The 5th Chair Category: Season 1

Episode Eleven: The FINALS

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Sabrina Batshon Dr Dan’s YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/11Ho2xo Dr Dan’s Facebook Page JOIN the FREE email list here And we’re finished! Twelve weeks of performances and we have a winner. Anja Nissen is ‘The Voice’ for 2014. In this final episode Dr Dan takes a look back at the 3 month project and…

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Episode Ten: The Live Rounds – Week 3 & 4

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Kat Jade Link 2: Sabrina Batshon Link 3: Jackson Thomas Link 4: Anja Nissen Dr Dan’s YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/11Ho2xo Dr Dan’s Facebook Page JOIN the FREE email list here It’s been an arduous journey, but we have finally arrived at our top 4…make that our top 5. Not surprisingly, only one credible…

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Episode Nine: The Live Rounds – Week 2

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Kat Jade Link 2: Jackson Thomas Link 3: Kat Jade Dr Dan’s YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/11Ho2xo Dr Dan’s Facebook Page JOIN the FREE email list here Time to rid ourselves of four more voices. What have they done for us anyway besides entertain us and warm our hearts with their courage and determination? This…

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Episode Eight: The Live Rounds – Week 1

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Gabriel & Cecilia Link 2: Sabrina Batshon Dr Dan’s YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/11Ho2xo Dr Dan’s Facebook Page JOIN the FREE email list here The LIVE rounds are here and we, the viewing public, finally have the opportunity to get blood on our hands by selectively killing off the artists one by one. Let…

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Episode Seven: Showdowns – Week 2

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Chita Henneberry Link 2: Alicia Keys Link 3: Elly Oh Link 4: Sabrina Batshon Dr Dan’s YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/11Ho2xo Dr Dan’s Facebook Page JOIN the FREE email list here We’ve made it to the end of the Showdowns and we have our final 16 contestants. But it hasn’t been all smooth sailing….

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Episode Six: Showdowns – Week 1

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Thando Sikwila Link 2: Robbie Balmer Link 3: C Major JOIN the FREE email list here This week Dr Dan refocuses the review back onto the singers and discusses the all-important contemporary vocal technique of TWANG as well as shaping vowels for the optimum sound. The episode finishes with an update…

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Episode Five: Battle Rounds – Week 2

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson Link 2: Lionel vs Sabrina Link 3: Blake vs Lij Link 4: Mat vs Soli JOIN the FREE email list here Time to get honest! In this episode Dr Dan provides his assessment of the level of talent on display in this year’s show….

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Episode Four: Battle Rounds – Week 1

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Johnny vs Maybelle Link 2: Elly vs Jess Link 3: Candice vs Thando Dr Dan’s “Voice Essentials” CD Dr Dan’s Facebook Page Week four sees the commencement of the Battle Rounds. Artists vs artists – they need to sing for their survival! Dr Dan discusses the all-important impact of transposition…

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Episode Three: Blind Auditions – Week 3

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Aretha Franklin Link 2: Tahlia Tabone Link 3: Laura-Leigh Smith Link 4: Elise Baker Link 5: Julian Simonsz Dr Dan’s Facebook Page — ARTICLE LINKS — Contemporary & Classical: Can You Do Both? Voice Registration Registrational Transitions Week three and the final rounds of the Blind Auditions have been…

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Episode Two: Blind Auditions – Week 2

— VIDEO LINKS — Link 1: Jess Berney Link 2: Lucie M Link 3: Luna Eve Link 4: Peter White Link 5: Doug Williams Second week of the audition rounds and the performances keep rolling in. Dr Dan reviews three performances and pinpoints the technical deficiency’s displayed by each of the singers. We are also reminded…

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