Music

Before the novels, before the paintings, before the realms of story — there was music.

Music was my first language of storytelling, and for nearly four decades it shaped both my career and my understanding of the human voice.

Beginning at sixteen, I worked as a performer, teacher, and collaborator with musicians and students from many walks of life. Over time those experiences led me to develop a teaching approach that focused on the body itself as the instrument — a method released in 1999 and known as SingSmart^TM. There are a lot of people using that term now. Some honoring this work, some creating paths of their own. These many years later, please know this is the only place to obtain the original teaching materials.

The method is organized into ten steps – from preparing the body to outstanding performance. Rather than forcing the voice, the method emphasized awareness: breathing, posture, resonance, and learning to allow the body to work with the music instead of against it.

Vocal mechanics is the true pathway to releasing your full voice, allowing you to share your personal style freely with the world.

Observation -> Adjustment -> The Exact Sound you Desire.

Today my creative focus lives primarily in writing and art, but the lessons music taught me never left. Listening deeply. Expressing honestly. Finding the resonance that makes something feel real.

Those same principles still guide everything I create.

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SingSmart Teaching Series

These materials were written before online video lessons became common — they contain written instruction, audio lessons, exercises, diagrams, online software, and some other extras.

Because singers and teachers still reach out looking for them today, I’ve made the books available here.

• Singing Is Easy
• You Can Sing with Impact
• Affordable Singing Lessons
• SingSmart Quick Start
• Many Individually Focused Lessons

NOTE: We’ve recently updated this website and are currently working to offer easy access. If you need them before they are again available online, contact me here.

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My Musical Now

Music remains one of the most powerful ways to tell a story. And that will never leave me, no matter how many different doorways I explore.

For those wonderful people who still reach out about singing and performing—thank you. Your messages always bring a smile.

You can still catch my first personal character, known by many as “SingerGirl,” in live performance clips on YouTube.
Watch the playlist here.

I currently have no plans to return to the live stage (aside from the rare popup) — my musical focus has shifted.

I now explore music the same way I explore stories—by producing original songs and videos for the characters themselves and the journeys they experience.

The first doorway into this realm was through Raven’s Resurrection.

Hear Raven’s Voice

In Raven’s Resurrection, music becomes the way Raven finally tells the truth behind her life.

The album she releases within the story reveals different aspects of her trauma and recovery. Introducing Raven Reynolds:

All songs written and produced by Author Yvonne DeBandi.