New Mixed Level I & II Class!

Vocal Technique & Performance:
Jan 15th – March 4th 2012

Dear friends and singers,

I am honored to present highlight video performances from previous Vocal Technique & Performance Classes. The video displays vocal students who are working on their craft. As that’s the only way to improve! I want to thank all the students who have performed and are sharing their presence, their image, their heart and souls, and most of all their voices!

Additionally, I am honored to present the next series of Group Vocal Classes starting Jan 15th!
 Registration has started and we are looking forward to hearing from you soon! 
To register for the class or private lessons with Alexys, click the Enroll button, sign up and pay online or please reply via email at alexy@alexysparis.com and reserve your spot. Group vocal classes at The Voice Studio provide you with the highest standard of group vocal instruction, fast results in a professional and fun environment.

A unique combination of Speech Level Singing® (*) technique instruction and performance coaching.


Level I: Introduction to vocal technique and performance

Prerequisite: Ability to sing a song in tune

Level II: application of technique and performance skills in a more advanced way
. Prerequisite: Level I or workshop “What is SLS? or “Getting To Know Your Vocal Instrument” and performance experience.

For a more detailed class description, go here: Group Vocal Class: 8 – Week Intensive

Calcium…
Do you have enough calcium in your diet? I thought I did, but I recently found out differently. There was a time when I took a calcium supplement, but I stopped thinking that I had enough since I was consuming a good amount of raw almonds, sesame seeds, algae and kale, all of which have excellent sources of calcium. But a holistic reflexologist recently told me I needed more calcium. This reflexologist came highly recommended and I’ll share more about her in another post. However, based on the information she received from my Spirit and Body (yeah, she’s got it like that, hum…) she told me I needed to take a calcium supplement for the rest of my life. At the beginning of this December, I started taking calcium supplements again.

However, I did not return to the previous brand of calcium I had taken, but switched to calcium products made by Country Life as recommended by the reflexologist. The main reason she recommends Country Life is because it has a proper 2 to 1 ratio of Magnesium (which many people know is essential when taking calcium) but more importantly, what many people don’t realize is that it also has a 2 to 1 ratio of Phosphorus, and I certainly was unaware that Phosphorus is also an essential element when taking calcium supplements. The reflexologist stated many health care practitioners are unaware that inclusion of Phosphorus in the Calcium supplement is important. I did not find Phosphorus included in any Calcium supplement when I did a little research on the internet, except Country Life. This was surprising to me, so I looked up what Richard Anderson, author of “Cleanse and Purify Thyself” had to say about calcium and phosphorus.

Although, many people consume pasteurized cow’s milk and believe they are getting their needed calcium, Richard Anderson noted the following: First, even unpasteurized cow’s milk is mucus producing and not genetically suited for humans, as it has much more phosphorus than calcium that inhibits the calcium from being absorbed and utilized by the body and should be avoided. As stated by Richard Anderson, even worst is pasteurized cow’s milk, …”Because of the abundance of phosphorous, protein, and chlorides, pasteurized cow’s milk is acid-forming and the body must use its own reserve of sodium, potassium, and calcium, from an already depleted supply in order to handle the excess acids…” That means pasteurized cow’s milk does not do a body good, and renders whatever calcium is in the milk unusable. I stopped consuming dairy products years ago, because it was way too mucus producing for me.

So I’m taking calcium with a 2 to 1 Calcium/Phosphorus ratio as created by Country Life until I learn otherwise. Just sharing….

In This Article & Issue

Gratitude
In this article, I state my Gratitude to all attendees and to those who were instrumental in making The Platinum Vocal Workshop a success.

In this newsletter issue, I share my personal tribute to Steve Jobs, as this is my Tribute To An Icon. Didn’t Steve Jobs invite the word Icon? Just kidding…

And in Health Tips
I share my recommendation to a book I read entitled Cleanse and Purify Thyself, and my experience with the Arise and Shine Cleanse, but first, Gratitude.

Gratitude
Again, allow me to thank all of you who attended The Platinum Vocal Workshop. Alexys Paris Voice Studio and Golden Bay Voice Studios have received much positive feedback from the survey of the event, which says it definitely was successful. However, as expected there is much room for improvement. And believe me, we will analyze the results of the survey to improve future events. If you have not yet taken the survey, you may still do so here: The Platinum Vocal Workshop Survey.

I intended to voice my Gratitude to those who were instrumental in making the workshop successful, but with so much occurring, I simply forgot. So here is a list of those who were key players in making the event a success: Kathy Kennedy and Katie Guthron of The Voice Studio, Tamika Chenin, Events Cooridnator for The African American Art and Culture Complex and the Complex’s staff, Mandolin Kadera-Redmond of Tuesday Tales, Tracy L. Reed of California Music Industry Summit, Larry Batiste of NARAS, Claytonven Richardson for donating his book entitled “The Professional Studio Vocalist” Naomi Bull and Larry Chew of KPOO Radio, Shelly Tatum, promoter of Shelly Tatum Presents, Ian Crombie of West Coast Songwriters, all the SLS Vocal Instructors who donated voice lessons and anyone else I may have missed.

