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		<title>Power Dressing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A student arrived at my studio this morning looking particularly well groomed and beautifully turned out. I complimented him on his appearance, saying how smart he looked, and asked if he was going on to business meetings afterwards. &#8220;Oh no&#8221;, he responded, &#8220;I actually put on my suit to come to my singing lesson.&#8221;
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been on holiday, spending many a happy hour taking in the sights and sounds of Devon and Cornwall. A particular favourite of mine is Tintagel, which has the most wonderful atmosphere, and of course some of the best views that the UK coastline has to offer. Every time I visit the countryside or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=346&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You want my life? Get your own!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Keen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve become increasingly alarmed, in recent years, about the number of people who say to me &#8216;I want to be you!&#8217; or &#8216;I want your life&#8217;!
Now, I know that they&#8217;re (probably) not saying this out of spite or malice, and I should probably be flattered or something&#8230;.. but actually, it just irks me!
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		<title>When work is a privilege&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People in the performing arts industries can often be heard complaining about how tough the industry is (it is), how hard they work (they do), the long hours, the huge amount of unemployment, and so on and so forth, ad infinitum. We all find a million reasons to grumble and gripe, and convince ourselves that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=362&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dena Murray Talks VIDLA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Keen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my role as Principal of VIDLA, I have been lucky enough to get to know the lovely Dena Murray, who is a Master Vocal Coach and celebrated author. She became Patron of VIDLA earlier this year and of course we were delighted!
This week, I received a lovely communication from Dena, basically talking about how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=348&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VIDLA Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Keen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, I am the Principal of VIDLA (Vocalist International Distance Learning Academy), and have been working tirelessly this year to gain accreditation for this ever-growing online academy, which trains singers to be singing teachers, and offers formal qualifications to experienced singing teachers.
Thus it is that I&#8217;m delighted that VIDLA has just been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=342&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On not seeing what&#8217;s under your nose&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Keen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I&#8217;ve been busy at the Worcester Music Festival. It&#8217;s part of the Worcester Festival which takes place every August in the Faithful City, running for two weeks and involving all kinds of arts and entertainment, cultural and heritage events. It&#8217;s a great celebration.
For the Music Festival, I led four events: two vocal workshops, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=335&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Professional Mindset</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Keen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was watching a Championship League football match on the TV the other day, and among the banter that was going on in the room, I remarked that I was expecting the level of football to be better than it was (not that I&#8217;m any real judge) because the players were professional and thus, being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=329&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>War &amp; Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently involved in an epic 7-hour production of War &#38; peace, with all of the demands and pressures that that brings, including singing in Russian, speaking in French, learning more lines than you can shake a stick at, and handling a large company of students, some of whom are about to enter the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=325&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Honoured by TVS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Keen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate enough to spend four days, last week, with Robert Lunte, top rock vocal coach and founder of The Vocalist Studio, which primarily trains rock vocalists in cutting-edge athletic vocal technique.
Robert is an extremely charming and charismatic man, as he proved in spades at his Birmingham workshop on Saturday 27th June. Everyone who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=riakeen.wordpress.com&blog=4155439&post=322&subd=riakeen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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