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Hi How are you?!

So I begin with singing a D Major Scale over two octaves over the chords: Bmin/G and F#minor/D. 

I'm referencing a song by Tainui Richmond called "Turning it Over", though I don't sing his song. Do go check it out, it's cool. 

https://tidal.com/track/469516330/u

Then I scat over the chords: BMajor to G#Minor. 

MY NEW SONG IS OUT TODAY ON BANDCAMP - It's called NORMAL DAY. 

https://shellybrown.bandcamp.com/track/normal-day

The other folks I mention are Bobby Alu and Steve Poltz. 

Both definitely in my favourite musicians box. 

Thanks so much for listening, 

xxx

Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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Oh October, you nearly won this round, BUT NO! Here I am! End of October! Yes! 

One Episode a Month is my promise to ME, and I will keep it!

Yay for self inflicted goals and joys!

Thank you so much for listening!

Today we sing - Always Take Your Instrument

A song I wrote ages ago when I was far far from home. 

I play the Chords 

G to C, then G to A minor. 

Thank you so much for listening and emailing and giving me stars and writing reviews. I appreciate it so much. 

The Lyrics are:

Always take your Instrument, 

It'll make you feel a little less alone. 

When all the stars are falling down around your head, 

It'll take you straight back to home. 

Hey also, 

I have a song coming out - 

OCTOBER 31 - 2025 - My new Song "Bookshops" is coming out as I go on a small  Regional Tour Supported by Music NSW. 

Pre-save here: 

https://gyro.to/Bookshops

Support Here!

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The Regional Tour is 

Fri Oct 31 - Grafton Jacarandah Festival

Wed Nov 5th - Byron Bay Beach Hotel

Sat Nov 8th - Bellingen N0.5 Church Street

With a Gospel Choir Workshop at 11am on 8th No at Bellingen Memorial Hall. 

The Tour is with Pam Hata (NZ/Grafton) and The Florin Arc (Armidale).

Come up and say hi if you're at any of these gigs!!!!

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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May I begin this introduction with the clearest heading that I am in no way a Doctor and nor have I studied anything close to something offical in that realm. 

This is a story about a friend, and a singing lesson from an empathetic, well meaning person on a rainy day. 

I send this with the best intentions and care and I hope you're going ok today. 

In this episode I jam along with Grant Gerathy on the Drum kit. 
You can track him down on instagram @cruisetheday_moneybynight

And we jam on my song, 

I would be so honoured and humbly grateful to ask that you might go and listen to my song, and stick it on two of your favourite playlists, if you felt like it was a vibe...
That would be so wonderful. 

It's called "Glue" by Shelly Brown. 

Thanks and lotsa love. 
Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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Hi beautiful folks, 
It's been too long, But here is a new one. 
I've been busy singing the things and writing and working and all the things. 
But you've been on my mind, so here's a new episode to hum along with for sure. 

A Major Scale with a Drone, 
And exercise that the amazing Harry James Angus shared with me. Check him out, he's got a new song out. 
And some breathing exercises to calm the nerves. 

Thanks so much for listening and sending hello's from around the world. 
I can't tell you how much I love to read my fan mail. 
It makes me feel all special in my heart. 
Lotsa love to you
xx
Shelly

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Hey, 
I ran into a friend in the shops and he asked if I teach five year olds... and Its been on my mind ever since... Like... Maybe, what would I say to my five year old self?
I grew up singing with my family. After dinner dad would play guitar, we sang all these funny old songs that I don't even know if anyone else knew. 
The other kids listened to Michael Jackson and Prince, 
I was singing Bernard Bolan, and The Clancy Brothers and John Williamson... 
A random array of nutty Dad songs. 
That entirely shaped my 'let's sing' attitude. 
So, 
this ones a warm up that is loosey goosey and silly fun, 
and then a singing thing thats from an African inspired Choir Harmony, Bob Marley, Anjelique Kidjo stunning song. 
Sing along. 
You don't have to get in an actual car. 
Make on out of Cardboard. 
It can be imaginary. 
You dont have to actually be five years old. 
You can just pretend that bit too. 

