We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Daniel Formica. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Daniel below.
Hi Daniel, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
I guess a few places one thing I learned early in life that if you say you are going to do something you do it and you don’t procrastinate. So being a musician, I said if I’m going to be a musician I’m gonna get after it otherwise I’m just being a liar.. I had a guitar teacher, who to me is one of the greatest guitar players i’ve ever witnessed and he practiced 6 to 8 hours a day and still does. I guess I saw that at a young age and I always wanted to be as good as him even though it never happened, but I still worked hard at it.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I’m a singing teacher, trying to help singers, expand their range and sing to the best of their ability. I have a website www.yourvocalteacher.com I will eventually in the next year be putting out an e-book and vocal program to help singers.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Number one set aside time to practice every day, even if it’s only 30 minutes.
Number two find someone that does what you do and ask them to mentor you.
Number three never settle and think that’s good enough.
Awesome, really appreciate you opening up with us today and before we close maybe you can share a book recommendation with us. Has there been a book that’s been impactful in your growth and development?
Great singers on singing by Jerome Hines. The section where Pavarotti describes singing in the passagio, and how it feels. He was the only one to just say what it felt like even if it was using words that most teachers don’t like to use when describing voice production.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.yourvocalteacher.com
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@danielformica-yourvocalteacher?si=JD6CDA9-YdktseeY
