Vivian Crosby

Alignment and breathcheck:Stand with balanced posture, breathe deeply through your nose to expand your lower ribs/midsection, and exhale slowly. Lip Trills and Sirens:Blow air through relaxed lips to make a monk meditation sound or glide through pitch ranges like a bamboo stick. Vowel and Register Exploration:Practice gentle slides using pure vowels

Vocal Apprenticeship at Chaffey College (2015-05 – 2016)

• Alignment and breathcheck:Stand with balanced posture, breathe deeply through your nose to expand your lower ribs/midsection, and exhale slowly.
• Lip Trills and Sirens:Blow air through relaxed lips to make a monk meditation sound or glide through pitch ranges like a bamboo stick.
• Vowel and Register Exploration:Practice gentle slides using pure vowels
• Fiction and Tongue Twisters:Articulate crisp consonants and tongue twisters at varying tempos.
• Repertoire and Songwork:Apply technical focus points (breath support, diction, dynamics) to assigned performance pieces.

Piano Performance Apprenticeship at Chaffey College (2015-07 – 2019)

• Scales & Arpeggios: Play key-signature scales across multiple octaves with proper finger crossings
• Build independent finger strength and coordination using structured studies like
• Work through assigned pieces, focusing on slow hands-separate practice before merging parts.
• Spend 3 to 5 minutes per session reading a brand-new, simple piece without stopping to train quick visual recognition of steps and skips.
• Practice workbook pages, identify intervals, or practice rhythm dictation away from the bench.

Music/Commercial Music Studies and Apprenticeship at Jurupa Hills High School (2015-08 – 2018)

• Record multi-track sessions using Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) like Pro Tools or Logic, tracking instruments and vocals.
• Balance levels, apply EQ, compression, and spatial effects, and master final tracks for commercial release
• Program drum patterns, synth textures, and orchestral mockups using MIDI controllers and software plugins.
• Apply principles of sound waves, microphone placement, and signal flow in analog and digital environments.