Lotsa love, 

Shelly

The Words are:

Ha Waa Ley Why, 
Ley Baa Baa Wa - ohhh, 

Waa,
Jah Ley Muu, 
Oh Muu Africa. 

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Hi there,
This is a project that has been on the burners for about two years, and now I've made it to this point - I'm holidng my breath - Is this a thing? Does this work?
For about two decades I have attended so many songwriting workshops. I love word games, heart games, writing, creative writing, all the things.
And for the last two years, I have been teaching songwriting workshops in Byron Bay (NSW Australia), whilst also making the Singing Lessons for No One Podcast (sporadically...)
I wanted to make the Workshops in to SOMETHING... An online course? There's so many... Ideas are endless.. But really. My podcast is nearing 100k streams. I feel like that might mean people, like, actually,  like it? I dunno.
Anyway.
Does Songwriting exercises on a podcast work?
Would a classroom listen to this?
Is this useful to you?
If even, say, a person, one single person said yes, then, there's more where this came from.
So, if you can, lemme know ok?

This Podcast Episode holds:
Vocal Warm Up - Major Scale,
Songwriting Exercise: Introduction
Singing Exercise - Major and Minor Chords
Songwriting Exercise - Vegetable
Songwriting Exercise - Alphabet Garden
Singing Exercise - Mood Indigo

xx
Shelly


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Heya, How's it going?!
We dive straight into a warm up in the Key of F
Major scale and some harmony games.
Breath work! Vibrato! Open your mouth and let your sound out!

Then we think about near and far, projecting- what do you differently when you speak to close by, compared to out the window and far away.

If you're here from Patreon,  then you already know about my Patreon, if you're not here from Patreon, Jump on my Patreon! It how you hear this, earlier than now!
Travel in time!
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OR
Go check out my music
Shelly Brown at Bandcamp or all the places from February 21 - 2024 Yeah!
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Thanks for listening
lotsa love, 
Shelly

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Well, Hello 2024. 
How are we? What say we start the year with a singing Episode of singing?
What a good idea, what what!

Hey, did you know I have a new EP out on BANDCAMP - you can check it out via my website at shelly.com.au
And you can support this podcast by heading to Patreon - Shelly_Brown

This episode recaps some of my anchor lessons from my choir shenanigans of 2023. 
And we look at a song by the stunning Sara Tindley called Belly of the Whale. 
One of my all time favourite singers, songwriters, and songs. 

Thanks for listening. 
Much Love, 
Shelly

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Dear sweet humans,
I am beyond delighted to share with you that I have a NEW EP out January 1 - 2024.
It's called In We Dive.
As this podcast nears is 100k Streams, I need to sing from the hills to you to please go check out my music.
This is gonna be really weird if you don't like it... But you've come this far with me, SO I can't imagine that you will not. Right?
Ok. Well. My breath is officially held.
To honour the extreme love and work that has gone into this EP from people I respect so very much, I wished to share it here.
In this episode we sing a warm up with the Minor Pentatonic, in a tonal movement downward.
And then head to the Dorian Mode.
The Dorian Mode is
1, 2, flat 3, 4, 5, 6, flat 7, 8
And then we sing a tid bit of In We Dive.
"Hi watchful Eye, over us,
He'll be our statue, till we're home".
I tell the story about it in the pod.

Love to you and your loved ones.
Thanks for listening,
Drive safe, take care. Big love.
Please go listen to my song!
www.shelly.com.au
VIA BANDCAMP

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Hi Beautiful People, 
Thanks for Listening and following and supporting and your letters and hello's. 

Today we do a quick warm up for my chickens: Chocolate (Cocklario); Caramel (Cam Cam) and Penelope (PenelopWa). 
Then we head in to do a vocal warm up the way I warm up my choir. 
Jammin, scales, vocal sounds, loosening up. 

The We sing a song for the word Home. 
How good are consonants and vowels? 
They're so good. 

Thanks so much for listening. 
You're a good egg! 

