Gymnastic Classes

Climbing well does not always mean getting to the top. Climbing is about being in control, moving decisively and fluidly up the rock and not thrashing and scrambling. Work on balance and overall strength and not on building large muscle groups. Build your heart rate and work on finger strength. There are three types of climbing. Trad (traditional) climbing is identified as routes where you must place you own safety gear. You are free climbing and using combinations of stoppers, cams, hexes and even pitons as protection. Sport climbing is usually short face climbs (though they can be milti pitch) using all bolts. Bouldering is done without ropes and done on free standing boulders. These routes are between 3 and maybe 20 moves; they are practice for sport climbing and often involve gymnastic or dynamic moves. The rating system in the US is called the Yosemite System and goes from 5.0 to 5.14. Ratings at 5.10 and above also include letters 5.10a, 5.10b, 5.10c, 5.10d, and 5.11. Boulders a …

Sing Like the Stars A unique compilation of of voice exercises that includes a 110 page spiral bound book, demo CD and Pitch Exercise CD. Most of the exercises are printed in the key of C as a reference. The Pitch CD consists of nine intonation exercises in five musical keys, allowing the singer to improve pitch and also develop range (total of 45 exercises). The materials contain the basic fundamentals of voice training, following step-by-step order. Demo CD is a useful tool for personal players or in the car. User-friendly resource. Add supplemental Voice Training CDs (sold separately) for gymnastic exercises in 5 vocal key ranges.

Reach for the Stars Vocal Training Kit This Vocal Kit consists of: 128 page book, DVD with 53 minutes of private instruction by Judy Clark, Demo CD, 5 Exercise CDs (various vocal key ranges), and a Pitch CD (5 key ranges). Printed sheet music is included in the book to use for practice with the CDs. All of the exercises in the book were the same ones taught by the late Maestro David Kyle of Seattle, WA. For further information on Maestro David Kyles teaching methodology contact Bruce Howard: 206-789-8900