Also…

I also must acknowledge and thank my partners Lorna Emata Goodwin and Claire Yarrington of Golden Bay Voice Studios. I thank DJ Twelvz for rocking the house. And of course I thank my friend Mr. RAab Stevenson who is an exceptional talent for Gracing us with his presence, his voice, and his knowledge of vocal styling.

From my Heart… Thank you! I hope you all did truly Enjoy…

Tribute To An Icon…

Celebrating Steve Jobs
Wow, it’s hard to imagine Steve Jobs is no longer with us in physical form, but then again, perhaps his greatest contribution to the world was his SPIRIT. A true Icon in every sense of the word, Steve Jobs literally transformed the world with so many of his and other’s inventions. Although a businessman, there was something artistic in everything he did. What a VISIONARY! I can say, I share at least two things in common with Steve Jobs. I love the MAC as he did, and we were both born under the zodiac as Pisceans. I will miss him.

I fell in love with Apple and Apple products almost from the company’s very start. It was the Macintosh that got me. I used to work in the accounting departments for corporations using PC’s and remembered, every time you had a question about how to use the computer, you had to consult the manual. It just didn’t seem right! It was 1989 when I got my first computer to do accounting for my bookkeeping clients under my startup company, AP Consulting. While the accounting world was 99% exclusively PC-DOS based, I bought a MAC! So you see, I’ve been a rebel for a long time! Me and Steve go way back! There were only about four accounting programs available for the MAC. But that made me no never mind; I was not spending my money on a PC with or without Windows! I bought and sold so many of them, I stopped counting. My friends would tell me I was Apple’s greatest salesman, and the reason they bought MAC. Steve, you owe me! I was so worried and concerned when Jobs was forced out of his own company and it appeared Apple would go the way of the dinosaur. Bill Gates and IBM must have been licking their chops, because truly Apple was on the ropes. Can you imagine a world without the Apple products we have today? Boring!

The demise of Apple was not to be. For the screen was set for the reemergence of Steve “The Visionary” Jobs to stage his comeback and tell the world to Think Different. No wonder some astrologers refer to Pisces as the comeback kid. Jobs to the rescue, and pulled Apple out, and all the way up over the top to be the second most valued company of today. Only Exxon Mobile has a greater value. Can you believe that! If you haven’t seen the footage of The Apple Company celebrating the life of Steve Jobs, where Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook speaks eloquently and recording artists Norma Jones and Cold Play give Heart-felt and Outstanding performances, here’s your chance: Celebrating Steve.

As a tribute to Steve Jobs, I’ve decided to buy an iPhone 4S and or an iPad and purchase the Steve Job’s biography via eBooks written by Walter Issacson and read it via my new iPhone or iPad… I know, I know, I would have done this anyway. But hey, now I have extra motivation, and I can always say Steve Jobs influenced me, and it wouldn’t all be untrue… Just my way of saying how much I admire Steve Jobs…

Cleanse And Purify Thyself
Did you know if you found a cure for cancer, its against federal law and against the law in 48 states in the U.S. to state that you have done so? Why would the federal and so many state governments pass laws so no one can say they’ve found a cure, even if they have? Doesn’t that seem over the top? It is stated that these laws are for the benefit of the medical establishment and the reason they are still on the books to this day. I didn’t know about this until I read Cleanse and Purify Thyself. Reportedly, there are many procedures that cure cancer, but most of them are barred from practicing in America, as to why so many people in the know who can afford it, go elsewhere for alternative treatments. You have to go out of the country to avail yourself of these alternative treatments because the truth of the matter is, they are not allowed to practice here in the United States. People who are raw foodhist know this and that those practicing holistic treatments must keep a low profile or they will be shut down. They cannot advertise the benefits people are getting from their treatments, because they will be out of business. Reportedly, the establishment doesn’t want you to know about it. People go to a wheat grass clinic in some parts of the U.S. and do a cleanse, alternative treatments and wheat grass and their cancer go away, but the masses never hear of it.

This and other information is what I learned while reading Cleanse and Purify Thyself. It was the first book I read on the subject, but there are many others. The book tells a story about Dr. Koch who had found a cure for various forms of cancer and had a very high success rate in treating patients. But he was hauled into U.S. court to account for his “misdeeds.” During the trail doctors who also worked along side Dr. Koch and testified on his behalf were reportedly killed. After several attempts on Dr. Koch’s life, he won the case but left the U.S. and became the top physician in the Brazilian government but was reportedly poisoned to death. Yet, the huge cancer organizations (you know the ones) raise billions of dollars for a cure for cancer, but have they found a cure? Are they really looking? The book quotes Linus Pauling as saying “Everyone should know that the ‘war on cancer’ is largely a fraud, and that the National Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society are derelict in their duties to the people who support them.”