Be sure to Jump of my Patreon if you like getting things Early!!! 
xx
Shelly

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Hiya. How's it going?
I think I'm a bit scatty in this one. You'll forgive me. 
It's all good. 
Two warm ups, one to calm you down and one to wake you up. 
Then off we go singing "Hold Me" By The Teskey Brothers. 

The Chords for this are C Major to Dminor, Then Dminor back to C!
Easy! Go play it on something if you wanna! 

Thanks so much for listening
xx
Shelly

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Well Hey There, 
Happy New Things. 

In this Episode we're looking at relaxing your voice on ascending vocal melody. 
We're in E Major, it's got a very Major Pentatonic Vibe. 

Hi to my sister walking up a hill - these are motivational shoutouts to get you up the hill you're on!
Go you! You're a good Egg!

Please jump on my Patreon if you want to hear the episode when it's made! 

Lotsa Love to you!
xx
Shelly

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Thanks so much for Listening!

This Episode has my number one tip for if you are releasing music... or practising singing and taking steps with your voice. 

Share your Music with people who adore you, 

Let them appreciate your Awesome Self. 

in Ebminor with the Eb minor Pentatonic Scale

1 flat 3, 4, 5, flat 7, 8. 

Then,

We head to Henrietta. 

I have a new EP coming out in OCT/NOVEMBER 2025, Via Bandcamp - https://shellybrown.bandcamp.com/

One of the songs is about a horse, called Henrietta. 

Let's go Henrietta, It's time to move away x4

Vamoose Henrietta, there's a coal mine on the way, 

Let's Go, Henrietta, I've got a nose bag full of hay. 

It's in C to an A minor. 

I hope you track down my song when it comes out!

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Hey also - If you're releasing a song, and you'd like me to play with it and write a singing lesson around it on this podcast - send it to me~

https://www.shelly.com.au/singing-lessons-no-one-podcast/

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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I just baked Banana Bread. Our freezer was full of banana's. It was getting weird.
So here's a warm up exercise using a Major Chord and a Minor Chord
1 2 3 5 3 2 1 in Gb Major,
over to
1 2 b3 5 b3 2 1 in Ab minor.
In a 3/4 time,

"What is that thing I can smell
Is it some thing I don’t like?
What is that Banana smell?
Is it banana bread?"

It'll make sense. Good Good.

Then, there's a blank song for you to write a song to.
A writing exercise!! Whaaat?! Yes!!

Awesome!
xx
Shelly


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Hey Beautiful People.
Today we're chatting about your cocoon, your safe happy place for singing. 
And thinking about Speech Quality - this honest real amazing part of your voice that sounds how you sing, and sings how you speak. 

and then we had into a minor pentatonic jam on the Revolution baby!
oooh Yeah!
Thanks for coming with me on this ride!

See ya soon!
x
Shelly

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Hey! How are you?!

**Cheeky Advertisement, - New episode out NOW for Patrons and coming to your ears soon. Thanks for listening!!!***

I just wanted to let you know in case you or someone you know may be local to this area that I will be running a series of workshops on Songwriting and Vocal Joy.
It's like the podcast, but with a group, in a studio, so its not really like the podcast at all is it... hmmm...

It’ll be songwriting exercises into your heart and vocal exploration and community and all the good things.
Please check it out!

If you're local to the area, or you're about, these will run next year as well, book in a holiday! Ha! Good times!

Shelly


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I just did a spelling mistake and wrote apeisode.
And now all i can think about is a load of apes sitting around making a podcast... 

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Hiya, 
Today I wanted to have a chat about all the things that get in the way of you singing. Push 'em over! Get them outta here! Let your voice fly free!
Then we'll have a big long note, breathe deep sing for Sparrows!
I was a little bit hypo about the bass. Fun as fun can be. 
Exploring harmonies, open your mouth, let it out. 

Thanks for singing with me!

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Hey Look at me cooking with Gas! I know right!
Hey, in this episode we explore the Major Pentatonic Scale - 1 2 3 5 6
it starts a little jazzy, grooves past country and rounds the corner in soul music as it usually does round here...

