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🎙️ Episode 46 of the Fearless Singer Podcast is live! Join me, your host Mel Lathouras, as I dive into my latest adventure—signing up for a Stand-Up Comedy Course and performing a routine in front of a live audience for graduation.

There were many pearls of wisdom gained through this little old escapade.❤️‍🔥🙌🏻 🎤

I’ll share the powerful lessons from this experience and how they relate to the magic of the jam session—where musicians cut their teeth and learn the ropes on the bandstand.

Plus, I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of the Fearless Singer Jazz Club, an 8-week (6 Live Training Sessions) course designed to help you become a confident, powerful jazz singer armed with all the tools for your success and most importantly, joy. 🎶

I’ll be hosting free live training on Facebook at the Fearless Singer Jazz Club leading up to the course. Don’t miss out!

Tune in, and let’s explore the transformative power of stepping out of your comfort zone and learning to embrace discomfort. 🙌🏻🧿✨

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Transcript

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G'day,

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welcome to episode 46 of the

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Fearless Singer podcast.

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Today is going to be a solo cast.

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I have some exciting guests

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planned for the next few weeks,

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so please stay tuned.

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I wanted to pop on today and

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just give a bit of an

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update because so much has

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happened in a very short

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space of time over the last few weeks.

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So many life learnings that

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honestly will change my

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life forever and I want to

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share that with you today and maybe

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Because we're all being

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directed by the same cosmos.

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Maybe you've also

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experienced something

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similar over the last few weeks.

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And also just give you a bit

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of an update as to what is

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happening in Fearless

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Singer HQ slash land.

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There are some exciting

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things coming up and I just

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wanted to share that with you.

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So let's get started.

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Well,

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the exciting thing is I will be

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relaunching the Fearless

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Singer Jazz Club.

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So that is a six-week live

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training on how to get

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yourself on a stage in

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front of a jazz band

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singing beautiful jazz standards.

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You will learn a whole set of songs,

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but not just that,

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all the subtle nuances of the style.

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phrase and, you know,

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make musical choices.

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Experimenting with jazz language,

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knowing what the jazz language is,

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how do we also, how do we obtain that?

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How to communicate with your

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band before the performance,

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so communicate the musical

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ideas or the arrangement that you have,

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as well as how to cue them

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during the performance so

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they know when you want to end.

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all those nuts and bolts

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things that sometimes scare

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us a bit as singers.

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And rightly so.

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It's only, it's only been a, gosh,

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a recent thing since

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probably a few years ago

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where I learned that to be

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able to do this isn't being

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rude to your band.

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It's,

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clear communication as to

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this is where we stop uh to

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end the song so that's the

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sort of things that we're

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going to learn in the

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fearless singer jazz club

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as well as six songs which

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is pretty much a set it's a

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45 minute set providing

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that you've got two soloing

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instruments in the band as

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well as yourself uh doing a

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little bit of a scat a

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little bit of a scat that sounds uh

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not terribly, you know, exciting,

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a big scat, a big confident scat.

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And you'll be learning also

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how to get started with

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improvisation as well.

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So that's,

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I'm really excited about that

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because I love teaching jazz.

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It's like, it's my, it's my jam.

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And I will be also offering

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free live trainings in the

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Fearless Singer Jazz Club Facebook group,

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which you can access now

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for free if you just

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register for the Fearless

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Singer Jazz Jam.

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What is the Fearless Singer Jazz Jam?

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Well, let me tell you,

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it's also another beautiful,

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creative baby of the

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Fearless Singer Jazz.

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community it happens well it

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has been happening every

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couple of months it started

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at the end of last year at

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the bearded lady here in

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west end it's now moved

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over to it's still a secret

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at this point in time and

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we just had our second one

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for the year just there on

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sunday and it was just

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stunning it was such a

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fantastic afternoon all of

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the singers were just

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glorious our band was

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beautiful dynamic supportive

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And it was just a lovely

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electric atmosphere.

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It always is at our jazz

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jams as well as at our

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Fearless Singer showcases,

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which our Fearless Singer

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members take part of.

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And yeah, lovely audience, lovely vibe.

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So that's the jam.

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It's basically,

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it's a little bit different

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to other jazz jams or jams

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in general here in Mianjin, Brisbane.

