My approach to learning music

Singing is primal.

Singing is simple.

Singing is therapeutic.

Sound is inside us, waiting to be released.

Whether you’ve never sung or played a note in your life — or if your experience leaves you thinking there’s nothing left to learn — there is fulfillment and joy in discovering a new, fresh angle on singing in your practice, performances, and the idea of what music can be.  

Whether you’re a performer or just wanting to sing for yourself or your child at night, it’s a process that relates to - and draws on - all other aspects of our lives. As a musician, writer, actor, and athlete, I’ve found that each discipline applies to the other. In fact, each can be leveraged to augment the experience in the others.  

I’m Joe Morgan, a musician who has a deep enjoyment in helping other singers and artists create, even if they don’t consider themselves musicians…yet.

Try. Experiment. Listen. Feel. Fail. Succeed. Assess. And repeat. 

I encourage my students to feel the joy in the process, where nothing is wrong, where failure is welcomed, and discoveries are celebrated. For this, I play the role of the guide, suggesting paths to take - whether with vocal technique, musical choices, 

Acceptance and appreciation of our voice makes us better today, and excited to discover new territory tomorrow. 

We want to get better - that’s why you’re here. Yet, our journey is made richer by not judging it by the destination, or how far or close we are to it, but by fully experiencing the moment. Each day, each moment of singing is a Polaroid (look it up if you need to, kids!) where we are laying bare where and who we are now, with no apologies, with no disclaimers, with no excuses. Acceptance of this, combined with a curiosity about where we’ll be tomorrow, happen simultaneously. We tend to think of them as mutually exclusive. They’re not.