Then we delve into a world of Vocal Registers. 
From your chest voice- where you might normally speak, up through to your head voice. And the grand canyon between. Dont be afraid, we sing it pretty fun!

Thanks for listening!

Head over to My Patreon if you wish you received these as early as the come out!
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And visit my website if you'd like to connect for a singing lesson via Zoom. 

Lotsa Love, Happy singing folks!

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Hi Dear Singing Lesson for No One Community!
Here is a long overdue Singing Lessons For No One Episode for you to sink your teeth into. 
In this Episode, we explore singing Vowels, Consonants and Singing from the Heart, or what I call Bosom Singing. You know when you hug someone to your chest in a caring warm hug in to the chest kind of way? Yeah, well, it's that, but in singing form. 
I'm playing the chords E and A! Easy! 
Lets jam!

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Hi there, this Episode features the song by the delightful Vince Jones called 'Jettison' from his 2004 Live Album. 
I lead you through diving down from your G Major Scale to the D Mixolydian Scale and then we learn the Trumpet line from there. 
I do take it up a few semitones at the end so you can feel it in different keys. 
D is pretty Low on this horn line for me, but It's my intention to do things in a variety of Keys - for you, and You, and You!

Episodes are released EARLY to my amazing Patreon supporters, so please do head on over and jump onboard if you feel like thats your thang!

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Hey, I'd love to know what you would like an episode to focus on- send me a hello and suggestion through my website at www.shelly.com.au 
Thanks!

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Hello 2021, you crazy chicken.
I've missed making my podcast so very much and I aim to jump back on the bandwagon as much as I can this year. 
If you love it half as much as I do, please jump on my Patreon at 
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In this Episode we explore Modes.
A way of singing new scales and exploring music theory.
You'll hear me stretch my range a little bit - I go pretty high for me. 
I give it a whirl in two keys, so see how you go or drop me a line if you struggled and I'll find a key thats better for you. 

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Episodes are in the Pipeline

The Cat is in the Bag

The Eagle has left the nest

The snake is in the frypan

I have a few Episodes in final stages and it's been so long between hello's I thought I'd make a trailer to say Hi. 

Hope you're doing well. Here's my Hello. 

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Keys by Shelly Brown

Fancy Keys by Dan Brown.

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In the key of E minor-
the Minor 11 Chord
1, flat 3, 5, flat 7, 9, 11

And then a chordal game where you take out one number and still sing the rest of the exercise.
And then a songwriting game, I'll start you off, and then you make something up...

"I don't know which way I should Go..... I wanna be free baby".

This episode we had the incredible Grant Gerathy (Jon Butler) join us on the Drum Kit,
And the Delightful Dan Brown (he's famous cause he's my husband) play the bass and keys. 
Cause singing exercises should be Funky and have a good back beat!
Yeah!

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I've got a new song coming out called "Call me for No Reason" AUGUST 17 - 2025  it's coming out on the Bandcamp Platform.

This Episode delves into where your voice would sit in a traditional Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass range, if you were singing this song. In A Major. 

You know I love playing harmony games, so it is more of that, but I really try to lay out the ranges of Vocal Registers. 

Please do head over and check out my new song. 

I'd be forever honoured!

Lotsa love and thanks for listening. 

Shelly

Soprano - C4 to A5

Alto - G3 to E5

Tenor - E3 to A4

Bass - E2 to E4

|| A.  | E.  | D.   | A.   ||

Call me for no Reason, Or call me just to chat, 

call me to say nothing, you know I'd like that. 

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Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Welcome Back! It's been too long :)
Season 2 - Episode 1
Harmonic Minor Scale
1, 2, flat 3, 4, 5, flat 6, natural 7, 8
Egyptian sound at the bottom, and spooky at the top.
"I haven't had my coffee yet"... :)

Working on a song by Mama Kin Spender called "Air Between Us"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZNl95axbU&feature=emb_logo
Chords:
|| Bmin       | D         | G         | F#        ||
Lyric:
There is a future in the air between us,
I look at you and I believe it.

