YAMAHA MUSIC AND STORMER MUSIC ANNOUNCE BRAND PARTNERSHIP FOUNDED ON A PASSION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

Yamaha Music and Stormer Music are pleased to announce a brand partnership based on a passion for music education done well. The partnership will see aspiring musicians given access to great quality and innovative music teaching and a greater access to the resources and instruments they need to learn properly and well.

As well as being the world's leading musical instrument manufacturer, Yamaha takes music education seriously and has been in the business of developing and delivering music education for over 65 years and currently has 500,000 students globally.

Stormer Music is an Australian based music school with multiple locations across the country that exists to provide incredible music lessons for students of all ages, stages, abilities and walks of life. They offer completely personalised lesson experiences all taught within their students goals, values and capacity.

“We’ve played and taught on Yamaha gear since we started our business and are so excited to be able to partner with them to keep up that tradition and ensure our students are given the highest quality education on the highest quality instruments available.” Said CEO at Stormer Music, Phil Stormer. “Yamaha is an incredible brand with a heart for music done well and we couldn’t be happier to connect.”

Together the brands hope to make our communities more musical places and give more aspiring musicians the chance to play and enjoy music on their own terms.

In music, the voice is considered an instrument like a guitar, piano or otherwise. So in the same way that we care for our precious musical instruments, vocalists need to care for their voices. Here are some tips to avoid injury/damage to your voice.

1. Work with a teacher: Find a teacher who understands the voice and how to use it healthily. Warm ups, cool downs and understanding how your voice works will help you setup good habits that will carry you forward well.
2. Speaking: Consider how you are using your voice day-to-day, don’t yell or scream, avoid smoky or dusty environments, give your voice a break after extensive use etc.
3. Food/Drink: Be careful what you are consuming as this will impact your tone, quality and overall voice health.
4. Practice well: Don’t overdo your practice sessions, save yourself for performances/recordings and use your practices to keep things on track but not over the top.
5. Listen to your body: If you are in pain, getting hoarse, losing control, strained etc. then it’s likely you are doing it wrong. Address this quickly and directly to avoid a small problem become a serious one.

Need some help with vocal injury or strain? We have some incredible singing/voice teachers available and would love to help.