COLLAB CORNER: A Guest Blog Post by Sari Weinerman

Tim and I are thrilled to start a new series on the blog called CLIENT CORNER. In this series, we'll be featuring posts by guest artists- artists who are active parts of our growing  IVS Community as both creatives and collaborators. If you'd like to contribute a piece of writing,  please send it to hello@innovativevoicestudio.com! 

I've Got Skills....They're Multiplying 

By Sari Weinerman

Just like an elite athlete, a singer at the top of their game needs to be connected to their body and  understand how to use it. This is why I love that IVS uses Ken Doherty’s Five S’s of Sports  Training, to train their singers for the stage. 

The Five S’s are Stamina, Speed, Strength, Skill, and Spirit. While each of these S’s is  extremely significant, I want to focus in on one. Skill. Skill is defined as the ability to  do something well. When it comes to the voice, there are several aspects of the  technique that we must be skilled at. But what about the other skills it takes to be a  professional singer? 

Beyond vocal skill, singers need to be good at self-discipline, at finding opportunities  to use their voice, at keeping their instrument healthy, at leveraging their network to  make connections, the list goes on and on! 

When we take a moment to really break down the tasks of singing or performing into  the skills they require, something really cool becomes clear. We see that our singing  skills are highly useful, not just for making pretty sounds, but for so many other things  as well. In a time where many singers are not being employed to sing, we CAN be  employed for using those same exact skills, just applying them to different tasks. 

Here is a list of skills, that singers innately hone from fulfilling the task of singing or  performing: 

Assertiveness 

Charisma 

Flexibility

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Empathy 

Outspoken 

Self Starter 

Storytelling 

Resilience 

Creativity 

Communication 

Detail Oriented 

Articulate 

Public Speaking 

Taking Risks 

Goal Setting 

Efficiency 

Scheduling 

Multi-Tasking 

Endurance 

Accuracy 

Professionalism 

The list could be way longer, but I’ll stop here to make a point. The first time you read  this list, I’m sure you immediately nodded your head in agreement, thinking about  how each of these skills applies to you as a singer or a performer. 

Well, what if I told you that these skills were actually compiled from popular job  postings for positions in all different industries? Yes! Employers in tons of other  industries, also look for these EXACT skills. In other words, the skills that make us  great at singing and performing are in demand elsewhere. 

That is why I built Make It Work: A performer’s guide to Making Work Offstage. In  this four week workshop, we discover how to identify the skills we already have, what  training we can readily pursue, and how to find jobs we would be great for, so we can  stop surviving and start thriving. The trick is, figuring how to tell the story of your  skills to obtain these other opportunities, offstage. Be job-ready in four weeks. 

Get more info on Make it Work here. 

Registration is open: Sign Up Here! 

Stop feeling that scarcity, and step into possibility!  

~ Sari