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in that it is curated.

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So there is also a coaching element to it.

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So when you sign up, when you register,

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I talk you through the process of,

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you know,

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getting your branding assets together.

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So your, you know, your, your promo photo,

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a small bio so that I can

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also promote you on my

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platforms on Instagram and Facebook.

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and share your wonderful

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story and also I get your

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charts in advance and your

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arrangement ideas so I can

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give that to the band

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earlier so they can yeah

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just feel like feel a

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little bit confident that

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they you know they know oh

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okay this is what this

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person is doing this is

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this is the time feel you

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know this is the key

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signature this is they want

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a four bar intro they want

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this as an outro so getting

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a bit of an idea first

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before they they go to the gig

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it just makes everyone feel

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that little bit extra safe

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keyword safe you know oh I

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can feel a little bit more

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confident than usual

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because I know that the

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band has had my charts for

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a week at least as a

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minimum so yeah it is a bit

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of a it's a bit more

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created than just rocking

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up with your chart and then

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giving it a go which I

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think is amazing you know

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to do that as well there

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are so many fantastic jams around

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town here,

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and I have to say one of the

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best ones that I take part of,

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I still take part of,

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and also Fearless Singer

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members take part in as well,

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is the Brisbane Jazz Club

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Jam that's organized by Ingrid James,

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who is just, again,

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one of those big hearted singers,

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really very much about

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providing opportunities for

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other singers as well.

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So if you would like that

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experience of that rush of, okay,

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I'm just going to take my

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chart and give it to the

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bed and see how it goes.

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And also test out your chops,

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your communication chops.

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That is a fantastic jam to get started on.

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And it's still also very

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loving and supportive as well.

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uh gems are honestly such a

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great opportunity to yeah

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cut your teeth you know try

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out those new skills go for

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those musical risks you

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know that you've been

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you've been trying out in

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the practice room you know

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you learn so much on the

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bandstand you really do

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it's like any kind of job really

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You know,

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we know that we learn more when

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we're doing the thing,

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when we're on the job.

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I felt like as, you know, I'm a,

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I'm a qualified high school teacher.

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I was a high school teacher

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for four years and I

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learned way more in my prac

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than I did at university.

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And that's, you know,

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that's just the truth.

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I'm not even going to try

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and apologize for that.

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It's the truth.

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I mean,

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the content provided at uni is very

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fascinating and, yeah, that's what it is.

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It's fascinating.

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It's interesting.

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But you learn more in the classroom.

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It's the same as being a singer,

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an instrumentalist.

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You learn more on the

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bandstand while you're doing it.

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You learn how to communicate

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with the people on the stage.

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You go, oh, that chart is incorrect.

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Oops.

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I put that coder in the wrong place.

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You know, and you learn also,

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I think what's really important,

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you learn the art of being uncomfortable.

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You know,

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it's just one of those

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unavoidable things is discomfort.

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And the more you can embrace

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it and be okay with it,

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Honestly, the world will open up to you.

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You know,

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you will surprise yourself with

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what you can achieve when

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you are okay with being uncomfortable.

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When you're okay with that feeling of,

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you know, those fear pangs in your chest.

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They're just there.

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I'm just going to deal with it.

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I'm going to sing through it.

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I am going to prove to

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myself that I can show up.

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I can turn up on the stage

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and just be the most I can

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be in this moment, you know,

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and share what I know in this moment.

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I'm not going to try to do

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more than what I know.

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I'm just going to be truthful,

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authentic in this time and

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space and be a delight, you know,

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you know, be really,

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be chill with your band.

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help them as much as

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possible understand what it

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is that you want.

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And then you'll see their shoulders go,

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they can just chill out and

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they can make mistakes if they need to.

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And they know that you're

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not gonna turn around and go,

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you know,

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or that you'll make a mistake and

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then try and blame them.

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I think that's always the

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fear of instrumentalists is

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that the singer is going to

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stuff up and then go, it was me,

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it was them.

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So as much as we can show

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that we're not going to do that,

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we're just, you know, we're comfortable.

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with being uncomfortable,

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with going to do our best, you'll,

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everyone will just relax

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and it will be so joyous.

