laughing or yawning) EVEN as you are closing your mouth, the pitch will fall flat and you'll find yourself tending your throat to accommodate. Try this simple warmup to middle-top of your range and let me know how it goes!! xo Fel (at FeliciaRicci.com)

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Here's a quick vocal warmup for ya! ZZ-EE-AAH on the pattern 1-3-5-8-8-5-3-1. This is great for (1) activating your breath and focusing the sound in the ZZ so it buzzes forward in the face (where my finger is), (2) keeping the tone focused as you open up slightly to sing "EE," and then -- and this is the key part -- (3) keeping that feeling of forward focus in the front of your face even as you open up to an AAH (which is more open and therefore spread, and can sometimes feel harder to focus or "aim"). So you sort of trick yourself into singing "AH" with the focus of an "EE." You don't have to go crazy high or low for this, but try it out, ascending and descending, and let me know what you think! #singing #singingtips #vocalwarmup #vocaltip #singer #howto #howtosing #voice #voicelesson #exercise #practice #warmup (at SingingTransformation.com)

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If I sit next to you on Amtrak you *will* be featured in a secret #felfie, end of story

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Every summer from age 8 through 18 I did a musical theater camp called "Fantasy Works." This was a beautiful time in which everyone sang showtunes in parking lots on the weekends. Here I am as Bonnie in "Anything Goes," a role that required tap dancing and a vague accent that can best be described as "gangster's girlfriend." Check out that shiny quilted dress baby. #memories (at The Golden Years)

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The site that hosts my course "Singing Transformation" only gives you a few options for video thumbnails... When I uploaded a new Q&A clip today that answered some students' questions about "mask" resonance, this was what I got. How could I NOT pick it? Also I'm introducing the hashtag #videothumbfail to the world, let's see if it catches on (it won't) (at SingingTransformation.com)

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Today I had the pleasure of coaching my super cool student Savannah who trekked it in from Harrisburg, PA! We worked on creating resonance by stretching out her face and unhinging at the back of the jaw- my favorite cue being "look like a scary clown!" (Which actually really helped?) Savannah is wise behind her years and did an amazing job summarizing the complete plot of "Next to Normal," while I listened in awe and talked about Aaron Tveit's pectoral muscles. She's also enrolled in my online course #SingingTransformation so it was sweet to share that common vocabulary as we worked. 🎶❤️yayyyyy #singing (at SingingTransformation.com)