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Let's just have a look at "The Fear", if any, of singing, and consider the idea of putting it on the ground. 

Then The Natural Minor (Aeolian Mode) 1; 2; flat 3; 4; 5; flat 6; flat 7; 8.

And then have a look at the vocal round in "People Want to Sing", by Brisbane Band 'Kooii'. And Try some exercises with Vibrato. 

Links:

https://kooii.bandcamp.com/track/people-want-to-sing 2012

(With Thanks to Peter Hunt and Kooii)

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This is the exercise tape for running through sounds, playing with techniques, covering some basic music theory and good times.

Ending up on the Minor 9 Chord. 1; flat 3; 5; flat 7; 9.

Thanks for listening.

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This Ep we're going to hassle out "Twang quality". We're going to find the strength and supreme delight in getting you nose working when you sing. It's totally a thing. 

If you're a visual kind of person, get out something and write this on it:

The Blues Scale: 1; flat 3; 4; flat 5; 5; flat 7; 8.

Then we're gonna sing a Blues song about getting stuff wrong. 

Thanks for listening. :) 

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Hi, welcome back, come on in. Today we're going to attack the Minor Pentatonic Scale.

If you're a visual learner, write this down on a big piece of something in front of you: 1; flat 3; 4; 5; flat 7; 8.

Now that's stuck in your brain forever, we're going to manipulate your sound to play with "Sob" Quality. Open your throat, smile, don't worry about anything. It's all going to be ok.

The chords in the song section are A minor and D minor.

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Hi How are you, come on in! Welcome. This episode will have you warming up and singing some basic Major scale exercises. 

You can listen to these episodes as a whole, or, every two episodes will have a version with all the chit chat cut out, so you can just use the exercises. 

Please feel welcome to send through requests, questions and feedback. 

Thanks for listening.

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I wanted to do a shorter episode for just the Vocal Warm up while you drive somewhere and you know you gotta speak and you need to warm your voice up ready to go. 

Singing in the G Major Key, 

and then moving to it's relative minor in E Minor. 

a Descending Relative Minor Key, or Natural Minor/Aeolian Mode,

8, b7, b6, 5, 4, b3, 2, 1. 

Chords: E minor and A Major 

And we Sing "Hey there Little Earthling, are you Earthing?"

I talk about going to a Regional Music Summit in this Episode, if you're interested, this is what I attended:

https://regionalmusicsummit.com/

Thanks for listening, you're the best!

If you LOVE it - you can support this Podcast on Patreon. I do it all for the love. It feels good in my soul. and If you wanted, you could buy me a cup of coffee as a thanks !

IF YOU are an artist and you would love to hear me sing YOUR song as a warm up, send me your song via my website here and I'll take a listen. 

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Heya, I wanted to work on a warm up that is a minor pentatonic descnding run, and on open vowel sounds. 

Then we head into a song about my chickens. 

Here's the words - 

Amin                          C7

You Never let me down, you always pick me up,

Amin                            F   G

You never shut me out, But now you’re out there looking for dirt.

There is a worm solo at the end. 

I wanted to work on letting notes ease out to a gentle end, or to end abruptly. 

Thanks so much for listening, 

lotsa love. 

Thats all. 

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Hiya beautiful people! 

Thanks for tuning in to my podcast. Lotsa love to you out there. 

In this lesson we look at the Relative minor scale as a warm up. 

1, 2, flat 3, 4, 5, flat 6, flat 7, 8. 

For my exercise I leave out the flat 6 once I get going. 

We then look at two songs and moosh them together, 

a song called 'Wondering where the Lions are" by Bruce Cockburn. Such a random song to call on, but it caught my attention, so there ya go, 

and a Darren Percival song called "Down in Africa". Hi Darren! You legend xx

I wrap up with me singing at my computer cause it's not working... 

"When am I gonna learn.... "

Thanks so much for listening. 