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It doesn't matter what comes

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out of your bloody mouth.

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It will feel great.

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And your audience will be

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receptive to that.

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They'll give you that feedback and,

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or even if they don't, who cares,

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you know, it'll just, it'll be lovely.

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And that's,

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that's the beauty of performing.

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And that's the beauty of having that space,

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that opportunity to do it.

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And I always encourage, you know,

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after you've done one or two jams,

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you get out there and start

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doing paid gigs.

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You should be getting paid for it.

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You know, if you love it.

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I don't believe in, you know,

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people doing things for

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free for too long.

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You get yourself out there

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and you charge what you're worth.

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That's a whole new podcast

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episode on we really need

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to start valuing ourselves as musicians,

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performers.

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And, you know, and it is a huge,

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it's a huge offering that

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we are providing society

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and that needs to be

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reciprocated in energy and

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money is just energy.

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You know, that's all it is.

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And if that person in the

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audience doesn't have the money,

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they can give you a good

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little plug on social media

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or give you a kind word or even a smile,

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something.

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There needs to be that reciprocity.

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And actually,

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please go and Google the law

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of reciprocity.

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It's a powerful universal

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law that we should all be aware of.

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we're all part of an

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ecosystem and we're all, you know, we're,

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it's all about give, take, give, take,

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give, take, give, take, give, take.

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It's, it's, you know, and,

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and the more we can embrace that as, as,

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as creatives and really

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understand our value in,

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in that ecosystem,

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I think things will change for us.

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And, and this is, like I said,

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a whole other podcast episode,

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which I'll save for a later,

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juicier date.

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But let's keep talking about

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the juiciness of doing

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things that are uncomfortable.

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Remember I told you a few

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weeks back that I signed up

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for a comedy course and

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part of that was to do stand-up?

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I did it.

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I did it and it was bloody awful.

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I was awful.

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Oh, no, hang on.

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No, no, no.

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let me retract that I

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thought I was awful at on

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the night because it was

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after a long day um some of

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you know that I do I do on

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mondays I work at a school

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so it's an early start I i

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work with the the choirs

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and little vocal ensembles

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during the day it's a

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beautiful gig oh my god

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it's so good I love

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teaching young people they are just

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They give me hope that, you know,

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the world will go on

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because there are just

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remarkable young human

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beings who are going to

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basically save us.

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Not to put that pressure on

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their shoulders just now, but they,

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I believe they will.

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So, yeah,

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I had a long day doing that and I

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was tired and, yeah, I had to come home,

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freshen up and then get to

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the Sit Down Comedy Club in

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Paddington here in Mianjin and, yeah,

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just really put all of the

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principles that I teach to

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practice because, yeah,

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know um bloody hell the idea

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of standing up and trying

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to make people laugh trying

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to make people laugh that's

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where we go wrong we don't

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want to try uh is is really

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daunting especially

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especially when you're

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tired you know and you've

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just gone and memorized a

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five minute script and

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you're like oh how am I is

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this all gonna come out okay

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Uh, and yeah, I did, I just didn't,

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I didn't feel, I wasn't feeling it,

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but I did my best.

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And of course, you know, I'm a show woman,

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so there's obviously I've

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got the chops and was able

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to be engaging and, you know, did the,

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the crowd work.

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I think to be fair,

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I'm better at improvising

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and crowd work than I am at

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writing a script and memorizing it.

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I'm just going to put that out there.

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Uh, and yeah, it was okay.

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But I was so proud of myself.

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I was proud of myself that I did it.

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And I also paid to have it filmed.

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So that was part of the, um, you know,

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as a bit of an extra,

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you could get a professional, uh,

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film made of it.

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and I'm so glad I did it was

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the best 120 bucks I've

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ever spent because I

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thought I was I kind of

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thought even though I was

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like yeah yeah you're a

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good performer and you know

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you're you're obviously

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dynamic up on stage that's

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what you do uh I thought

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that really wasn't that

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fucking funny like I wasn't

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really I wasn't even

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laughing at my own jokes I

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think that's always a good sign and uh

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So it was good to watch it back and go, oh,

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people are actually laughing.

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You know, it is, you know, it is, you know,

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in parts funny.

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And, oh, my God, you are incredibly funny.