I read the book to learn how to cleanse and indeed I did, but I also learned so much more I didn’t bargain for, but changed my life and the way I view the world. I talk a lot about the raw food diet and I tell people about my journey to becoming a raw foodhist. The book, Cleanse and Purify Thyself and the cleanse itself, the Arise and Shine Cleanse have significance in my life. I needed to cleanse to remove toxic waste that does not leave the body unless it is expelled in some effective manner. One may think that bowel moments clear everything eaten from the body. The truth is, even for a person who is thin in size but eats a regular American diet, has undigested food particles that build up in the intestines and never leaves unless he cleanses it away and out of the body. This is significant because I believe the holistic practitioners are correct when they state it is the toxic fecal matter that causes disease. So one of the most important things a person can do for health is cleanse the body on at least an annual basis.

I will always be appreciative to Patricia Thigpen of Arise and Shine Cleanse Support (yes they have an on call Cleanse Support Staff) who I believe may well have saved my sister’s life. My sister had traveled to her in-law’s house for a holiday celebration and got seriously ill from the food she had eaten. She couldn’t hardly get out of bed. I was very concerned. I could tell, my sister needed help fast and she wasn’t getting it from her local doctors. I called Arise and Shine Cleanse Support and arranged for Patricia to speak to my sister. She told my sister to drink the broth made from organic vegetables and my sister recovered. I bought the books and the cleanse for my sister and her family. Thank you Patricia and Arise and Shine!

The meat, the dairy products, the deep fried foods, the wheat, the sweets… etc that don’t leave the body, builds up and cakes up the intestinal walls keeping any good nutrition from flowing through the tiny pores of the intestinal walls and into the blood stream so the body can receive proper nourishment and healing. I didn’t know how the entire body got its nutrition until I read Cleanse and Purify Thyself. That was amazing to me. So, even a person who has eaten poorly for some years and then decides to start eating healthy, won’t receive optimal benefit because the walls of the intestines are blocked via toxic fecal matter keeping any good nutrition from seeping through the intestinal walls and healing the heart, the kidneys, the brain… etc. But by cleansing, we reset the body so healing can occur. Cleanse and Purify Thyself.

In This Issue

The Platinum Vocal Workshop
Learn To Stylize Your Songs
Here comes The Platinum Vocal Workshop! Great News. Due to the late launch of this event, the early bird price will be in effect until the day of the workshop. Skype is now available at both San Jose and San Francisco locations. Lorna and Alexys just spoke with RAab this morning and are ignited by his passion to pass on his knowledge. This encompasses everything from the audition process of shows like the X-Factor and The Voice to technique, performance to musicality. There will be Q&A opportunities throughout the class.

Remember, this is open to beginners to advanced singers. We will participate from our seats as well as observe RAab walk through the vocal styling process with volunteers on stage. There will be some vocal lesson give-a-ways from bay area teachers as well as other surprises. These three hours will fly by and won’t feel like a class. It’s more like a family reunion with the common bond of the love of singing. Be There

Also…

Health Tips

Find out about the wonders of E3Live and receive 10% off this and other skin care products from my friend and skin care specialist, Sylva!

Enjoy.

The Platinum Vocal Workshop with RAab Stevenson

The Platinum Vocal Workshop is a unique workshop to teach singers the art of stylizing their songs. Robert “RAab” Stevenson has a unique gift of hearing melodies, ascertaining broad styles of music and crafting vocal ideas that the singer can incorporate in their music. He also teaches singers methodologies to begin to create their own expression and interpretation. There will be Q&A opportunities throughout the class to answer questions you have.

It was in the summer 2008, at Speech Level Singing Vocal Camp where I met “RAab” (pronounced Rob) Stevenson. Everyone noticed him. He was out spoken, confident, very talented and enthusiastic about SLS. But what I have come to learn about him is, as talented as he is, he is also humble and he is very concerned with helping singers achieve their very best performances. He empowers singers to build their artistic vocal gifts and to know the business so as to protect and advance themselves. Put simply, RAab cares and its’ genuine. MORE

In Health Tips

The Wonders of Algae & E3Live

Algae: various vegetable life forms that grow in the marine environment is said by proponents of a vegetarian lifestyle to be the most nutritious food source on the planet. The very first food of the Earth, algae is said to provide over 75% of the Earth’s oxygen. Algae are considered a complete protein because all essential amino acids are present. This is why algae is considered a Super-food. It has been stated that according to nutritional test, algae’s digestive absorption of protein is three to four times greater than that of beef; whereas beef, all other meat and some plant based products, must be converted to the type of protein the body can use. In the case of animal products, they are difficult to digest, leave toxic waste in the body, raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart disease. Yet in studies of algae, they have been stated to provide excellent sources of enzymes that break down food in the stomach, making it possible for the food to pass through the tiny pores in the intestinal walls and into to the bloodstream for proper nutrition to all parts of the body.

