Bern Tan AEA, NATS

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    Need recording equipment?
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Need recording equipment?

    Very cool resources provided by the NYPL for those living in the city: https://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/tech-kits Yes, you can borrow...
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    Vocal Gears for Distinct, Sustainable Character Voices
    Bern Tan
    • Jan 3, 2021
    • 11 min

    Vocal Gears for Distinct, Sustainable Character Voices

    Many of us have pivoted towards more VO and animation work during the pandemic. Here’s a summary of 8 vocal gear areas my students tweak...
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    How to practice, Part 1: Putting motor learning theories and principles to work for you
    Bern Tan
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    How to practice, Part 1: Putting motor learning theories and principles to work for you

    Cognitive science continues to help us make strides in understanding what is involved when we pick up new skills by motor learning. While...
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    How to practice, Part 2: Putting motor learning theories and principles to work for you
    Bern Tan
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 7 min

    How to practice, Part 2: Putting motor learning theories and principles to work for you

    This post is about breaking down the tradition block practice into smaller pieces. Before: I used to do more blocked practice, where I...
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    Accompaniment track resources
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Accompaniment track resources

    Many of us have moved to online voice lessons and online performances this spring, and with this comes the need to find accompaniment...
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    Zoom audio settings for voice lessons
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Zoom audio settings for voice lessons

    This newly published finding out of the New England Conservatory shows Zoom outstrips three other platforms (including FaceTime) in...
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    So spring break is over... now what?
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    So spring break is over... now what?

    Dear students returning from spring break and grappling with how this semester has completely changed, We've all probably received our...
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    Need help with debilitating pre-audition or pre-show anxiety?
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Need help with debilitating pre-audition or pre-show anxiety?

    Here are some resources I've found helpful. Feel free to chat with me about any of these. "How to Make Performance Anxiety an Asset...
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    A gathering of the self-taping tips
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    A gathering of the self-taping tips

    Self-tapes are here to stay, and we can probably expect them to be even more widespread moving forward, post COVID-19. Here's a...
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    Maximizing your online voice lessons
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    Maximizing your online voice lessons

    Here in New York City where performers have probably easier access to voice teachers than elsewhere, we are in the months ahead facing...
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    Arguments for balancing your book
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Arguments for balancing your book

    No, not your check book, your MT audition book. As a voice teacher, my community of pedagogues and I have common stories of how some...
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    Learning lines and lyrics
    Bern Tan
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Learning lines and lyrics

    In helping fellow actors prepare for auditions and shows, I'm always curious to learn about other's preparation processes and to see how...
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