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dynamic and engaging like I

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was actually watching

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myself like going oh and

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you know giving myself a

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little clap so I'm like

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you're watching yourself

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dude like that's pretty

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funny conversations that I

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have with myself when I'm

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watching stuff back uh and

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Yeah, and I saw that, yeah, no,

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actually my best work is the audience,

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you know,

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crowd work in the spot in the moment.

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And I went over time.

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My five-minute bit was

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actually ten minutes.

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That was the biggest learning that, yeah,

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you really need to – that's

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something very tangible.

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If I want to keep doing comedy,

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you have to work on – you

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can get literally –

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Well, not fired,

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but you won't be invited

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back to do gigs if you go

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over your five minutes

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because you're essentially

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stealing time from other people.

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Obviously, this was like a graduation,

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you know, they were a little bit more,

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you know, the lovely person that runs it.

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Fiona McGarry, please look her up too.

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She's on Instagram and

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Facebook and please do her course.

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It was so phenomenal,

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so well put together.

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Uh, yeah, it was just, yeah, really,

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I was lucky.

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Sorry, let me go on.

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I went off on a bit of a tangent.

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I was lucky that it was just, you know,

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it was training ground,

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which essentially this is

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what our jams are as well.

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They're just training grounds, you know,

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to learn.

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take data from and then

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implement into our practice

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and to be thinking about so

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that when we are doing the

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professional engagements, we know better,

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we do better.

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When we do our next year, we know better,

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we do better.

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You know, so my thing now is, you know,

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there's been a few weeks in

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between that stand-up

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comedy graduation night,

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but my plan is to get out

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there and do more of that

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because it fucking scares me.

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And...

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I'm learning so much about

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performing more about

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performing you know this is

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this there's no end

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destination with this stuff

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you know we're constantly

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learning about this craft

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which is so exciting to me

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so yeah it was it was

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wonderful because it was an

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experience I could collect

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so much data from is one

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script it and time it you

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know these are these are

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very basic things that we

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can be doing um two your

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strengths are in this this

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and this not so much on

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this this and this and also

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seeing other people perform

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as well and there were

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better comedians there

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that um and that was okay to

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acknowledge that like I

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guess moving away from that

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whole 3d hierarchy you know

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um better that's probably

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not the best word but there

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were people there that were

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more familiar with the

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craft you know a little bit

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further along on their

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journey than me that was

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really inspiring because I

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went oh that's the format

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Not so much.

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So I told a bit of a narrative, you know,

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and which is like that

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Billy Connolly style comedy,

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which I grew up on and loved.

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But actually I've gone, oh, okay,

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maybe move away from the

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narrative because that way

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you feel like you want to

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get all those details in

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and that's where your time

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starts to expand.

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Yeah.

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How about you get a theme

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and treat it as like a

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couple of vignettes,

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maybe three vignettes max, you know,

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for your five minute and

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link it back to the theme and make it,

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here's the setup.

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There's a gag.

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Here's the setup.

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There's a gag.

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Here's the setup.

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There's a gag.

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So it was good to see it

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modeled by people a bit further along.

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So then I can,

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I can see and feel the rhythm of, of

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Oh, that's what I meant to do.

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Okay, great.

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And this is what Fiona meant

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when she said this,

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this and this in the course material.

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So this is why it's great to do a course,

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but also follow it with a

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performance because then, you know,

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the content then makes way

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more sense after you've done it.

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And also it just reminded me

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again that we don't have to

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be perfect at this stuff.

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You know,

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especially when we're new to the game,

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even if we're further along,

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it doesn't matter.

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To always be learning,

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always to be growing means

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that we're alive.

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You know, it's just,

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it's part of the gig of

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being human and being

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creative and a performer.

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It's really about embracing

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it and loving it.

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So that was that experience.

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And actually,

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I just realized it really

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ties in beautifully with

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this episode about the jam,

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giving yourself those

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opportunities to cut your teeth.

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And also give yourself the

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opportunity to learn the skills.

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Sign up for the courses.

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If the Fearless Singer Jazz

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Club doesn't align,

00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:11.682
there are other courses out

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there that you can do.

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Just do a little bit of a search online.

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There's some incredible

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artists from all around the

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world that are offering jazz courses.