One excellent source of algae is E3Live, a blue-green algae grown in Klamath Lake Oregon. Learn more about E3Live I buy my E3Live products from an excellent San Francisco based Skin-Care provider, Chez Sylva. Until Oct. 30th Sylva is providing a 10% discount off all products including E3Live

In This Issue

The Platinum Vocal Workshop
Learn To Stylize Your Songs
I am very excited to announce Alexys Paris Voice Studio is hosting The Platinum Vocal Workshop with RAab Stevenson Oct. 8th, in the North Bay, at The African American Art & Culture Complex, San Francisco. Actually, the entire Bay Area is being introduced to The Platinum Vocal Workshop. (More on that later.) Sponsors of this event are Thayers Natural Remedies, Event Electronics, Westinghouse, and Rode Microphones. Come out and learn to stylize your songs, hear excellent singing, and learn as much as you can. I am!

It was in the summer 2008, at Speech Level Singing Vocal Camp where I met “RAab” (pronounced Rob) Stevenson. Everyone noticed him. He was out spoken, confident, very talented and enthusiastic about SLS. But what I have come to learn about him is, as talented as he is, he is also humble and he is very concerned with helping singers achieve their very best performances. He empowers singers to build their artistic vocal gifts and to know the business so as to protect and advance themselves. Put simply, RAab cares and its’ genuine.

Also…

Making of an Association…
As stated earlier, the entire Bay Area is being introduced to music industry vocal coach RAab Stevenson in the first time collaboration of three local teachers and artist developers. Claire Yarrington, Artistic Director California Arts Theatre (in the East Bay/Orinda) and Lorna Emata Goodwin Voice Studio (in the South Bay/San Jose) along with Alexys Paris Voice Studio (in the North Bay/San Francisco) are all certified Speech Level Singing (SLS) instructors, and equal partners in sponsoring the visit of top industry professional RAab Stevenson. Private lessons to be held in Orinda Oct. 3rd & 4th sold out in 1 day. Private lessons are also scheduled for Oct. 6th & 7th in San Jose at Lorna Emata Goodwin Voice Studio, and on Oct. 5th & 9th in San Francisco at The Voice Studio. There are no available slots.

Bay area singers still have an opportunity to learn from RAab at one of two Platinum Vocal Workshops:  Oct. 7th in San Jose, and in San Francisco at The African American Art & Culture Complex Oct. 8th.

The music collaborative, known as “The Golden Bay Voice Studios” plans to offer events and guest artists of interest to the entire Bay Area at affordable prices, with top quality instruction that can be trusted.

And lastly but by no means least…

Health Tips
In this month’s addition of Health Tips, Ms. Abeba Wright unveils her raw food, Krazy Krackers that are healthier than eating bread made of wheat and dairy products.

So please, may I say again to this vocal enthusiastic readership… Enjoy!

The Platinum Vocal Workshop with RAab Stevenson

I am very excited to announce Alexys Paris Voice Studio is hosting The Platinum Vocal Workshop with Robert “RAab” Stevenson Oct. 8th, in the North Bay, at The African American Art & Culture Complex, San Francisco. Actually, the entire Bay Area is being introduced to The Platinum Vocal Workshop which will reiterate the concept of singing with both technique and style. Both are necessary as technique, i. e., “Speech Level Singing Technique” can be applied to any genre.

RAab Stevenson, a fellow Certified SLS Vocal Technician, is also extremely skilled in broad styles of music which makes The Platinum Vocal Workshop truly unique. Moreover, The Platinum Vocal Workshop is a unique workshop that teaches singers the art of stylizing their songs. Stevenson has a unique gift of hearing melodies, ascertaining broad styles of music and crafting vocal ideas that the singer can incorporate in their music. He also teaches singers methodologies so they begin to create their own expression and interpretation. Sponsors of this event are Thayers Natural Remedies, Event Electronics, Westinghouse, and Rode Microphones. Come out and vocally participate, hear excellent singing, and learn as much as you can. I am!

It was in the summer 2008, at Speech Level Singing Vocal Camp where I met “RAab” (pronounced Rob) Stevenson. Everyone noticed him. He was out spoken, confident, very talented and enthusiastic about SLS. But what I have come to learn about him is, as talented as he is, he is also humble and he is very concerned with helping singers achieve their very best performances. He empowers singers to build their artistic vocal gifts and to know the business so as to protect and advance themselves. Put simply, RAab cares and its’ genuine. MORE