MECHANICS OF MIX AND BELT
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SO YOU'VE TAKEN MMB!
You know the tools are awesome. You've tried them with your clients and have seen how crazy effective the system can be.
But now you're, like, a liiiittle jealous of your students (like the good kind of jealous).
They get to have an amazing teacher walking them through the contemporary registration refinement process, step by step. And you're so proud of them. They're doing the work, achieving the goals, and having a great time doing it.
But you're asking, "when is it my turn?"
RIGHT. NOW.
Starting today, you can join our exclusive 2025 Mechanics of Mix and Belt APPLIED cohort and finally refine that contemporary mix belt you've been dying to nail down for years.
yep. for real.
SOUNDS AWESOME!
how does it work?
STEP 1:
We create a small cohort of 3 - 4 MMB grads ready to dive into this work for the duration of 2025.
Yep. The whole year.
STEP 2:
We meet in my Zoom Room and get to work. There will be 20 sessions throughout the year.
This looks like a session twice a month (roughly every other week) with room for four cancellations throughout the year based on holidays/travel/ilness.
Check out the tentative calendar here.
STEP 3:
We work the exact process laid out in Mechanics of Mix and Belt starting all the way back in Module 1 (so we can be sure you're not missing any foundational pieces AND so you can remind yourself of those early steps many of your students are in).
We will spend about 3 months on each module.
It's all the tools of MMB, but instead of learning ABOUT the process we are APPLYING the process. On you. As a singer. In a voice lesson.
For a whole year.
PRETTY COOL, HU?
What else?
Outside time committment?
You know that in order for this work to be effective you need to be applying the tools consistently. Weekly practice can range from 20 minutes 3x a week to 45 minutes 5x a week depending on where we are in our motor learning process.
What if I can't make a session?
We'll record every session and make sure you have access to review it whenever you need. There will be no make-ups. Like missing a class in school, ya just gotta stay on top of your own work! :)
Will we be working just exercises? Or songs too?
All of the above! Some of the early sessions of each module may be exclusively exercise driven, but by the time we get to the end of each module (that three month mark) we want to see those tools in action. Expect to work 4 songs throughout the year (at minimum).
When will we meet?
Wednesdays at 2pm ET for 90 mins - 2 hrs (we like to stay flexible here).
Once that group fills up, we'll look at opening up additional cohorts on different days/times. If you'd like to get on the waiting list for another day,
WHAT IS
EVERYONE
SAYING?
WE DO KNOW HOW FOLKS ENJOYED MMB, SO FEEL FREE TO PURUSE THOSE REVIEWS (YOU KNOW, JUST TO HELP GET YA JAAAAAZZZED FOR 2025)
Well, WE DON'T KNOW YET! lol. This is a brand new offer and thus you will be the beta test cohort. FOR REAL!
The perks of being in the beta test cohort? You get to experience this program at the lowest cost possible all while helping to build and refine the program for future cohorts.
I LOVE MM&B!!! Maddie has created a easy-to-understand framework for teaching CCM styles which works WITH the client's skill and stamina development. it's one of those things that seems like such a natural progression that it made me wonder why I didn't intuitively teach mix and belt this way all along. I immediately put the framework into practice and I can already see the difference it makes. My clients are able to hone in on the small skills they need to develop before they level up to the bigger skills.
MARLISE AHUNA - Owner of Marlise Ahuna Music - Hawaii, US
MMB was a life changing experience. Maddie made sure we understood each lecture before she moved to the next. The zoom meetings were very personable and the emails were a lifesaver AND you could work at your own pace a little. You didn't feel pressured to have it all right away. It was a gradual learning experience that turned on many light bulbs. I had sooooo many things to pop up that kept me from getting on the LIVE zooms, however, the replays made me feel like I was right there in the room with Maddie. She has an infectious gift that makes you want to learn more and keep coming back. So no matter how busy you are, you won't get behind because she equips you with everything you need even if you're late, out of the class or trying to "catch up". You owe it to yourself to make this investment in YOU!
JERMAINE MANOR - Professor of Voice, conductor, collaborative pianist and Worship & Arts Pastor
Maddie Tarbox is God's gift to contemporary voice teachers today. She has broken down complicated scientific concepts into simple and easily understandable and immediately applicable lessons. I learned more from her summer course than I did from my entire undergrad and graduate studies about teaching. Truly, the most useful vocal pedagogy course I have taken. I’m coming away with a better understanding of how the vocal instrument works and how to approach teaching along with many very practical exercises that I was able to start applying immediately. Highly recommend this course to any teacher wanting to improve their teaching.
RACHEL RYAN NICHOLES - Professor of Voice (UVU), Private Studio Owner - SLC, UT
I'm so glad I signed up for this course after hearing from my colleague about it. I've been looking to add more diversification to my own preferences as a singer and bring that broadened horizon into my teaching in order to continue to embrace my students and singers I hear with more empathy and possibility. I trust my ear and my ability to connect and communicate with others, but have never truly found comfort with the more science and anatomically-based pedagogical approaches and am curiously and enthusiastically working towards that improving that side of my teaching and actually enjoying it. I think the videos especially of the asynchronous lectures were particularly not only beautiful to look at and well designed, but concise and clear with a pedagogical tone of welcome and encouragement without any bit of "talking down to". I also really like that you would periodically reiterate that your course(s) lean into the ccm style. I am very grateful to you Maddie for making the science palatable and fun, and thank you for the warmth you bring to a field that can be steeped with negative attitudes and misplaced trauma (hah!).
DEVIN ILAW - Professor of Voice - NYU Tisch - Independent Studio Owner and Performer, NYC
I have done so many voice teacher continuing ed courses, and this was the first one that addressed the hole's and gaps I was experiencing both in my education and teacher training. I am always nervous to take courses as I struggle with perfectionism and the idea of not getting 100% can be fairly paralyzing, but I tried to remind myself that I am here to LEARN and GROW, and Maddie created such a safe space for that. The lecture on flexibility in MMB was what dreams are made of, as I had been searching for this EXACT information to post on my teaching wall to keep reminding me and help guide me on exercises and what vowels work in each specific range. Take this course! You won't regret it.
LINDSAY PRINGLE - Professor of Voice and Acting - Pace University - BFA MT - Carnegie Mellon University
MMB was truly incredible. Maddie has made it so easily accessible. I was able to complete and be a part of this robust course even as I made my way through a hectic teaching season. The way Maddie explains the material is relatable and always done in a way that made me feel like I was growing, never in a way that made me feel dumb or 'less than' which I feel like can easily happen when studying voice science. I was genuinely excited to watch each module and application call and feel so much more equipped to handle registration challenges with all of my students. 10000/10 would recommend!
CHRISTOPHER SANDERS - MM Voice Pedagogy - NYU - Private Studio Owner, NYC