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you know, jazz courses.

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There's also wonderful apps.

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One of our beautiful

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fearless singers who's also

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very well known in the

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music scene is a gigging performer.

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Paula Hackney uses Scatability app.

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I think it was created by Michelle Weir.

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There's so many tools out

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there for all of us.

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Get them.

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Work with them and then give

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yourself the opportunity to try it out.

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And this is where the gems come in.

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Apologies for being repetitive.

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I know I keep coming back to those points.

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So if that appeals to you.

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this idea of getting up and performing,

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I've got, we will have two,

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I've got two more dates

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coming up for the Fearless

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Singer Jazz Jam.

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I can't announce them yet

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because they need to be

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confirmed by the booking agent.

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So please,

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or the venue that I like to have those at,

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host those at.

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So if you would like to do a

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Fearless Singer Jazz Jam,

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Please,

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I'll put the link here and also if

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you go over to fearlesssinger.com,

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you'll see there's a link

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there to register for the

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Fearless Singer Jazz Jam.

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That just means that you're

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on a bit of a waiting list,

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but you will have to go

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through and just do a

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couple of extra little things.

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You don't have to do it straight away,

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which is part of the registration is to,

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I will help you also write your bio and

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And it kind of gets everything organized.

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So as soon as that date's

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released and if you're available,

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you're in.

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You're doing the jam.

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And like I said,

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there is some coaching

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around getting you ready

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for that as well.

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And it's all free.

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It's all free because I am

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very big on providing those

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opportunities for you.

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Why?

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And this is really exciting

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to always talk about this.

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Why?

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Because Fearless Singer is

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about elevating singers.

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Because my personal belief

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is that our voice is

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something powerful and special.

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It carries our unique qualities, our DNA,

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our lifestyle.

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story our not just our life

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story but also our

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ancestors stories it comes

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through our voice and in

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the form of of energy you

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know and I I do believe we

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can heal people with with

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our with our song with our

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our spirit you know uh it's

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not that we are healing

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them but we I guess

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you know,

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operating on a higher frequency

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and when that person,

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that audience member is

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permeated with that,

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it has the power to also

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bring them into a higher

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frequency as well.

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Or even if we want to move

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away from the spiritual talk,

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even if it's just you up

00:23:19.500 --> 00:23:21.021
there being your authentic,

00:23:21.082 --> 00:23:23.544
beautiful self might be

00:23:23.624 --> 00:23:25.565
enough for an audience member to go, oh,

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I'd love to do that.

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I really want to do that.

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That person's doing that.

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I can do that too.

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And that is healing.

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That's powerful.

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So it's not that we are healers.

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We're just the conduits for

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healing for people.

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And that's why it's, for me,

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I just think it's really

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important to find that stage for people,

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you know, to provide that opportunity.

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And like I said,

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I mentioned the Brisbane Jazz Club Jam.

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If you are keen to do that as well,

00:24:01.675 --> 00:24:02.175
it is an excellent,

00:24:02.496 --> 00:24:03.836
Excellent opportunity to

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sing at the Brisbane Jazz Club.

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Ingrid is beautiful.

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She always books incredible

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players as well.

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It's a lovely atmosphere.

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So if you're interested in doing that,

00:24:15.045 --> 00:24:15.805
please reach out.

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I can shoot you through her email as well.

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And, yeah,

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there's a lot of great things

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happening in this space, in this city,

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in this very regional city of Mianjin.

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So yeah, that's that.

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That's that update.

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If you would like to

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register for the Fearless Singer Jazz Jam,

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do that.

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And while you're in that,

00:24:43.342 --> 00:24:44.241
there's a Facebook group

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that's dedicated to that.

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And then you'll also receive

00:24:46.743 --> 00:24:48.825
some free live trainings

00:24:49.384 --> 00:24:51.385
leading up to me launching

00:24:51.445 --> 00:24:52.547
the Fearless Singer Jazz Club.

00:24:53.483 --> 00:24:56.028
Now, I am not in the business,

00:24:56.849 --> 00:24:57.692
even though it's free,

00:24:57.711 --> 00:24:59.756
I'm not in the business of

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providing fluff, fluff, fluff, fluff.

00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:03.583
It is practical advice.

