The singing and speaking voice is greatly affected by the health and hearing ability of our ears. For this episode, I interview Dr. Rebecca Grome, the audiologist/owner of Ears4U in Nashville, Tennessee. She’s the audiologist trusted by many artists and musicians in our industry, including me. Some of the things she shares are wild! About… Read More » about Singers: Don’t Stick That In Your Ears! (Chat with Dr. Rebecca Grome)
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5 Hacks for Vocal Control In The Studio
How important is vocal control in the recording studio? When you have it, you can sing what you want, how you want, with more vocal ability in general, more accuracy of pitch, and more communicative nuance of phrasing and tone. You will have more strain-free vocal range and dynamics, too, AND it will take you… Read More » about 5 Hacks for Vocal Control In The Studio
PULL, Don’t PUSH SOVT Exercises for Breath Work
When I ask a new vocal student to show me how they do a semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercise like a lip bubble or tongue trill, 99.99% of the time, they do it by pushing, or they can barely do it at all. When I show them how to pull instead of push that same… Read More » about PULL, Don’t PUSH SOVT Exercises for Breath Work
Weird Vocal Exercises That Blend Head and Chest Registers
Remember those voiced consonants I warned you about in a previous post? Well, today I’m going to teach you how to USE them in a very strategic set of vocal warmup exercises. Done correctly, these exercises can help you erase your vocal break, add vocal resonance, loosen vocal tension, and widen your range without vocal… Read More » about Weird Vocal Exercises That Blend Head and Chest Registers
Public Speaking Mastery – Chat with Peter George
There’s a lot more to great public speaking than you might first guess. In this episode, we’re going to get some insider tips and strategies by talking to Peter George, who is an expert at constructing and delivering a message that matters. Listen and Subscribe… Watch Youtube Video: More about Peter: Peter is an international… Read More » about Public Speaking Mastery – Chat with Peter George
Mechanical Licenses For Recording Projects: What, When, How [updated 2025]
Selling music? Do it Legally: License first! If you are doing a recording project of music that you intend to sell, you need to know about mechanical licenses. Of course, if you’re a songwriter or publisher, and want to get paid properly for your intellectual property, you need to understand mechanicals, too! Listen and… Read More » about Mechanical Licenses For Recording Projects: What, When, How [updated 2025]
Are Voiced Consonants Killing Your High Notes?
Articulating voiced consonants from the wrong place can kill your high notes! Enunciating these sounds tightly is a very common limiter of vocal range resonance. So, let’s talk about why and what we can do about it. High notes require the vocal apparatus to stretch and thin the vocal folds, and need a relaxed open… Read More » about Are Voiced Consonants Killing Your High Notes?
12 Vocal Resolutions To Rock the New Year -Updated
WHEW, we’re ending the year on a waltz (12-31-23 or 123-123) and have come to… 2024! I hereby challenge you to make this the best year ever for your voice! Here are some ideas to help you begin this January with intention and openness for opportunities to come for you and the people you can touch…. Read More » about 12 Vocal Resolutions To Rock the New Year -Updated
Gift Suggestions for Singers, Songwriters, Speakers and Musicians – UPDATED 2024
Do you have singers, speakers, writers and/or musicians on your gift list? Here are some suggestions, updated for 2024, to give them what they REALLY want! Please note: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the… Read More » about Gift Suggestions for Singers, Songwriters, Speakers and Musicians – UPDATED 2024
My Voice’s Gratitude List
As Thanksgiving approaches this year, I am reminded of a thousand blessings that keep me in a state of gratitude. My list goes on forever … Finding that creativity has no age limit I’m finding the older I get, the braver I create. As I worked this year on Runaway Home the Musical – and… Read More » about My Voice’s Gratitude List