I mentioned a few things coming up - You can track down what Im up to on 

linktr.ee/shelly.brown

Retreats, workshops, gigs and music. 

Thanks for listening. 

xx

Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

https://www.givenow.com.au/eofy_nrc_fundraiser

https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Hello beautiful people! 

Thanks for listening!

I reference a new song of MINE in this Episode and I will be eternally greatful if you were to check it out on Bandcamp (Here is the link) and Pre-save it's RELEASE (Here's that link) on your preferred Streaming Platform. 

Thank you so much! That helps me so much!

I also mention the Songwriting Workshops I'll be teaching in Byron Bay if you're nearby,

and the Melbourne Singing Events Retreat I will be leading a workshop at in August, 2025. 

Thanks so much for listening, and sending fan mail and supporting my podcast. 

You're the best!

xx

Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Happy New 2025 has Begun. 
And I've squirrelled away an afternoon to say hi. 
I wanted to sing a big hard song to start the year. 
It's called Magalenha, by the incredible Sergio Mendez. 
I begin in D Major, and an Aminor. 
And we sing a major scale and then, technically a Mixolydian scale cause I flatten the 7, as the song requires. 

We sing this bit:
Calangulango, do calango 
da pretinha, 'Tô cantando 
essa mudinha pra senhora se lembrar,

Daquele tempo que vivia 
la na roça com uma filha
Na barriga e outra filha pra criar

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Thanks for listening x

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This is a message to a friend, and I thought you'd like it too. 
Cause you're my friend. 
I don't swear in my pod, but I do say sh*t twice in this. 

Sorry about that. 

Is Sh*t a swear word?

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Hi end of your friends, 

I hope you're going ok. 

I love my little deadlines, but this is getting ridiculous. 

I hope you celebrate the ends and starts of things how you see fit and all is ok for you. 

Sending you lotsa love, and sweet harmonies. 

is this Ep we sing in F# Major, the a B Major and a C# Major. 

And we sing

"Go inside your heart, baby, go inside your love, 

Set your love free". 

Lotsa love to you, 

xx

Shelly

Heya,

If you want to help an independent artist (me) out, go check out my music; if you like it- share it! Or if you want- set it on repeat and head to bed 😀😀😀 thanks heaps! I’ve put out a couple new songs on all the platforms. I hope you like them! Xx

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On this episode we take a little adventure to the other side of the globe. 

I take a "walk" around a far far away town and create a songwriting exercise using the Cycle of Fifths:

F, C, G, D, A, E, B

Fat Charlie Gets Drunk After Eating Blueberries

And then we think of five things about a town and write a song using repetion and relaxing!

Write using a land formation - a mountain, a river, a natural landscape as the theme. 

I wrote this song using the Cycle of Fifths 

as

the first part of the song uses the chords

F, C, G as major chords, 

and then it goes on to 

Dminor, Aminor, Eminor. As minor chords

The Words! are:

Part 1:

On Badger Road, at the Polar Expresso,

The sun is setting low, the sun is setting low. 

Part 2:

That rivers got a long way to go, if it's searching for the sea, 

that rivers got a long way to go, if it's searching for me. 

And we try to add a Drone Harmony note on the second part. 

Hope you enjoy and Lotsa love to all the folks that live at North Pole, Alaska!

Thanks for listening. 

xx

Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

https://www.givenow.com.au/eofy_nrc_fundraiser

https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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So, 

I was feeling down on the weekend. And so I took myself on a walk. And the more I walked, the more I found myself singing the times tables to music theory. 

I can't really say how I got there, but this is where we've ended up. 

Needless to say, I felt better after the walk. So, wether it was the fresh air, or the times tables, no one can say. 

In this episode, We sing

the 3 times tables to the F Major scale. 

Ascending:

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21

Descending

21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39

The Vague chords I'm playing are:

F | Amin | Bb | C | Dmin | Bb | Amin | F |

I know. 

Pretty weird. 

Then we sing the 

4 Times tables to the G Minor Pentatonic scale.

4 , 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48

Woo!