00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:07.622
useful powerful tools that

00:25:07.842 --> 00:25:08.883
if you just take some of

00:25:08.923 --> 00:25:09.824
those principles in the

00:25:09.864 --> 00:25:11.144
free trainings and start to

00:25:11.184 --> 00:25:12.566
implement them you will

00:25:12.846 --> 00:25:14.987
find there are changes in

00:25:15.027 --> 00:25:16.347
your singing in your

00:25:16.387 --> 00:25:17.769
confidence and your life so

00:25:18.789 --> 00:25:20.750
please come and be part of

00:25:20.790 --> 00:25:22.772
that and yeah and

00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:25.381
if you decide that that

00:25:25.560 --> 00:25:26.761
that's enough for now then

00:25:26.801 --> 00:25:28.262
that's great I'm I'm happy

00:25:28.343 --> 00:25:29.963
I'm that makes me so happy

00:25:29.983 --> 00:25:31.324
I just want to be of

00:25:31.364 --> 00:25:34.445
service um that's basically

00:25:34.486 --> 00:25:37.948
it and if you are keen to

00:25:38.048 --> 00:25:39.048
if you've made it this far

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by the way thank you if you

00:25:41.150 --> 00:25:43.491
are keen to also wink wink

00:25:43.612 --> 00:25:45.492
wink get the fearless

00:25:45.512 --> 00:25:47.153
singer jazz club for free

00:25:48.114 --> 00:25:48.974
if you sign up to the

00:25:49.075 --> 00:25:50.695
fearless singer membership

00:25:52.435 --> 00:25:55.239
uh which is it's it's it's

00:25:55.338 --> 00:25:56.519
live coaching every monday

00:25:56.580 --> 00:25:57.721
night if you can't come on

00:25:57.741 --> 00:25:58.583
the monday night there's

00:25:58.643 --> 00:26:00.744
replays available so

00:26:00.805 --> 00:26:02.365
there's a it's a vocalizing

00:26:02.405 --> 00:26:03.267
session so you're working

00:26:03.287 --> 00:26:05.368
with your voice uh learning

00:26:05.429 --> 00:26:07.090
about your vocal instrument

00:26:07.131 --> 00:26:08.251
so the function

00:26:09.545 --> 00:26:10.766
or the instrument and the

00:26:10.786 --> 00:26:11.967
muscles and the function.

00:26:13.768 --> 00:26:13.988
You know,

00:26:14.028 --> 00:26:15.148
you're showing up for your voice

00:26:15.528 --> 00:26:16.009
every week.

00:26:16.409 --> 00:26:19.471
We also do life coaching as part of that.

00:26:19.851 --> 00:26:23.192
So there's a big chunk session of,

00:26:23.653 --> 00:26:26.335
we do a reading and that's

00:26:27.036 --> 00:26:28.156
a framework for the week

00:26:28.676 --> 00:26:30.278
that we keep each other accountable.

00:26:30.657 --> 00:26:32.479
There's also vocal challenges.

00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:34.319
There is also a,

00:26:35.780 --> 00:26:37.642
truckload of resources in

00:26:37.663 --> 00:26:38.462
there because it's been

00:26:38.502 --> 00:26:39.884
going for over a year now

00:26:40.124 --> 00:26:42.506
so there's heaps heaps of

00:26:42.546 --> 00:26:45.146
classes in there uh also

00:26:45.208 --> 00:26:46.528
too once a month we do

00:26:46.647 --> 00:26:49.109
themed classes so and they

00:26:49.150 --> 00:26:50.151
go for a bit longer than

00:26:50.191 --> 00:26:51.951
the usual check-in they go

00:26:51.971 --> 00:26:53.333
for about two hours and

00:26:53.532 --> 00:26:54.334
they're about different

00:26:54.374 --> 00:26:55.394
topics and they can range

00:26:55.493 --> 00:26:57.635
anything from songwriting

00:26:57.655 --> 00:26:58.876
or getting started with

00:26:58.916 --> 00:27:00.877
songwriting going deeper with songwriting

00:27:02.779 --> 00:27:04.082
nervous system regulation,

00:27:04.102 --> 00:27:06.104
so toning your vagus nerve,

00:27:07.746 --> 00:27:10.490
singer branding, mindset,

00:27:10.829 --> 00:27:12.392
vocal anatomy and function.

00:27:12.491 --> 00:27:13.953
So there are actual classes

00:27:13.993 --> 00:27:15.635
in there that you can watch right now.

00:27:17.282 --> 00:27:19.804
once you you're in uh and

00:27:19.824 --> 00:27:21.904
then and then be coming

00:27:22.005 --> 00:27:23.506
every monday night as well

00:27:23.645 --> 00:27:24.546
and being part of our

00:27:24.665 --> 00:27:26.227
incredible community who

00:27:26.287 --> 00:27:28.267
are doing such amazing

00:27:28.428 --> 00:27:30.949
things we've got people

00:27:30.989 --> 00:27:33.209
doing one woman shows we've

00:27:33.269 --> 00:27:36.050
got uh an actor who is now

00:27:36.171 --> 00:27:39.211
a singing performing drag king we have

00:27:40.813 --> 00:27:41.814
An already established

00:27:41.854 --> 00:27:43.055
singer in the scene now

00:27:43.115 --> 00:27:44.757
doing festivals and

00:27:44.797 --> 00:27:46.057
creating really big

00:27:46.077 --> 00:27:47.199
opportunities for herself.

00:27:47.239 --> 00:27:48.380
So honestly,

00:27:48.881 --> 00:27:50.721
people from all walks of life

00:27:50.843 --> 00:27:52.023
doing incredible things and

00:27:52.183 --> 00:27:53.244
all beautiful and

00:27:53.325 --> 00:27:56.028
supportive and really there

00:27:56.127 --> 00:27:57.469
to cheer you on.

00:27:58.089 --> 00:27:59.530
Power of community is just

00:27:59.590 --> 00:28:00.291
something that...

00:28:03.340 --> 00:28:04.561
You don't have the words to

00:28:04.622 --> 00:28:06.784
describe how awesome it is.

00:28:07.544 --> 00:28:08.025
So, yeah,

00:28:08.785 --> 00:28:09.786
that's what the Fearless Ingram

00:28:09.826 --> 00:28:10.445
membership is.

00:28:11.027 --> 00:28:11.646
Also, too,

00:28:11.686 --> 00:28:15.329
I just want to put out there that, yeah,

00:28:15.369 --> 00:28:16.770
this will be the only way

00:28:16.810 --> 00:28:18.952
to work with me also over

00:28:18.972 --> 00:28:22.255
the next year and maybe even moving on.

00:28:24.457 --> 00:28:30.141
So, you know, come in and benefit.

00:28:30.981 --> 00:28:33.503
And also get the Fearless Singer Jazz Club,

00:28:33.544 --> 00:28:35.246
which by the way, wink, wink, wink,

00:28:35.306 --> 00:28:37.067
will be way more,

00:28:37.667 --> 00:28:39.128
it will cost more than the

00:28:39.209 --> 00:28:41.651
actual fee of being in the membership,

00:28:41.691 --> 00:28:43.051
which is $500 a year.

00:28:43.071 --> 00:28:44.773
It's a 12-month commitment.

00:28:46.553 --> 00:28:47.432
five hundred dollars for

00:28:47.573 --> 00:28:49.594
over 50 classes and all

00:28:49.634 --> 00:28:51.974
this free resources and and

00:28:52.134 --> 00:28:55.355
a lot of you know you a lot

00:28:55.375 --> 00:28:57.756
of that support leading up

00:28:57.776 --> 00:29:00.217
to the jams as well oh my

00:29:00.257 --> 00:29:01.517
god I just get such

00:29:01.576 --> 00:29:02.897
incredible feedback from

00:29:03.218 --> 00:29:05.018
punters that have come to

00:29:05.057 --> 00:29:06.999
the jams that have seen

00:29:07.019 --> 00:29:08.838
where our fearless singers

00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:10.480
have started off and seeing

00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.960
them now that I just just

00:29:12.039 --> 00:29:13.800
even last sunday that I just like oh

00:29:14.835 --> 00:29:16.676
they are their minds are

00:29:16.696 --> 00:29:20.479
blown so yeah you you do

00:29:20.499 --> 00:29:22.181
you do get the

00:29:22.221 --> 00:29:23.342
transformation if you do

00:29:23.382 --> 00:29:24.762
the work in our fearless

00:29:24.782 --> 00:29:27.065
singer group and you also

00:29:27.164 --> 00:29:28.726
get the love and support of

00:29:28.826 --> 00:29:29.886
a of a community

00:29:30.406 --> 00:29:32.028
So I'll put the link to that too.