THEN

We sing the the 6 times tables to my little Mixolydian melody I made up in 6 / 8 feel, 

and the chords are 

| A | A/G |

Mixolydian is 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, flat 7, 8

6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36

42, 48, 54, 60, 66

"I don't know what you've been told, but I'm gonna go down, My Own road. "

I cant really say when my times tables album is coming out, but if you LOVE this, you should let me know, cause right now, I feel pretty funny funny. 

Is it ha ha funny or funny funny?

Anyhoo. 

Thanks for listening, 

you're fun. 

x

Shelly

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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There's a lot going on in this episode. 

We start in a B Dorian Scale Warm up. 

1, 2, flat 3, 4, 5, 6, flat 7, 8.

I'm playing a B Minor Chord. 

Then we head to Velma The Moose. 

The Chords I'm playing are B minor, E Major, F# Major. 

With the B Dorian Scale in harmony from the 8, 

the flat 7, the 5 and the flat 3. 

Massive thanks to Aurora Jane in Vancouver for mixing and mastering tips. 

So you know, you can support this podcast via Patreon.

xx

Shelly

Also, my Podcast hit 150,000 Streams this week. That is amazing. I can't even deal with it. 

Thanks so much for listening. 

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Hi there, thanks for listening!

We sing about procrastination. It's all rainy and moody, and my heart says relax but my brain knows it time to sing. 

Off we go!

We sang Procrastination in G, going up to the minor 3 chord, the 4 chord and getting to the 5 chord every now and then. 

Then we head on to the Mixolydian Mode. 

5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5. 

Or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, flat 7 8. 

I'm playing the chords C Major and Fminor. 

Thanks heaps for listening. 

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

https://www.givenow.com.au/eofy_nrc_fundraiser

https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Oh Crumbola, I usually try to do two different jimmy jams in an Episode, 

but today, I was on a roll with this Jericho, couldnt stop. It was so satisfying. 

I hope you jimmy jams your Jammy jims. 

Lots of love to you out there. 

xx

Shelly

Please Support this Podcast on Patreon! It helps me keep going. Support, share, sing. Lotsa love. 

Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Hiya, Im running off to teach workshops and singing and schoirs at a singing and dance retreat in Byron Bay. So Fun! And Im squeezing this episode in before I go!

We sing these words:

With these chords: 

|| G             | %             | E dim                | %             |

| D              |        %      | G                       | %             ||

It’s all right here, 

just close your eyes and see, 

I don’t know the gravity, 

That keeps you holding on to me, 

I’ll spin around this earth, 

I’ll hold on to all the dirt, 

I’ll find my way through, 

and make it back to you.  

a Diminished Triad Chord is a 1 flat 3, flat 5. 

This is a tricky thing to chat about, because there exists a fully diminished and half diminished seven chord, but for here, I'm just talking about the Triad chord. Just the three notes. 

Thanks so much for listening!

Lotsa Love! 

Shelly

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

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https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Oh me oh my, what a delight. Here is a new Episode for your earsies!

We warm up in the Key of A Major, and we sing Moaning and Wailing, 

and then we sing a song in 5 4 about Rocky Creek. 

Love it!

Thanks for Listening!
xx

Rocky creek, you're so sweet, All that rain, all that sky, 

Rocky creek, quiet game, Platypus oh my my

CHORUS: Oh my my, oh my my, oh my my, oh my my x2

hmmm

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

https://www.givenow.com.au/eofy_nrc_fundraiser

https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

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Heya, 
Today we sing Somewhere in Heaven, and we play with wether that melody is Minor or Major. 

And then we play with Vocal Blending over Hallelujah. 

So fun. 

I mention at the end that Im going to be leading a workshop at the Melbourne Singing Event Mountain Festival in Melbourne in two very short weeks. If you're near Melbourne, come sing!!!

https://www.melbournesingingevents.com/

Thats all. 

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.

https://www.givenow.com.au/eofy_nrc_fundraiser

https://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/

Support the show

https://www.patreon.com/Shelly_Brown

www.shelly.com.au

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