00:29:32.067 --> 00:29:33.567
So that's the Fearless Singer membership.

00:29:34.949 --> 00:29:37.289
It's a 12-month membership.

00:29:38.190 --> 00:29:39.170
You do have the option to

00:29:39.210 --> 00:29:40.111
sign up just for three

00:29:40.151 --> 00:29:41.191
months if you want to check it out.

00:29:43.951 --> 00:29:45.633
You get more of a discount

00:29:45.692 --> 00:29:46.712
if you sign up for the year.

00:29:47.732 --> 00:29:49.614
And, yeah,

00:29:49.653 --> 00:29:50.614
you'll get the Fearless Singer

00:29:50.634 --> 00:29:51.494
Jazz Club for free,

00:29:51.555 --> 00:29:52.714
which will be priced

00:29:52.914 --> 00:29:55.455
because it is going to be –

00:29:55.455 --> 00:29:57.357
You'll be learning six songs,

00:29:58.239 --> 00:29:59.160
going through the nuts and

00:29:59.200 --> 00:30:00.961
bolts of improvisation,

00:30:01.521 --> 00:30:06.346
learning the harmony, going deeper,

00:30:07.449 --> 00:30:08.910
and also live trainings.

00:30:09.810 --> 00:30:12.272
So it will cost more than

00:30:12.933 --> 00:30:14.875
the cost of our yearly membership.

00:30:15.717 --> 00:30:17.018
So you might want to jump in on that.

00:30:18.294 --> 00:30:20.115
Alright, so I guess, yeah,

00:30:20.836 --> 00:30:22.137
that's all I have to report.

00:30:22.258 --> 00:30:23.959
I've got some, like I said,

00:30:24.058 --> 00:30:25.760
some beautiful guests lined

00:30:25.861 --> 00:30:27.142
up over the coming weeks.

00:30:27.461 --> 00:30:28.482
So stay tuned for that.

00:30:29.144 --> 00:30:29.463
Again,

00:30:29.503 --> 00:30:30.605
if you've got any questions about

00:30:30.825 --> 00:30:31.205
anything,

00:30:32.047 --> 00:30:33.627
anything that I've talked about

00:30:33.928 --> 00:30:35.829
in this episode, please reach out to me.

00:30:36.369 --> 00:30:38.231
I'm at Mel Lathuris on Instagram.

00:30:38.873 --> 00:30:41.694
Or if you go to Facebook, Mel Lathuris,

00:30:42.435 --> 00:30:44.337
just type in Mel Lathuris, I'll pop up.

00:30:44.857 --> 00:30:47.359
Also, if you go to www.fearlessinger.com,

00:30:47.380 --> 00:30:48.580
there's a little chat box.

00:30:49.701 --> 00:30:51.722
I'll get your messages there as well.

00:30:52.183 --> 00:30:53.384
So reach out, reach out.

00:30:53.785 --> 00:30:55.705
If there is anything that I

00:30:55.766 --> 00:30:56.946
mentioned in this episode

00:30:56.987 --> 00:30:58.288
that really resonates with you,

00:30:58.387 --> 00:30:59.229
leave a comment.

00:30:59.788 --> 00:31:00.829
I'd love to hear from you.

00:31:00.849 --> 00:31:03.211
I always love to hear your key takeaways.

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And I just, yeah,

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I just also want to say

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thank you so much for

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listening and being part of,

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you are part of the

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community still if you are

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engaging with these podcasts,

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even if it is sporadic,

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you catch one every now and then.

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I'm very excited to report

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that I've had over a

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thousand downloads on the

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Feel a Singer podcast,

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which I just think is insane.

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You know, if you put a thousand people in,

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into a room oh my god that's

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a lot so I just I just want

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to say how grateful deeply

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grateful I am and uh yeah

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I'll check in soon bye